Reported hate crimes in New York City increased by 10 percent from 2022 to 2023 with incidents doubling in the last quarter of the year.
Esther Panitch, a first-term Democratic lawmaker and the only Jewish member of the state legislature said she introduced the bills after her house was targeted with antisemitic fliers.
Antisemitic crimes accounted for more than half of the 59 total hate crimes reported to police across the city last month.
The boy reportedly returned home with his service dog's equipment bag torn up and a swastika carved into his back.
The plan was allegedly posted on the messaging platform Discord and subsequently reported to law enforcement.
An investigation into the destruction of the Oakland Hanukkiah has been opened by the Oakland police department; one of a series of antisemitic attacks on the Oakland Jewish community.
The bureau cited spikes in both "reporting on potential hate crimes or other criminal violations" and "hoax bomb and active shooter threats," the latter targeting synagogues.
During the heinous attack, the perpetrators tied up the couple, ransacked their home for cash under the stereotype that "Jews don’t put money in the bank," and subjected the young woman to rape.
The suspect was charged with stalking in the first degree as a hate crime; assault in the third degree as a hate crime; and stalking in the third degree as a hate crime.
Following the alarming rise in antisemitic hate crimes, the US House of Representatives has introduced a resolution condemning the incidents.