"In line with national trends, every borough in New York City saw a decrease in antisemitic incidents, except Brooklyn, where there was a 12% increase, including 50 assaults. The number of assaults in Brooklyn last year marked a 56% jump over the 32 attacks in 2024, and a record since the ADL began its annual audit in 1979. Visibly identifiable Orthodox Jews were targeted in 37 of the 50 Brooklyn assaults."
"Rosenfeld said antisemitism in the borough had become "more interpersonal," marked by face-to-face hostility, while less personal incidents like bomb threats had declined. Some of the physical attacks in the city last year included a man charged with a hate crime for attacking Jews with scissors, a Jewish man who was knifed in the chest and an assault on a Hasidic man on a subway."
"The ADL recorded 1,160 antisemitic incidents in New York State, a 19% decrease from 2024. The most common locations were the 410 incidents in public areas, 227 at Jewish institutions and 141 at schools. Reported antisemitic harassment and vandalism each dropped by about 20% in the state, but assaults increased by 10%, to 90."
"That total was three times higher than the next state, California, which had 30 assaults. Of the state total, 860 incidents - around three-qu"
Antisemitic incidents in New York State declined overall, matching national trends, while physical violence increased. In New York City, every borough reported fewer antisemitic incidents except Brooklyn, which recorded a 12% increase and 50 assaults. Brooklyn’s assaults rose 56% compared with 2024, reaching the highest level since annual tracking began in 1979. Visibly identifiable Orthodox Jews were targeted in 37 of the 50 assaults. Antisemitism in Brooklyn shifted toward more interpersonal, face-to-face hostility, while bomb threats declined. Across the state, 1,160 incidents were recorded, with public areas, Jewish institutions, and schools as the most common locations. Harassment and vandalism decreased, but assaults increased to 90, far exceeding the next-highest state.
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