Jul. 9, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen With hate crimes across the city on the rise, some Brooklyn leaders believe that educating the borough’s students about and against hate and antisemitism is a key to fighting violence and bias. An experimental new curriculum designed to do just that rolled out at three local middle schools last…
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Tag: hate-crimes
Man charged with hate crimes after allegedly attempting to run down men outside Flatbush yeshiva
May. 30, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A man was arrested and charged with multiple hate crimes on Wednesday after he allegedly attacked a group of men outside a private Jewish school in East Flatbush.
Man arrested, charged with hate crimes in Sheepshead Bay yoga studio vandalism: NYPD
Jul. 31, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A Bronx man was arrested Friday after he allegedly ransacked a Sheepshead Bay yoga studio and defaced it with an antisemitic hate symbol.
Bay Ridge allies protest pol’s anti-LGBTQ+ remarks amid series of anti-queer incidents in nabe
Jun. 29, 2023 By Jada Camille
A group of LGBTQ+ allies protested outside Assembly Member Alec Brook-Krasny’s Bay Ridge office on June 26, a few weeks after the politician made public remarks that left some members of the neighborhood feeling ostracized.