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Day: October 9, 2024
Neighbors and elected officials came together in Coney Island on Monday to honor the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 terror attack on Israel by Hamas.
The event, organized by Chabad Neshama, drew a large crowd of local community members who came together to remember the lives lost in the attack and the hostages still held captive. The somber event took place outside the Chabad center, with flickering candles symbolizing unity and solidarity with the victims and their families – some of whom are still hoping for the return of their loved ones.
During the attack, 1,200 people were killed, and 251 Israelis and foreigners were kidnapped. While over 100 hostages have been released, 97 remain in captivity.
Rabbi Moshe Wiener, who leads Chabad Neshama, opened the ceremony with words of prayer and reflection.
Local leaders, including Assembly Member Alec Brook-Krasny and former City Council Member Ari Kagan, also attended, expressing their condolences and calling for unity in the wake of the ongoing conflict.
Kagan also attended a walk and vigil on Sunday in Sheepshead Bay, organized by “Run for Their Lives.” The grassroots organization, which has chapters worldwide, holds weekly walks and runs, demanding the immediate release of the hostages.
On Sunday, he told attendees that Jews were no longer silent in the face of the rise in antisemitism.
According to data by the Anti-Defamation League, in the U.S., antisemitic incidents in the three months after the Oct. 7 massacre rose by 361% compared to the same period in 2022. In New York, reports of antisemitic incidents were 508% higher in the fourth quarter of 2023 than during the same period in 2022, the ADL reported.
The assault prompted a significant military response from Israel, with airstrikes targeting Gaza in an effort to dismantle Hamas’ infrastructure. Since then, more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to the territory’s Health Ministry.
Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice estimated more than 40 Americans were killed in the Oct. 7 attack.
With reporting by Erica Price
A Bronx man was charged Wednesday for allegedly stabbing an MTA motorman on the job the previous day at a Brooklyn subway station.
Police said Jonathan Davalos, 26, of Weeks Avenue allegedly attacked the 60-year-old subway operator, Myron Pollack, a 31-year MTA veteran, during a dispute on board a 4 train at the Crown Heights-Utica Avenue station at about 10:49 a.m. on Oct. 8.
Davalos said nothing as NYPD Transit Bureau officers escorted him from the 77th Precinct stationhouse on Wednesday morning while en route to Kings County Criminal Court for his arraignment.
According to law enforcement sources, Davalos and Pollack got into a verbal argument when the suspect refused to get off the train at the southern terminus of the 4 line.
After the dispute intensified, cops said, the passenger stabbed Pollack in the leg and torso.
Officers from the 77th Precinct and NYPD Transit District 32 responded to the incident. MTA Security Chief Michael Kemper, until recently the NYPD’s Transit Chief, said that officers already in the station intervened while Davalos was still on top of Pollack, and took him into custody.
Pollack was taken to Kings County Hospital, where doctors performed surgery. On Tuesday afternoon, MTA Chief Janno Lieber said that Pollack was in critical condition.
Lieber also described Pollack as “a real pro.”
“He mentors people,” said Lieber. “He’s one of those guys who knows his way around the system and is beloved by his fellow employees.”
Davalos was booked on charges of second-degree attempted murder, first- and second-degree assault, and menacing.
Tuesday’s stabbing occurred on the same day the NYPD announced an 8.7% decrease in transit crime during September.
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