Eichenstein: Small Dip in Antisemitic Incidents Fails to Ease Fears of Jewish New Yorkers

Antisemitic incidents accounted for 57% of all hate crimes in New York City in 2025

‘Antisemitism continues to be the most persistent hate threat that we face,’ NYPD Commisioner Jessica Tisch said

Eichenstein: Small Dip in Antisemitic Incidents Fails to Ease Fears of Jewish New Yorkers

NEW YORK — State Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein said new hate-crime figures offer “very little comfort” to Jewish New Yorkers after police data showed antisemitism remains the city’s most prevalent form of bias, even as overall incidents dipped slightly in 2025. Eichenstein’s remarks came after NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch outlined the findings at a press conference […]

According to the New York Police, Jews were targeted in hate crimes more than all other groups combined in 2025

Jews were targeted in hate crimes more than all other groups combined last year in New York City, according to NYPD data released. The police reported 330 antisemitic incidents in the US city out of 576 total suspected hate crimes there in 2025. The antisemitic incidents amounted to 57 percent of the total hate crimes reported to police, and represented a suspected anti-Jewish incident every 26 hours. Jews make up around 10% of the city’s popula…