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A driver was taken into custody Wednesday night after police say he intentionally and repeatedly rammed a vehicle into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in New York City, damaging some doors at the Jewish site.
The NYPD and Chabad Lubavitch spokeswoman Moti Seligson said there were no apparent injuries.
The vehicle was inspected by the NYPD bomb squad, and no explosives were found. The driver yelled to bystanders that “it slipped” and called police about the attempt to park.
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Police said there were no apparent injuries. (AP)
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the accident is being investigated as a hate crime.
The US Justice Department also announced the launch of a civil rights investigation into the incident.
“I have directed our criminal prosecutors at @CivilRights to launch a civil rights investigation into this violent attack,” Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said on Twitter.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the incident was “extremely concerning” and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the accident was being investigated as a hate crime. (Getty Images)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the incident was “extremely concerning” and that “anti-Semitism has no place in our city.”
“I am at 770 Chabad World Headquarters in Crown Heights, where a man intentionally and repeatedly crashed his car into the building. I am relieved that no one was injured in this horrific incident,” the mayor wrote on Twitter.
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The US Justice Department also announced the launch of a civil rights investigation into the incident. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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He added, “This is extremely concerning, especially given the deep meaning and history of the institution for many people in New York and around the world.” “Any threat against a Jewish institution or place of worship should be taken seriously. Anti-Semitism has no place in our city, and violence or threats against Jewish New Yorkers is unacceptable.”
Mamdani said: “I stand in solidarity with the Crown Heights Jewish community, and I am grateful to our first responders for taking quick action. I will continue to update New Yorkers as we learn more about the incident.”
