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<\/p>\nThe NYPD is investigating a hate crime at a Brooklyn mosque.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The incident took place at 4:30 a.m. March 9 at the Islamic Mission of America on State Street near Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said a man hurled pages of the Quran and smeared feces on the door of the mosque.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Police are looking for a man they say hurled pages of a Quran and smeared feces on a Brooklyn mosque on March 9, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
CBS News New York<\/p>\n
Police released video of a man they’re looking for. He’s shown wearing a black skullcap, black facemask on his chin, red sweatshirt and red sweatpants, and sneakers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“This reported act of attempted desecration is deeply disturbing and reflects a blatant act of hate targeting a house of worship. We commend law enforcement authorities for investigating this incident as a hate crime and urge a swift and thorough investigation to hold the perpetrator accountable. No community should have to fear harassment or attack because of their religious beliefs,” CAIR-NY executive director Afaf Nasher said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In its most recent civil rights report<\/a>, CAIR says complaints of anti-Muslim bias and discrimination have increased nationwide. Just last week, the NYPD and FBI said they’d disrupted a plot to firebomb the home of a Palestinian activist<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip\u00a0via their website<\/a>\u00a0or via DM on X,\u00a0@NYPDTips<\/a>. All calls are kept confidential. \u00a0<\/p>\n