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A man was struck and killed by a train Thursday morning at the Newkirk Plaza station. Photo by Todd Maisel
anti-Semitic
attacks plague
Brooklyn during
Hanukkah
BY BEN VERDE, KEVIN DUGGAN,
AND MARK HALLUM
The city is in a state of high
alert following a rash of violent
attacks against Jews during
Hanukkah in Brooklyn
and upstate.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced
Sunday he will increase
the Police Department’s
presence in Orthodox Jewish
enclaves around the fi ve boroughs
and create local watch
groups to monitor areas and
protect residents from more
hate-fueled attacks.
“Fearing the next act of terror
will not become the new
normal for our Jewish neighbors.
In New York City, diversity
is our strength and we respect
the traditions of all who
call New York City home. Intolerance
will never take hold
here,” de Blasio said in a statement.
The Department will divert
more resources and patrols to
precincts in Borough Park,
Midwood, Crown Heights,
Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Williamsburg,
in addition to positioning
cops at houses of worship
during local events and
installing new light towers
Man fatally struck
by train in Flatbush
BY TODD MAISEL
A Manhattan-bound Q train
fatally struck a man at the
Newkirk Plaza station in Flatbush
the day after Christmas,
according to police.
First responders rushed to
the station shortly after 7 am
and pronounced the victim —
who was in his 30s — dead on
the scene, cops said.
Manhattan-bound local
train service was suspended for
more than two hours — and express
service continued on the
opposite track, but skipped the
Newkirk Avenue stop as police
investigated the incident.
Authorities do not suspect
that foul play was involved in
the incident, and believe the
man was already on the tracks
when the train pulled into the
station — leading them to suspect
he may have committed
suicide, according to authorities.
Shocked strap hangers
looked on as police and transit
offi cials investigated the scene.
“Why would someone do this
at this joyous time of the year?
So sad,” “I just can’t believe it,”
said one woman waiting for her
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