"CROWN HEIGHTS - CITY OFFICIALS were warned weeks before a car-ramming attack at a Crown Heights synagogue that security bollards and other hardening measures were needed - infrastructure New York City had already begun installing years earlier under former Mayor Bill de Blasio. A Dec. 30, 2025, report from the Mayor's Office for Combating Antisemitism, issued just before Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office, flagged the Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters as a high-risk site and recommended bollards and related protections."
"The warning came less than a month before a New Jersey man allegedly rammed his car into the building during a religious celebration, leading to hate-crime charges. The report builds on a de Blasio-era program launched in 2018 in which the city committed $50 million to install more than 1,500 permanent metal bollards citywide following a series of deadly vehicle attacks. While tourist corridors and major landmarks were prioritized, proposed protections for the Crown Heights site stalled."
City officials warned weeks before a car-ramming attack that the Crown Heights Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters required security bollards and other hardening measures. A Dec. 30, 2025 report from the Mayor's Office for Combating Antisemitism flagged the site as high-risk and recommended bollards and related protections. Less than a month later a New Jersey man allegedly rammed his car into the building during a religious celebration, prompting hate-crime charges. The assessment builds on a 2018 de Blasio-era program that allocated $50 million to install over 1,500 permanent metal bollards citywide after deadly vehicle attacks. Tourist corridors and landmarks were prioritized while Crown Heights protections stalled. City Hall says new funding is under discussion, and community leaders call for faster action.
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