{"id":198575,"date":"2026-01-29T23:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T23:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/car-rams-into-nyc-jewish-center-antisemitism-suspected-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T23:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T23:10:16","slug":"car-rams-into-nyc-jewish-center-antisemitism-suspected-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/car-rams-into-nyc-jewish-center-antisemitism-suspected-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Car rams into NYC Jewish center. Antisemitism suspected. – USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York City police are investigating a possible hate crime after a 36-year-old man rammed his car into an internationally recognized headquarters of a traditionalist Jewish sect as people gathered for prayer on Jan. 28.
NYPD officers responded to the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn\u2019s Crown Heights neighborhood at about 8:46 p.m. local time, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a brief news conference<\/a>. Officers already detailed to the synagogue had “heard a commotion” at the building’s main entrance, she added.
“When they responded, they observed a vehicle strike the rear door, reverse and strike the rear door again,” Tisch said. “Officers immediately ordered the driver out of the car, and they placed him under arrest.”
The NYPD Bomb Squad conducted a sweep of the vehicle and found no explosive devices, according to the police commissioner. No injuries were reported, and the incident is currently being investigated as a possible hate crime by the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force.
The driver has not been publicly identified as of Jan. 29. Tisch noted that information on the incident is preliminary and the investigation remains ongoing.
As a precaution, Tisch said the NYPD has “significantly increased security” around houses of worship across all five boroughs.
“Earlier tonight, a car crashed into a side entrance at\u00a0Chabad\u00a0HQ at 770 Eastern Parkway, the building encompasses one of the most important synagogues in the world,”\u00a0Chabad\u00a0Lubavitch spokesperson Motti Seligson said on social media, adding the driver was arrested “almost immediately.”
During the news conference, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani<\/a> said he was\u00a0“relieved no one was injured in this horrifying incident.”
“This is deeply alarming, especially given the deep meaning and history of the institution to so many in New York and around the world,” Mamdani added<\/a>. “Any threat to a Jewish institution or place of worship must be taken seriously. Antisemitism has no place in our city, and violence or intimidation against Jewish New Yorkers is unacceptable.”
The incident occurred as people gathered in the neighborhood to celebrate Yud Shevat, a Chabad holiday.
New York Attorney General Letitia James, who previously served on the New York City Council and represented parts of the Crown Heights neighborhood, said the community was “blessed that no one was injured.”
“I know this community very closely and deeply. They are part of my family,” James said. “This was a holiday \u2014 a Chabad holiday \u2014 and there were thousands of individuals who came to 770 Eastern Parkway, the headquarters, all over the world.”
Hate crimes against Jewish communities\u00a0have risen\u00a0in recent years in the United States. Advocates have noted a rise in hate incidents against\u00a0Jews\u00a0and\u00a0Muslims\u00a0since the start of\u00a0Israel’s war in Gaza\u00a0after an\u00a0October 2023 Hamas attack.
Video of the crash that was posted on social media showed a Honda sedan with New Jersey license plates driving forward and reversing several times on an icy driveway that leads into a side entrance of the facility.
The vehicle is seen in the video ramming into a set of wooden doors and damaging them. Bystanders can be heard yelling as the car moves forward and backward.
The driver, who is wearing a zip hoodie and shorts, exited the car and started walking up the driveway, the video shows. He then shouted to bystanders that “it slipped” before two officers approached him and handcuffed him behind his back.
\u201cBaruch Hashem,\u201d Yaacov Behrman, a spokesman for Chabad Lubavitch World Headquqarters, said in a social media post<\/a>, meaning \u201cBlessed be G-d\u201d in Hebrew, \u201cthere are no injuries.\u201d
The Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters is known for its Gothic revival structure and is commonly referred to as 770, the building’s street address. Chabad-Lubavitch is a movement within Orthodox, Hasidic Judaism.
The incident came just a day after city officials said a rabbi<\/a> was attacked in Queens by a man who made antisemitic comments on Jan. 27, Holocaust Remembrance Day.
\u201cFor the second day in a row, Jewish New Yorkers were the targets of antisemitic violence,\u201d Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a social media post<\/a>.
An NYPD spokesperson said the man was still in custody as charges are pending. An email to the Brooklyn District Attorney\u2019s office wasn\u2019t immediately returned Jan. 29.
Contributing: Reuters<\/em><\/p>\n

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