Overview
- The car struck the entrance doors at 770 Eastern Parkway twice on Wednesday evening while people were gathered for prayer, according to NYPD officials.
- Officers arrested the driver at the scene, and police said no explosives or other weapons were found in the vehicle.
- Authorities have not announced a motive, and the driver remains in custody as investigators examine potential bias charges.
- City leaders, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, condemned the attack, and the NYPD increased patrols and counterterrorism resources at religious sites.
- Chabad-Lubavitch said several doors were damaged, and the incident coincided with the 75th anniversary of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson’s assumption of leadership.