A man was charged with multiple hate crimes after allegedly disrupting Shabbat services at Central Synagogue on Lexington Avenue in Manhattan on Friday, the New York Police Department said.
The NYPD identified the suspect as Larry Montes, 46, of the Bronx. He was charged with two counts of assault as a hate crime and one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime, among other charges, the department said.
Tisch said no one was seriously injured and that those who were hurt were evaluated at the scene and were doing well. She said the incident remains under investigation and that additional NYPD resources have been deployed to the synagogue.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was “horrified by the assault at Central Synagogue during services today.” Mamdani said he could “only imagine the pain and fear an attack like this, during Shabbat services, causes for the congregation and for Jewish New Yorkers across our city” and added that the administration would “do everything in our power to keep Jewish New Yorkers safe.” Tisch said the incident was personal because she grew up attending Central Synagogue and that “a place of worship should never be a crime scene.”
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