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Bronx Man Charged in Central Synagogue Hate-Crime Assault

8/16/2026

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U.S. police charged Bronx man Larry Montes with assault after attacking two people at Central Synagogue.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Montes struck a congregant, damaged a $20,000 candle holder, but no one was injured.
He faces hate-crime assault, criminal-mischief, disruption and harassment charges.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Governor Kathy Hochul and Senator Chuck Schumer condemned the attack while NYPD reported 205 antisemitic hate crimes this year, an 8% rise.

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U.S. police charged Bronx man Larry Montes with assault after attacking two people at Central Synagogue.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Montes struck a congregant, damaged a $20,000 candle holder, but no one was injured.
He faces hate-crime assault, criminal-mischief, disruption and harassment charges.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Governor Kathy Hochul and Senator Chuck Schumer condemned the attack while NYPD reported 205 antisemitic hate crimes this year, an 8% rise.