Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman today joined District Attorney Anne Donnelly, Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, Comptroller Elaine Phillips, New York State Senators Jack Martins and Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, and local religious and community leaders to reiterate Nassau County’s commitment to combating antisemitism.
The announcement followed an incident that took place on October 27th in Midtown Manhattan in which Rami Glikstein, an Israeli educator and former IDF lecturer visiting from Jerusalem, was assaulted by a man who was yelling antisemitic slurs. County Executive Blakeman said he and local officials will be responding by increasing patrols and security measures at houses of worship to prevent any crossover of these hateful acts into Nassau County.
“We will repel any attacks on our communities. We are especially mindful that, in a county with the third-highest Jewish population in the United States, there have been antisemitic attacks across the United States and internationally. But we will not tolerate that here,” County Executive Blakeman stated.
The County Executive noted that he has made huge investments in public safety during his time in office, including authorizing the hiring of 600 new police, corrections, and probation officers and opening a new police training village. The Nassau County Police Department has also received funding to deploy specialized officers and utilize state-of-the-art tools to track and deter crime.
“We have a very specific mission given to us by the County Executive – that we will not tolerate any types of hate in this county,” said Police Commissioner Ryder. “We continue to grow in strength thanks to our County Executive.”
“We will not put up with hate in Nassau County. Period. My hate crime unit is fully staffed and ready,” added District Attorney Donnelly. “Everyone in Nassau County deserves to be safe.”
CREDIT: Nassau County Press Release