New York, NY, December 24, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was deeply disturbed by the violent assault of a Jewish man in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. According to reports, the assault occurred yesterday on the campus of Medgar Evers College, when the assailant bumped into the victim and stated his hatred for both white and Jewish people before
New York, NY, December 22, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today applauded the release of new guidelines that clearly identify what constitutes gender identity and gender expression discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law. Discrimination based on gender identity and expression has been illegal under the New York City’s Human Rights law since 2002. The new guidelines
On Wednesday, December 9, The Lawyers Division of the New York Region held its 21st Annual Human Relations Award Luncheon at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. Over 300 members of New York’s legal community gathered to celebrate our honorees, James E. Brandt of Latham & Watkins, Rikki Klieman of CBS News and Barry F. Schwartz of MacAndrews &
New York, NY, December 9, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was alarmed by a violent assault of a Muslim store owner in Astoria, Queens and the recent rise in anti-Muslim violence and rhetoric across the country. According to reports, Sarker Haque, the owner of Fatima Food Mart on 21st Avenue in Astoria was punched repeatedly by an assailant, Piro
New York, NY, December 7, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it was troubled by the toppling of a large menorah in Carl Schurz Park in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan. On December 6, the menorah was pushed over and damaged following its lighting by rabbis from Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun and Chabad of the Upper East Side in
