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Two Men Wanted For Spray Painting Anti-Semitic Graffiti

Photos of the suspects via NYPD.SOUTH SLOPE – Cops are looking for two men who allegedly spray-painted a swastika on the side of a yeshiva last week. On Sunday, December 13, at around 2:18 p.m., two men spray-painted the words ‘Ace’ and ‘Rico’ along with a swastika emblem

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Elderly Asian Woman Was Lit On Fire In Bensonhurst, Not A Hate Crime?

Treyger speaking at the press conference this afternoon. (Photo via Treyger’s office)BENSONHURST – Following months of hateful harassment of the Asian community, an 89-year-old woman was set on fire on July 11. The 89-year-old Asian woman was slapped, and her shirt was lit on fire by two men as

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Jewish Man Attacked In Midwood

Cops released this image of the suspect. (Photo via NYPD)MIDWOOD – A Jewish man was attacked as he was walking on the street last week. Cops are investigating it as a hate crime. On Sunday, July 26 at around 11:50 p.m., 35-year-old Boris Noble was walking on East

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Man Who Stabbed Black Woman In Subway Station Was Sentenced To 10 Years

Aleksejs Saveljevs was sentenced to 10 years in prison today. (Photo via Brooklyn DA’s office)FLATBUSH – The man who stabbed a 57-year-old Black woman in the Church Avenue subway station two years ago was sentenced to ten years in prison. Back on November 9, 2018, at around 7:30

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Man Seen Writing Anti-Semitic Remarks On J Train

WILLIAMSBURG – Cops are investigating an act of anti-Semitism where a man was recorded making graffiti onboard the J train heading toward Williamsburg. On Tuesday, May 19 at around 8:30 a.m., an unidentified man was drawing graffiti inside a southbound J train at the Bowery Street Station. The train

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Another Anti-Semitic Incident In South Williamsburg

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerWILLIAMSBURG – A couple was arrested after allegedly shouting anti-Semitic slurs at three Jewish men, while also trying to take off their face covering and blaming them for the coronavirus. The incident is being treated as a hate crime. On Sunday, May 10 at around 8:30 p.

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Coronavirus-Related Hate Crime On The Subway

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBARCLAYS CENTER – A man was arrested after spitting on and threatening an Asian man on the subway in a coronavirus-related hate crime. On Tuesday, March 24 at around 11:25 a.m., a 26-year-old man was standing on the Atlantic Avenue 2/3 Train platform. Then, 19-year-old

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More Swastikas, Anti-Semitic Messages Found at Brooklyn Technical High School

FORT GREENE – More anti-Semitic tags, this time at an elite High School in Brooklyn. At 5:12 p.m. on Thursday, NYPD received a report of swastikas and the message ‘Kill All Jews’ scrawled on the wall of a stairway on the third floor of Brooklyn Technical High School. The

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Swastikas Found at Trump Village in Coney Island

Courtesy of Google Maps.CONEY ISLAND — Multiple swastikas were found drawn on the wall of a hallway at Trump Village this morning. The incident was reported to NYPD at approximately 11 a.m. by a woman who observed it after the fact at 2935 West 5th Street which is a

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2019: Murders Up in Brooklyn North, Down in Brooklyn South, Hate Crimes Soared

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Shea hold a media availability on crime statistics. Police Academy, Queens. Monday, January 6, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography OfficeCrime in New York City was at another record low last year, that is if you look at the total number of reported

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Two Brooklyn Natives Are Victims of New Jersey Kosher Market Shooting

JC Kosher Supermarket in Jersey City. Courtesy of Google Maps.NEW JERSEY — In the shootout that left six people dead, including one police officer, two of the victims had Brooklyn roots. On Tuesday, December 10, around noon, a shooting began in a cemetery in New Jersey, when Detective Joseph Seals,

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Teens Throw Rocks at Jewish School Buses in Crown Heights

CROWN HEIGHTS — Cops are looking for three teenagers who allegedly threw rocks at passing school buses transporting children from the Associated Beth Rivkah School. The incident is being investigated by the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force. On December 3, at around 4:05 p.m., three teenagers stood at the

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Five Teens Yanked a Yarmulke and a Hat off Two Jewish Boys in Crown Heights

Two Jewish boys in Boro Park. (Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS — Cops are looking for five teenage boys that yanked a yarmulke and a hat off two Jewish boys last week. On Monday, November 11 at around 6 p.m., the group of five teenagers approached a 14-year-old boy as

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18-Year-Old Arrested For Throwing Eggs At Synagogue

BORO PARK/KENSINGTON – The person who cops suspect threw eggs both at a synagogue and at a woman over the weekend, a hate crime, has been arrested. On Saturday, November 3 at around 6:05 p.m., a teenager threw an egg in the direction of a 38-year-old woman on

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Another Hate Crime In Williamsburg?

WILLIAMSBURG – The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating a crime that took place last week where two men slapped Shtreimels off the heads of two Jewish men. On Friday, September 20 at around 9 p.m., two Hasidic men were standing at the corner of South 10th Street and

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Another Rock Thrown At A Jewish Man In Crown Heights

CROWN HEIGHTS – Another anti-Semitic attack in the borough. On August 29 at around 4:57 p.m., a 34-year-man Jewish man was sitting inside his delivery truck on Brooklyn Avenue and Prospect Place, which was stopped in traffic. The driver’s side of the car was open and a group

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NYC Office For The Prevention Of Hate Crimes Is Now Open

Mayor Bill de Blasio during a rally against anti-Semitism at Kingsway Jewish Center (Photo: Todd Maisel/Bklyner)The NYC Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes (OPHC) was officially launched today to help with the increase in hate crimes the city has been experiencing. Just last week, a 63-year-old Jewish

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‘What Is That Rag On Your Head,’ Lady On B6 Says To Muslim Girl Before Spitting On Her

BENSONHURST – In another act of Islamophobia in the borough, a woman shouted hateful remarks to a young Muslim girl on a bus, proceeded to spit on her, and then ended it with throwing her cup of soda at her. On Friday, August 23 at around 5:40 p.m., an

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Police Investigating Series of Attacks on Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg

Image courtesy of NYPD[UPDATE: Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 10:15am] The police have arrested two suspects in connection with the below incidents. Deandre Diagle, 19, of East New York is being charged with four counts of robbery and four counts of assault. Michael Bellevue, 20, of Flatbush is

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Police Investigating A Noose Found At Crown Heights Church

CROWN HEIGHTS—A person over the weekend put a noose outside a Pentecostal church in Crown Heights, in a possible hate crime, according to the NYPD. Police are reviewing surveillance footage from a building across the street from the United House of Prayer for all People at 1325 Park Pl,

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UPDATE: Man Who Wrote “Kill Arabs” & “Muslims Suck” On P.S. 52 Doors Was Arrested

UPDATE: On Wednesday, June 19, 55-year-old Alan Tatten was arrested and charged with Aggravated Harassment 2nd Hate Crime and Criminal Mischief 4th Hate Crime. SHEEPSHEAD BAY – The NYPD need help to search for a man they believe is responsible for writing Islamophobic sentiments at a bus shelter and the entrance

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“Kill All Jews Now” “Israel” & “Mario Cuomo” Written On Mailbox In Bay Ridge

Photo via Office of Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis.UPDATE: The mailbox has been replaced with a brand new one. BAY RIDGE – Anti-Semitic graffiti was found on a mailbox in Bay Ridge today. Three phrases were written: “Kill all Jews,” “Israel,” and “Mario Cuomo.” The word “mayor” was written and crossed out.

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Anti-Semitic Incident At Jewish Children’s Museum

Photo: Mordechai LightstoneCROWN HEIGHTS – Another act of anti-Semitism. Last night, a note saying “Hitler is coming” was on a billboard at the Jewish Children’s Museum (JCM). The hateful note was placed on an interactive billboard at the Jewish Children’s Museum. It’s a billboard where people are encouraged

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“We Love Hitler”– Another Anti-Semitic Incident In Boro Park

There has been an 82 percent increase in anti-Semitic attacks since last year. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BORO PARK – It’s no secret that anti-Semitism has been on the rise. Just over the weekend, anti-Semitic slurs were yelled at two Jewish teenagers. According to the NYPD, there has been an

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Suspect Shouts Homophobic Slurs, Punches Man In Arm

PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDEN – Cops need help searching for a suspect who allegedly shouted homophobic slurs and punched a man earlier this month. On April 4, a 24-year-old man was walking on Lincoln Road at about 1:25 p.m. As he was walking, another man came toward him, shouted anti-gay