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News Amid hate spike, a Crown Heights leader pleads: ‘We have to do better’
This story was originally published on 1/13/2020 by THE CITY. On Christmas Day, Richard Green, head of the Crown Heights Youth Collective, walked toward his rundown white van with a group of cops after giving out toys to kids at Brooklyn’s Kings County Hospital. The Dodge Ram is the last of a fleet that once…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Nets warm up in ‘No Place For Hate’ shirts with ADL logo
(JTA) — The Brooklyn Nets warmed up in shirts that read “No Place For Hate” and bore the logo of the Anti-Defamation League on Sunday night, before a game against the Atlanta Hawks at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. “No Place for Hate” is the ADL’s education program for combating bias, bullying and hatred in…
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Fast Forward New York City will install 100 new security cameras in Haredi neighborhoods
(JTA) — New York City will install 100 new security cameras in neighborhoods in Brooklyn with large haredi Orthodox Jewish populations. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the new security measure on Friday. The neighborhoods slated to get the cameras are Williamsburg, Crown Heights and Borough Park, the Associated Press reported. The first 30…
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Fast Forward ‘Kill All Jews’ graffiti found at Brooklyn high school
(JTA) — Graffiti reading “Kill All Jews” and a swastika were discovered drawn in black marker in the stairwell of a high school in Brooklyn, New York. The graffiti was discovered on Thursday afternoon at Brooklyn Technical High School. A school employee discovered the message at the end of the school day, the New York Daily…
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News The release of a mentally ill man charged with hate crimes will test controversial new bail law
A man charged with committing anti-Semitic hate crimes is free after a year in jail awaiting trial, due to a new law that bans cash bail for certain offenses. Orthodox Jews say the law, intended to keep poor people from remaining locked up simply because they cannot afford bail, is the wrong move at a…
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News Jews unite at rally against anti-Semitism, but diverge on police response
The “No Hate, No Fear” march in New York on Sunday saw tens of thousands of Jews united against anti-Semitism – but divided over the proper response from the government. In Brooklyn neighborhoods that have seen frequent anti-Semitic assaults, many Jews are welcoming the increased presence of New York Police Department officers and New York…
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News Hasidic Jews: New ‘no bail’ law is emboldening anti-Semites as hate crime rises
Amid a spike in hate crimes in New York City, many Jews are worried that a new “no bail” law might make their neighborhoods more dangerous. They are calling on politicians to reverse the policy — and lawmakers are listening. The new law, which went into effect Jan. 1, bars judges from setting bail on…
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Fast Forward 2 men flash knife at Brooklyn Jewish teen
(JTA) — Two men, one flashing a knife, threatened a Jewish teen in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. The incident took place on Monday evening, according to local reports. The two men yelled “Hey Jew boy” at the teen as one pulled out the knife, the New York Post reported. There are two synagogues located…
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