Police provided an update Thursday, Jan. 29, on the attack on the Chabad World Headquarters in Brooklyn Wednesday, Jan. 28, saying the arrested man has been identified as a New Jersey resident and has been charged with various hate crimes.
They said no further threats have been identified but security continues to be stepped up at houses of worship across the city.
Police said the man told them he lost control of the car as he was wearing “clumpy boots.” They said it was being investigated as a hate crime because it was a house of workship and they said they know that the man knew the building was a synagogue as he had attended it for a social gathering 10 days prior to the attack. They said he has no criminal history in New York City. The investigation continues.
As reported, following the hate crime attack on the Chabad World HQ in Brooklyn on the evening of Jan. 28, during which a man rammed a vehicle against the building several times and has since been taken into custody, Mayor Zohran Mamdani released the following statement.
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“I am at 770 Chabad World Headquarters in Crown Heights, where a man intentionally, and repeatedly, crashed his car into the building. I am relieved that no one was injured in this horrifying incident.
This is deeply alarming, especially given the deep meaning and history of the institution to so many in New York and around the world. Any threat to a Jewish institution or place of worship must be taken seriously. Antisemitism has no place in our city, and violence or intimidation against Jewish New Yorkers is unacceptable.
I stand in solidarity with the Crown Heights Jewish community, and I am grateful to our first responders for taking swift action. I will keep New Yorkers updated as we learn more about the incident.”
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch had said on Wednesday the incident was being investigated as a hate crime and out of an abundance of caution, security had been stepped up by the NYPD at Jewish houses of worship across the City.
The incident comes after a person opened fire on Bondi Beach during a Jewish holiday, killing and injuring dozens of people, earlier last month, as reported.
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