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,

Mayor de Blasio referenced ADL’s 2013 Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents at a recent Holocaust memorial program. Referring to hate crimes, “We have to address each and every one of these moments head-on,” de Blasio said. To read his full statement click Read More.

New York, NY, April 24, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern over mock eviction notices that were slid under students’ doors in a residence hall at New York University (NYU) by anti-Israel activists as a “disturbing tactic designed to silence and intimidate pro-Israel advocates on campuses around the country.” The notices, which were distributed in NYU’s Palladium

Gregg M. Mashberg, Chair of the New York Regional Board, was recently published in The Algemeiner. To view a link to his full article, click Read More.

ADL New York Region Director Evan Bernstein told CNN, “Unfortunately throughout history, Jews have been a target around the holidays. We always feel it’s necessary for Jewish organizations to try to ramp up security.”