New York, NY, April 22, 2018… In response to two alleged attacks against Orthodox Jewish men in Brooklyn, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced today it is offering $5,000 rewards for information leading to the arrests and convictions of the individuals responsible. Two separate, unprovoked attacks against visibly Jewish men in Brooklyn over the last week have rattled the Crown Heights community.
New York, NY, April 5, 2018…The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern and sadness after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in Brooklyn by four New York Police Department (NYPD) officers and welcomed the investigation launched by Attorney General Schneiderman’s office. According to news reports, police fatally shot Saheed Vassell, who had suffered from mental illness, after
New York, NY, February 27, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said in a new report today that the number of anti-Semitic incidents in New York rose by over 90% in 2017 compared to 2016. Nationally, ADL recorded the largest single-year increase on record since ADL began tracking incident data in the 1970s. There were 380 incidents of anti-Semitism reported
New York, NY, January 9, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced today it is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual responsible for nearly a dozen incidents of swastika graffiti targeting apartment buildings around Manhattan over the past two months. According to police and other reports, on nearly 12 occasions in
New York, NY, December 28, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern following several incidents in which anti-Semitic, racist and other offensive vandalism and graffiti have been discovered across Manhattan. According to reports, there have been well over a dozen incidents, targeting three Upper East Side businesses, private apartments and other public spaces. The vandalism includes explicit anti-Semitic
