Car rams into Chabad headquarters in Brooklyn, damaging doors

"A man was arrested after repeatedly crashing his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in Crown Heights on Wednesday night while people were gathered for prayer at the deeply revered Hasidic Jewish site. No one was injured when the driver struck a door of a building in the complex before reversing and striking it several more times. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said that while it was too early in the investigation to speculate on the driver's motives, the incident was being investigated as a possible hate crime."

""This is deeply alarming, especially given the deep meaning and the history of the institution to so many in New York and around the world," said New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who called the crash "intentional." Video of the crash that was posted online shows a car with New Jersey license plates moving forward and backward on an icy driveway leading to a building in the complex and ramming its basement-level doors."

"The driver, who is wearing shorts, emerges, shouts to bystanders that "It slipped" and says something to police about trying to park. Chabad Lubavitch spokesperson Motti Seligson said some of the doors were damaged in the crash. The Chabad Lubavitch headquarters and synagogue receives thousands of visitors annually. Its Gothic Revival facade is very recognizable to adherents of the Chabad movement and has inspired dozens of replicas across the world."

A man was arrested after repeatedly crashing his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in Crown Heights while people were gathered for prayer. No one was injured after the driver struck a door of a building, reversed and struck it several more times. Police said the investigation is too early to determine motive and is treating the incident as a possible hate crime. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the crash intentional and expressed alarm given the institution's meaning and history. Video shows a car with New Jersey plates moving forward and backward on an icy driveway and ramming basement-level doors. The driver, wearing shorts, told bystanders "It slipped" and mentioned trying to park. Chabad spokespeople reported door damage. No bombs or other weapons were found. The headquarters, commonly called 770, receives thousands of visitors annually and features a recognizable Gothic Revival facade.

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