Driver arrested after crash at Chabad headquarters in Brooklyn

A driver was arrested after crashing into the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn on Wednesday night, with no injuries reported. The NYPD is investigating the incident as a possible hate crime, prompted by the synagogue’s significance and witness accounts suggesting intent. As a precaution, security around houses of worship will be increased, and officials, including Mayor Mamdani and Governor Hochul, condemned the attack on the Jewish community. The NYPD Bomb Squad found no explosives in the vehicle.

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