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Man sought by police after hammer attack on Brooklyn church

Posted April 5, 2024 by schnepsrestagent

Apr. 5, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer

Police are looking to identify the man who took a hammer to the window of a Sunset Park church late last month.

Vandals damage stained glass window, crucifix at Marine Park church: NYPD

Posted February 7, 2024 by schnepsrestagent

Feb. 7, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen

A Marine Park church was vandalized last month in what police have now deemed a hate crime.

Cops search for man who left antisemitic symbol in front of Midwood home

Posted February 2, 2024 by schnepsrestagent

Feb. 2, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer

Cops are asking for help identifying a man they say left a book with a hateful cover on the stoop of a Midwood home.

Two Sunset Park menorahs vandalized in possible anti-Jewish hate crime: NYPD

Posted December 11, 2023 by schnepsrestagent

Sunset Park Chabad have started a fundraiser to replace the two menorahs which were damaged during the separate incidents

Dec. 11, 2023 By Adam Daly

Detectives are investigating the vandalism of two public menorahs in Sunset Park as hate crimes, according to the NYPD.

Brooklyn councilmember backs calls for DA to drop assault charges against Bensonhurst father

Posted October 20, 2023 by schnepsrestagent

Oct. 20, 2023 By Adam Daly

Council Member Justin Brannan has backed community calls on the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office to drop the assault charges against a Bensonhurst father who was arrested for allegedly protecting his 13-year-old son from an adult attacker last month.

Police investigating 3 possible hate crimes targeting Jewish and Palestinian Brooklynites as Israel-Hamas conflict escalates

Posted October 13, 2023 by schnepsrestagent

Oct. 13, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer

Police are investigating several assaults and possible hate crimes committed in Brooklyn on Wednesday, possibly in relation to the escalating conflict in Israel and Palestine.

Man indicted for hate crime after allegedly attacking transgender woman on Bed-Stuy subway

Posted September 6, 2023 by schnepsrestagent

Sep. 6, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer

A Brooklyn man has been arrested and charged with assault as a hate crime and other related charges for allegedly attacking a transgender woman on a subway without provocation in August.