Overview
- Nerdeen Kiswani, identified by police as the intended target, spoke in City Hall Park on Monday and said she will not be silenced.
- Federal officials charged 26-year-old Alexander Heifler of Hoboken with unlawfully making and possessing destructive devices after an undercover NYPD officer documented plans and the assembly of eight Molotov cocktails.
- Prosecutors and the FBI say there is no current threat to the public, though Kiswani reports ongoing threats and has tightened safety steps for her family.
- Her attorneys say the suspect may not have acted alone and urge investigators to examine a Feb. 10 group video call described in the criminal complaint.
- Police sources tie Heifler to an offshoot of the Jewish Defense League as Kiswani’s team seeks full prosecution and cites her February lawsuit alleging a coordinated harassment campaign by the Betar Zionist Organization.