{"id":350758,"date":"2026-09-19T01:14:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T01:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/350758\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T01:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T01:14:17","slug":"number-of-anti-jewish-hate-crimes-in-new-york-city-striking-nypd-tells-city-council-israel-jewish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/350758\/","title":{"rendered":"Number of anti-Jewish hate crimes in New York City \u2018striking,\u2019 NYPD tells City Council – Israel & Jewish News"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Sept. 18, 2026 \/ JNS)\n <\/p>\n

Anti-Jewish hate crimes in New York City, which surged 182% in the first month of Zohran Mamdani\u2019s mayoral term, came up briefly at the end of a three-hour public safety hearing that the New York City Council held with New York City Police Department officials.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the past several years, the confirmed anti-Jewish hate crimes have fluctuated roughly between 50% and 60% in this city,\u201d Michael Gerber, deputy NYPD commissioner for legal matters, told the council at the end of the Sept. 16 hearing.<\/p>\n

Geber called the numbers \u201cstriking\u201d but said that the trend was \u201cnot new\u201d and has risen significantly since Oct. 7.<\/p>\n

Jews make up about 10% of New Yorkers, though they have consistently been targeted in most religion-based hate crimes in the city this year.<\/p>\n

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The New York City Council Committee on Public Safety hold a hearing with the New York City Police Department at the council chambers in City Hall, Sept. 16, 2026. Photo by Rebecca Szlechter.<\/p>\n

Inna Vernikov, a Jewish member of theCity Council and co-chair of its task force on fighting Jew-hatred, told JNS that the amount of antisemitism means that it should be discussed early and often at public safety forums.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen one community, that makes up 10% of the population, is the target of over 50% of the city\u2019s total hate crimes, that needs to be brought up in any public safety conversation,\u201d she told JNS.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, which I co-chair, shed light on glaring holes in the system at our hate crimes hearing in April, but the problem is continuing at alarming rates,\u201d she said. \u201cWe need all the help we can get in this climate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Julie Menin, the first Jewish speaker of the City Council, told JNS that \u201ccombating antisemitism in all forms is a top priority.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why the Task Force to Combat Hate held a hearing earlier this year to examine the NYPD\u2019s handling and reporting of antisemitic hate crimes,\u201d she told JNS.<\/p>\n

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\n Michael Gerber, deputy New York City Police Department commissioner for legal matters, speaks at a New York City Council Committee on Public Safety hearing, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: John McCarten\/NYC Council.\n <\/p>\n

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\n William Haut, inspector for crime control strategies at the New York City Police Department, speaks at a New York City Council Committee on Public Safety hearing, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: John McCarten\/NYC Council.\n <\/p>\n

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\n The New York City Council Committee on Public Safety hold a hearing with the New York City Police Department at the council chambers in City Hall, Sept. 16, 2026. Photo by Rebecca Szlechter.\n <\/p>\n

NYPD briefs City Council on crime in the city<\/p>\n

Michael Gerber, deputy New York City Police Department commissioner for legal matters, speaks at a New York City Council Committee on Public Safety hearing, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: John McCarten\/NYC Council.<\/p>\n

William Haut, inspector for crime control strategies at the New York City Police Department, speaks at a New York City Council Committee on Public Safety hearing, Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: John McCarten\/NYC Council.<\/p>\n

The New York City Council Committee on Public Safety hold a hearing with the New York City Police Department at the council chambers in City Hall, Sept. 16, 2026. Photo by Rebecca Szlechter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Sept. 18, 2026 \/ JNS) Anti-Jewish hate crimes in New York City, which surged 182% in the first…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":350759,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,24,55,54,56],"class_list":["post-350758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-ny"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}