After receiving several complaints from the public in April about a taxi driver brandishing a Nazi swastika armband while on duty, ADL immediately contacted the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), expressing grave concern and urging them to investigate. After an investigation and charges were brought against the driver, the driver pleaded guilty to violating commission rules and
New York, NY, May 16, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) for its response to allegations that a taxicab driver operated his taxicab while brandishing a Nazi armband with a swastika. After receiving complaints from the public, ADL expressed concern to the TLC, which subsequently suspended the driver’s operator’s
New York, NY, May 9, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed a new law allowing all religiously observant Jews the ability to equally participate in New York State’s State and local primaries. The first day to sign primary petitions was scheduled for June 3, which coincides with the first day of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. The law,
ADL New York Region Director Evan R. Bernstein speaks to CNN after the tragic shooting at Jewish sites in Kansas City on April 13, 2014.
New York, NY, May 4, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today praised the New York City Police Department for the arrest of an individual alleged to have vandalized multiple locations in the Borough Park, Brooklyn neighborhood with anti-Semitic graffiti on Saturday, May 3. Former NYPD officer Michael Setiawan, 36, has been charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime,
