By COLlive reporter
NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch visited Crown Heights leadership on Wednesday, in the aftermath of the attack in Bondi on the first night of Chanukah.
Following the horrific massacre in Sydney, Commissioner Tisch called Honorary NYPD Commissioner of Community Safety and Chair of the Board of Commission to Combat Antisemitism Devorah Halberstam, and said that she wanted to come to visit Crown Heights, in solidarity with the Jewish-Chabad community, and to reassure of the NYPD’s commitment to keeping the community safe.
The meeting was hosted by Devorah Halberstam, Director of External Affairs of the Jewish Children’s Museum, at the Museum.
Attending the meeting were: Rabbi Zalman Glick, Director of Education, Jewish Children’s Museum, Rabbi Mendel Sharfstein, Security Chabad worldwide, Rabbi Shloimy Friedman, Director of Tzach and Public Menorahs throughout New York City, Shmuly Rosenstein, Acting Chairman of the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council (CHJCC), Zalman Friedman, Member of the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council (CHJCC), Rabbi Shua Lustig, Principal of Oholei Torah, Rabbi Sholom Goldstein, Executive Director of Bais Rivkah, and David Heskiel, Sephardic community leader.
Also in attendance were members of law enforcement, including: Chief Francis Giordano, Brooklyn South, Chief Minch, Brooklyn South, NYPD Community Affairs Chief Richie Taylor, Deputy Inspector Ron Perez, Commanding Officer, 71st Precinct, Captain Christopher Vincente, Executive Officer, 71st Precinct, Sergeant Michael Baratta, 71st Precinct, Police Officer Jonathan Connors, Community Affairs, 71st Precinct and Police Officer Shetoya Braddy, Community Affairs, 71st Precinct.
During the meeting, it was discussed that there is a critical need for a larger police presence on the Crown Heights streets, and the NYPD was thanked for their continued support.
Participants noted that the attacks in Australia affect all Jews around the world, and especially here in Crown Heights.
School representatives reiterated that the thousands of students that attend their schools need proper security to feel, and remain, safe.
The current holiday of Chanukah was discussed, and the importance of safety at the many menorah lightings happening in New York City and a menorah being vandalized in Jackson Heights.
Commissioner Tisch was extremely responsive to the community’s needs and requests. She spoke about the NYPD’s ongoing efforts to identify and apprehend the perpetrators of these attacks. She reaffirmed her commitment to maintaining an increased police presence in Crown Heights and expanding patrols throughout the neighborhood. She also announced that, in the coming days, Community Affairs officers will be visiting local schools to reassure students and families that their safety remains the NYPD’s top priority.
Lovely photos
Fantastic
Now can they shut the homeless shelters/gvt housing and work with ice to send all the criminal illegal aliens back home?
Talk is cheap
It’s sad that they know that our “leaders” can be pacified with a photo op and yet it’s getting more and more dangerous to walk down the streets of crown heights even during the day!!! The criminals know that nothing will happen to them and we get satisfied with a photo op!
Why are community leaders embracing the same woman who just proclaimed that the antisemitic attack on the train and the antisemitic stabbing were not antisemitism? She needs to be held to account for erasing antisemitism against our community in the name of political correctness.
SEE:
https://collive.com/nypd-commissioner-addresses-2-recent-attacks-on-jews-in-ny/
In explaining the circumstances of the subway attack and the stabbing, she blamed the victims (almost literally!).
She is going to have to be way more action and way less talk for me to trust her.
Scary times, but we rise and fall at the word of this woman….
How long will she be able to affect public safety policy under mamdani?
Unfortunately I don’t think she will last long enough. At most until after next November…based on results of NYS governor election. If Hochul wins it’s all over.
More police to arrest criminals after the crime does not help us. The criminal is back on the streets before the arresting officer finishes the paper work. If the police catch him whole he commits a violent crime will they shoot? No, they will hide and let the murder and mayhem continue, as we saw videos of the brave officers in Sydney. Lots of talk, waste of breath. We are on our own. ואין לנו על מי להשען אלא על אבינו שבשמים.
for doing everything you can to keep Crown Heights safer. Let everyone know there will be zero tolerance for hate crimes!!