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Driver Rams Brooklyn Synagogue in Suspected Hate Crime

2/1/2026

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On January 28, 2026, a driver rammed a vehicle into the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn at 8:46 p.m., prompting an evacuation.
The incident is being investigated as a hate crime.
The NYPD Bomb Squad cleared the vehicle of explosives.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the act.
The driver, who had reportedly sought help from synagogues in New Jersey for conversion, was taken into custody.

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Story summary

On January 28, 2026, a driver rammed a vehicle into the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn at 8:46 p.m., prompting an evacuation.
The incident is being investigated as a hate crime.
The NYPD Bomb Squad cleared the vehicle of explosives.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the act.
The driver, who had reportedly sought help from synagogues in New Jersey for conversion, was taken into custody.