NEW YORK (PIX11) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is reacting after a man was arrested and charged with hate crimes following an attack inside a Midtown synagogue during Shabbat services Friday night.
The incident happened at Central Synagogue on Lexington Avenue, where police say 46-year-old Larry Montes of the Bronx disrupted services and allegedly assaulted a 63-year-old woman and a security officer before being taken into custody. The incident was captured on the synagogue’s livestream.
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Montes faces two counts of assault as a hate crime and criminal mischief as a hate crime, according to the NYPD.
Mamdani told PIX11 News he was stunned to learn about the incident and emphasized that New Yorkers should be able to worship without fear. “We reject this with every fiber in our being,” Mamdani said…