New York, NY, October 14, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called the ransacking of a Jewish business in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, by a group of teenagers “a shocking hate crime” and called on city officials and law enforcement to ensure that those responsible are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. A mob of teenagers rushed into the
New York, NY, October 8, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned the assault of a Jewish community leader who was attacked in Brooklyn outside of the Barclay’s Center on Atlantic Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn on October 7. According to reports, Leonard Petlakh, Executive Director of the Kings Bay YM-YWHA, who was leaving a pre-season NBA game between the
New York, NY, October 3, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called remarks made by Michael Avila, the owner of The Coffee Shop in Bushwick, Brooklyn “disgraceful,” and called upon him to make a true apology for his offensive and anti-Semitic remarks. In a diatribe posted on Instagram, Mr. Avila, apparently motivated by the perception that Jews “function via
New York, NY, September 17, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern over fliers in Williamsburg, Brooklyn adorned with swastikas along with the word “Uber” which means “over” in German and is also the name of a shared car service company. According to reports, fliers appeared on Bedford Avenue earlier this week with the word Uber written in
New York, NY, September 4, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today praised the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) quick arrest of an individual alleged to have targeted two Palestinian-American Muslim women on September 3 in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. According to reports, Brian Boshell, 45, harassed and threatened Linda Sarsour, the Executive Director of the Arab American Association of New
