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<\/p>\nNYC Businesses Receive Letter with Swastika and Trump Slogan Threatening Jews, Blacks, Gays<\/b><\/p>\n
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At least seven businesses throughout New York City received a hate letter with a swastika and the Trump slogan \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d which threatens Jews, black people, and gays<\/a>, and reads \u201cChristian Identity is Back\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cJuden Raus\u201d, which can be seen on the letter above, is German for \u201cJews out.\u201d<\/p>\n Landmark Brooklyn business threatened; I’ve contacted NYPD bias unit. We take hate crimes VERY seriously here. t.co\/VfzXw8AZqQ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/lXKvlJlqN7<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Dov Hikind (@HikindDov) October 3, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind posted the letter to Facebook and alerted the police after being told of it by Weiss Bakery in Brooklyn, which received one of the letters.<\/p>\n Wrote Hikind on Facebook<\/a>:<\/p>\n \u201cIn light of what\u2019s going on the world, all threats must be taken very seriously,\u201d said Hikind. \u201cWe\u2019re not waiting for an incident before addressing a threat. Fortunately, our community and myself have an excellent relationship with law enforcement\u2014and the NYPD is the best there is at addressing criminal activity.<\/p>\n \u201cHate crimes are serious matters. This threat against one of our community\u2019s beloved establishments, which used the U.S. mail, is absolutely a hate crime. It\u2019s sad that we live<\/a> in a time when such disgusting things are said about various races, including the Jews, but we will certainly take these matters seriously when they arise and act swiftly and responsibly, in tandem with the police, to make sure our community members are safe and protected.\u201d<\/p>\n Hikind urges anyone who is threatened to contact their local precinct. He said the NYPD\u2019s 66th precinct is pursuing the threat to Weiss Bakery and the bias unit is involved.<\/p>\n Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez says his office is investigating.<\/p>\n We are aware of this and similar letters that have been sent. We are investigating and will not stand for these acts. t.co\/DoO2bDQiWQ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Eric Gonzalez (@BrooklynDA) October 3, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The official Israeli Mission to the United Nations on Second Avenue,\u00a0The Harlem Business Alliance on Lenox Avenue in Manhattan, a\u00a0law firm on Coney Island Avenue in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn,\u00a0a law office on Voorhies Avenue, also in Sheepshead Bay, a\u00a0jewelry store on East 116th Street in East Harlem, and a Starbucks coffee shop on West 145th Street in Hamilton Heights all received the letter, according to the NYPD<\/a>.<\/p>\n The post NYC Businesses Receive Letter with Swastika and Trump Slogan Threatening Jews, Blacks, Gays<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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