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Update: Elmsford Man Nabbed In Car Covered With Hate Speech Gets More Charges, DA Says Update: Elmsford Man Nabbed In Car Covered With Hate Speech Gets More Charges, DA Says
Update: Elmsford Man Nabbed In Car Covered With Hate Speech Gets More Charges, DA Says A 47-year-old man who was apprehended after driving a vehicle covered in hate speech and swastikas in Westchester now faces a heap of illegal weapons possession charges, officials announced.  Elmsford resident Hani Saleh was arraigned in Westchester County Court on Friday, March 8 on an indictment for several illegal weapons possession charges, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, March 12.  Saleh was originally arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 25 after he was caught driving around White Plains in a car covered in writing and images, including ne…

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by Ben Crnic
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Coach, Player Sacked After Antisemitic Remarks Made To Hartsdale Girls At HS Basketball Game Coach, Player Sacked After Antisemitic Remarks Made To Hartsdale Girls At HS Basketball Game
Coach, Player Sacked After Antisemitic Remarks Made To Hartsdale Girls At HS Basketball Game A high school basketball coach and a player have both been disciplined following an incident during a game in Westchester in which antisemitic remarks were hurled at a team, officials said. The incident happened during a basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 4 between girls' varsity teams from Roosevelt High School in Yonkers and The Leffell School, a private Jewish school located in Hartsdale, Yonkers city officials said.  During the third quarter of the game, which took place at Roosevelt High School, members of the Leffell School's team were injured by an alleged physical style of …

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by Ben Crnic
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Suspicious Car Covered In Hate Speech Caught: Elmsford Man Faces Charges, Police Say Suspicious Car Covered In Hate Speech Caught: Elmsford Man Faces Charges, Police Say
Suspicious Car Covered In Hate Speech Caught: Elmsford Man Faces Charges, Police Say A 47-year-old man faces charges after authorities caught him driving a car in Westchester that was covered in hate speech and had an illegally altered license plate, police said. New, updated report - Update: Man Nabbed In Car Covered With Hate Speech In White Plains Gets More Charges, DA Says The arrest resulted from an incident on Wednesday, Oct. 25 just before 10:30 a.m., when police in White Plains received several complaints regarding a suspicious vehicle that was covered in hate speech.  According to White Plains Public Safety, officers stopped this vehicle, which was beari…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Being Sought In NYC Subway Attack Posted Troubling, Threatening Videos Online Man Being Sought In NYC Subway Attack Posted Troubling, Threatening Videos Online
Man Being Sought In NYC Subway Attack Posted Troubling, Threatening Videos Online The man now being sought as a suspect in connection with the New York City subway attack posted dozens of troubling and threatening videos online. Frank R. James, age 62, with addresses in Philadelphia and Wisconsin, is the subject of a large manhunt by state and federal law enforcement to determine if he has any connection to the shooting rampage at the Brooklyn subway station on Tuesday, April 12 in which 10 people were shot and many others wounded. He was originally identified as a person of interest in the case on Tuesday before police officially labeled him as a suspect on Wednesd…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Lawmaker Speaks Out On 'Bigotry, Racism' During Westchester BOE Meeting Lawmaker Speaks Out On 'Bigotry, Racism' During Westchester BOE Meeting
Lawmaker Speaks Out On 'Bigotry, Racism' During Westchester BOE Meeting A Hudson Valley lawmaker is speaking out after several parents and residents had to be escorted by police out of a Board of Education meeting after becoming unruly and allegedly making racist comments to the crowd and board members. On Thursday, Feb. 10, multiple residents had to be removed from a Lakeland Central School District Board of Education meeting after they stirred up trouble and used racial slurs toward parents and members of the board. The Lakeland Central School District includes parts of six towns, including Yorktown, Cortlandt, and Somers in Westchester, and Carmel, Philipsto…

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by Zak Failla
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Antisemitic Comments At Planning Board Meeting In Hudson Valley Spark Outrage Antisemitic Comments At Planning Board Meeting In Hudson Valley Spark Outrage
Antisemitic Comments At Planning Board Meeting In Hudson Valley Spark Outrage The is outrage in the Hudson Valley after hate speech was spewed at a community meeting. In Rockland County, a Haverstraw Planning Board meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 10 was interrupted by disparaging comments by a local resident about the growing Orthodox Jewish community. “A certain sect of people tend to walk in the street, and nobody is wearing any reflective gear,"  the unidentified man reportedly said. "So if I run one of them over, and of course, I’m going back over them again." The comments drew swift and decisive backlash from elected officials, from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Photos: Racist Graffiti Found On Path Off Parkway In Westchester Photos: Racist Graffiti Found On Path Off Parkway In Westchester
Photos: Racist Graffiti Found On Path Off Parkway In Westchester Police in Westchester are investigating an incident of hate speech that was found on a popular path that sits near a busy roadway. Reports of racist graffiti on a path off Parkway Road near Midland Avenue in Bronxville was reported to police over the weekend. The graffiti spray-painted on the path includes a swastika, and two statements that read: "Make America Great A" and "White Power #." A fourth message was shared by readers that isn't fit to print. Bronxville Police Chief Christopher Satriale said that his department is currently reviewing camera footage as it seeks to assist Westches…

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by Zak Failla
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Swastikas Found In Westchester High School Swastikas Found In Westchester High School
Swastikas Found In Westchester High School Multiple swastikas were found in a Westchester high school the week before Thanksgiving Break, police said. Two swastikas were found at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 at the New Rochelle High School in the boy’s bathroom near the lower cafeteria, New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said. Two others were found the following day at the school, one in the library and one near the Athletic Director’s Office. The swastikas were written in black marker and approximately two inches in height, Costa said. They’ve since been photographed and removed by school personnel. Late last ye…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Offensive Graffiti Discovered At Scarsdale HS For Second Time This Month Offensive Graffiti Discovered At Scarsdale HS For Second Time This Month
Offensive Graffiti Discovered At Scarsdale HS For Second Time This Month More offensive symbols were found in a bathroom at a Westchester high school, officials said. Students at Scarsdale High School found offensive graffiti in a bathroom that used hate speech to target multiple groups of people, school officials said. The latest incident comes after a swastika was found carved into a toilet-paper dispenser on Thursday, Sept. 12. High School Principal Kenneth Bonamo sent a note to parents outlining what the students reportedly found. “These words and images were not easily visible, though upon closer scrutiny they became apparent,” he said. “This speaks to the…

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by Zak Failla
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Swastika Found Carved In Bathroom At Westchester High School Swastika Found Carved In Bathroom At Westchester High School
Swastika Found Carved In Bathroom At Westchester High School A swastika was found carved into a bathroom stall at a Westchester high school, officials said. Graffiti was discovered carved onto a toilet-paper dispenser at the Scarsdale High School on Thursday, Sept. 12, Principal Kenneth Bonamo wrote in a letter to parents. “Graffiti was discovered in a bathroom stall consisting of a swastika that had been etched into a toilet-paper dispenser,” he wrote. ”This symbol has significant historical and political significance as one of anti-Semitism, hatred, and intolerance. It is often used to express opposition to efforts to build an inclusive, tolerant, …

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by Zak Failla
Politics
GOP Video Ad Warning Of Hasidic Takeover In Rockland Removed After Backlash GOP Video Ad Warning Of Hasidic Takeover In Rockland Removed After Backlash
GOP Video Ad Warning Of Hasidic Takeover In Rockland Removed After Backlash The Rockland County Republican Party has removed a video from its Facebook page that cautioned of a “takeover” by the Hasidic Jewish community amid widespread backlash from politicians, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James. A video posted Wednesday, Aug. 28 which was widely circulated, included phrases that portrayed a housing development for Hasidic Jews as a “threat.” James called the video “deeply disturbing” in a post on social media. “The anti-Semitic video from the Rockland County GOP is deeply disturbing. They must remove & condemn it. Saying that members of the Jewis…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Bisexual HS Baseball Player From Hudson Valley Accuses Opponent Of Using Gay Slur Bisexual HS Baseball Player From Hudson Valley Accuses Opponent Of Using Gay Slur
Bisexual HS Baseball Player From Hudson Valley Accuses Opponent Of Using Gay Slur An openly bisexual high school baseball player from the Hudson Valley is alleging that he was the target of a hateful gay slur during a recent game, launching an investigation and firestorm of emotions. Sam Culwell, a pitcher for Rondout Valley High School in Kenhonkson, alleged in a lengthy Facebook post that he was targeted by an opposing player in the opposite dugout during a recent game on April 10 against Marlboro High School. In his post, the 17-year-old said he was “disappointed, disgusted and hurt by the treatment that (he) received by the Marlboro Central Schools athletes and coach…

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by Zak Failla
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Area High School Student's Racially Charged Social Media Post Draws Condemnation Area High School Student's Racially Charged Social Media Post Draws Condemnation
Area High School Student's Racially Charged Social Media Post Draws Condemnation A racially charged post on Snapchat by an area high school student that went viral has put the author in hot water with law enforcement. The incident began when the unidentified student at Minisink Valley High School allegedly took a photo of a female African-American classmate and then referred to her using the "N'" word in the post, and adding that she should be lynched, said News 12.  The girl's brother told News 12 the boy didn't have his sister's consent to take the photo or share it on Snapchat. He posted a video on social media to hold the student accountable. Minisink Valley S…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Sandy Hook Parents Ask Facebook For Protection From Conspiracy Group Claims Sandy Hook Parents Ask Facebook For Protection From Conspiracy Group Claims
Sandy Hook Parents Ask Facebook For Protection From Conspiracy Group Claims The parents of one of the children slain in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are calling out Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for making his platform “a safe haven for hate.” Leonard Pozner and Veronique De La Rosa, the parents of 6-year-old Noah Pozner, one of the 20 victims in the shooting, wrote an open letter lambasting Zuckerberg, who grew up in Westchester County. In the letter, they state that since the shooting on Dec. 14, 2012, “we, as well as the parents, family, and friends of the 25 other victims, have been embroiled in a constant battle with social media providers…

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by Zak Failla
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Bus Rider In Area Arrested After Racially Laced Tirade At Other Passengers Bus Rider In Area Arrested After Racially Laced Tirade At Other Passengers
Bus Rider In Area Arrested After Racially Laced Tirade At Other Passengers Click here for an updated story: Video - Woman Faces New Charges After Racial Rant On Hudson Valley Bus A bus passenger was arrested by police after verbally attacking passengers in a racially laced tirade on a Transport of Rockland (TOR) bus. The incident took place around 5 p.m. Saturday, June 30 on Bus #235 along Route 92, said John Lyon, spokesman for Rockland County Executive Ed Day. The woman can be seen on a video posted by a user on Facebook yelling what Lyon described as "disgusting racial and ethnic epithets" at passengers on the bus, mixed with obscenities. At one po…

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by Kathy Reakes