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
New York, NY, September 3, 2014 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today applauded the New York Police Department (NYPD) for making an arrest in the assault of an African-American man in an apparent hate crime in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The NYPD has arrested 21-year-old Samuel Brendler and 22-year-old Ahrone Kofkase who were charged with assault as a hate crime and
