"New Yorkers are reacting after a man repeatedly tried to ram a car through Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn Wednesday night an act the NYPD is investigating as a possible antisemitic hate crime. Thousands of people were gathered at the site when the suspect, who has not yet been identified, intentionally and repeatedly drove a car into the main entrance of the Crown Heights building."
"Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the incident deeply alarming, especially given the institution's prominence within the Jewish community and alluded to it being an act of antisemitism. Any threat to a Jewish institution or place of worship must be taken seriously, the mayor said during a late-night press conference. Antisemitism has no place in our city, and violence or intimidation against Jewish New Yorkers is unacceptable."
A man intentionally and repeatedly drove a car into the main entrance of Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights while thousands were gathered. No one was killed or hurt, but the community reported shock and outrage. Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the incident deeply alarming, said threats to Jewish institutions must be taken seriously, and stated that antisemitism has no place in the city. The NYPD arrested the suspect at the scene, cordoned off the area, and boosted security at houses of worship across the city. The incident occurred a day after International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and multiple sources said the suspect had recently visited synagogues and may have sought to convert but was turned away.
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