NYPD Investigating Antisemitic and Racist Notes Sent to Bronx Businesses

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An NYPD car on patrol. Photo: Reuters/Lucas Jackson.

The New York Police Department’s (NYPD) Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating a series of antisemitic and racist notes sent to several restaurants in the City Island neighborhood of the Bronx.

According to several New York-based news outlets, Caliente’s, Archie’s Tap, which is Jewish-owned, and Seafood Kingz, the only black-owned business in the Bronx, received them.

One of the notes said, “N****** and Jews are bad news,” while another, containing a swastika, declared that the Nazi party is again active with Adolf Hitler as its leader, according to a report from PIX11 News .

NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force did not respond to request for more details from The Algemeiner.

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More antisemitic incidents were recorded in New York than in any other state, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reported in April, noting that it tallied 416, which accounted for an astounding 15 percent of the total reported antisemitic incidents across the country.

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New York City has also experienced a recent uptick in crime. Overall crime numbers are up by over 32 percent over the past two years, according to city data.

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