antisemitism

A 12-year-old has been arrested in connection to an antisemitic attack in Queens during Passover, police said. The child, a boy, was arrested Tuesday for the incident on April 7, police said. On what was the third day of Passover, the victim was was walking near Caffrey Avenue and Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway when three young people — two…

Police want to find a group of teens in connection with two separate antisemitic attacks in Queens last week. The first victim was reportedly attacked Friday, the third day of Passover, near Caffrey Avenue and Mott Avenue. Police say the teens shouted antisemitic slurs while throwing rocks at the man. One of the perpetrators allegedly flashed a razor at the…

Police say the Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the two incidents.

The incident is the third instance of swastikas being found on campus over the past two weeks, according to the university’s website.

Police departments in the New York area said that they will be stepping up their presence this weekend after social media posts circulating online referenced a supposed “National Day of Hate” against Jewish groups.

Producers and the star of “Parade” are condemning antisemitism after a group of neo-Nazi protesters harassed theatergoers as they were lined up ahead of the show Tuesday.

NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.

More details have come out about the man who was arrested after allegedly being seen on video in a ski mask throwing a Molotov cocktail at the front door of a New Jersey synagogue, as police said he had more targets in mind.

Nicholas Malindretos was arrested Wednesday after being caught on camera throwing a molotov cocktail at a temple in Bloomfield, Pat Battle reports.

After three days on edge, a New Jersey community is breathing a sigh of relief following the arrest of the suspect caught on camera throwing a Molotov cocktail at a Bloomfield synagogue. Here’s who the 26-year-old is and how investigators tracked him down. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

The suspect’s car was identified on surveillance video and tracked back to Clifton, where he lives, according to law enforcement officials. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

The FBI said they’ve arrested a Clifton man accused of using a Molotov cocktail in an effort to burn down a Bloomfield synagogue over the weekend.

The man allegedly seen on video in a ski mask lighting a Molotov cocktail and throwing it at the front door of a New Jersey synagogue has been arrested, the FBI and spokesperson for the temple said.

Police are searching for a man who threw a Molotov cocktail at Temple Nair Tamid. Jessica Cunnington reports.

A multi-faceted investigation is underway into two possible bias attacks on seemingly opposing targets — a church and a synagogue — in separate New Jersey communities, authorities said Monday. There was no immediate indication that the two cases are connected, so whether the timing was coincidental — both happened within a 36-hour period — remains under investigation. It wasn’t until…

Tracie Strahan reports on the aftermath of an attempted firebombing at a New Jersey synagogue over the weekend.

Authorities are looking for one suspect in the early Sunday attack on Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield. Ida Siegal reports.

Police are stepping up synagogue patrols in certain areas of New Jersey after someone in a ski mask threw a lit Molotov cocktail at one in Essex County overnight in an apparent attempt to burn it down, authorities say. No one was hurt in the 3:20 a.m. Sunday incident at Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield. According to police, security footage…

A man accused in a violent antisemitic attack in Brooklyn is heading to trial after rejecting a plea deal for allegedly punching a Jewish man in the face for wearing an Israeli military sweatshirt.

Hate crime offender, Suleiman Othman, rejects plea deal of six months in jail and five years of probation if he pleads guilty. Melissa Colorado reports.