Brooklyn Religious Institutions Under Attack: A Recent History
In November 2011, three cars were burned and anti-Semitic graffiti scrawled on benches and a van in Midwood. But within two months, police said they suspected the attack was an insurance scam and not a hate crime, Gothamist reported. At the time, however, Councilmember Dov Hikind, Councilmember David Greenfield, State Senator Eric Adams, Congressmember Bob Turner, Mayor Bloomberg, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and District Attorney Charles Hynes all spoke out passionately against this “horrific thing.” [photo]