In a joint statement, Westchester District Attorney Miriam Rocah and leaders condemn recent antisemitic incidents and pledge to investigate hate-motivated acts or threats of violence
June 18, 2024
Today, all 62 District Attorneys in the state of New York, and the New York State Attorney General, individually signed a joint statement reassuring their constituents of their public safety priorities while pledging to prosecute and investigate hate-motivated threats or violence in response to the recent string of antisemitic incidents in New York City.
“As law enforcement and elected leaders in New York, we have a responsibility to assure the communities that we serve that their safety is paramount. Recently, there has been an escalation of targeted threats and attacks on Jewish communities and individuals, including threats to Jewish riders on the New York City subway system, vandalism targeting the homes of Jewish board members of the Brooklyn Museum, and antisemitic signs and chants during a gathering outside a memorial in New York City to victims killed at the Nova music festival, which caused the exhibit to be locked down.
“These acts have left large segments of our communities–both Jews and non-Jews–scared for their safety and that of their families and neighbors. No New Yorker should fear for their safety for any reason, and especially because of who they are.
“We support the rights of all New Yorkers to lawfully and peacefully gather and protest, but we want to reassure all communities, including Jewish ones, that we will understand the fear and pledge to investigate and prosecute all hate crimes and acts of violence or threats of violence based on the facts and to the fullest extent possible under the law.”
Signatories of District Attorneys and Attorney General
Miriam E. Rocah
Westchester County
Melinda Katz
Queens County
Letitia James
New York State
Brittany Grome Antonacci
Cayuga County
Brooks Baker
Steuben County
F. Paul Battisti
Broome County
Alvin Bragg
New York County
Christine Callanan (Acting)
Wayne County
Joseph V. Cardone
Orleans County
Robert M. Carney
Schenectady County
Jeffrey Carpenter
Herkimer County
Jason Carusone
Warren County
Todd C. Carville
Oneida County
Todd J. Casella
Yates County
Darcel Clark
Bronx County
Brian P. Conaty
Sullivan County
Elizabeth M. Crawford
Franklin County
Lorraine Diamond
Montgomery County
Anthony J. DiMartino, Jr.
Oswego County
Anne T. Donnelly
Nassau County
Mary Pat Donnelly
Rensselaer County
Sandra Doorley
Monroe County
Joseph G. Fazzary
Schuyler County
Michael D. Ferrarese
Chenango County
Kevin T. Finnell
Genesee County
William J. Fitzpatrick
Onondaga County
William G. Gabor
Madison County
Eric Gonzalez
Kings County
Karen A. Heggen
Saratoga County
Vincent A. Hemming (Acting)
Wyoming County
David Hoovler
Orange County
Ian M. Jones
Allegany County
Anthony Jordan
Washington County
Michael Keane (Acting)
Erie County
Christopher Liberati-Conant
Columbia County
Susan Mallery
Schoharie County
Kirk Martin
Tioga County
Gregory J. McCaffrey
Livingston County
Michael E. McMahon
Richmond County
President, DAASNY
Kristyna S. Mills
Jefferson County
John M. Muehl
Otsego County
John J. Nabinger
Seneca County
Emmanuel Nneji
Ulster County
Anthony P. Parisi
Dutchess County
Gary M. Pasqua
Saint Lawrence County
Patrick A. Perfetti
Cortland County
Michael J. Poulin
Fulton County
Marsha King Purdue
Hamilton County
Lori Rieman
Cattaraugus County
James B Ritts
Ontario County
Jason L. Schmidt
Chautauqua County
Brian D. Seaman
Niagara County
Shawn Smith
Delaware County
David Soares
Albany County
Kristy Sprague
Essex County
Joseph Stanzione
Greene County
Robert V. Tendy
Putnam County
Raymond A. Tierney
Suffolk County
Jeffery G. Tompkins
Lewis County
Matthew Van Houten
Tompkins County
Thomas E. Walsh
Rockland County
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Anna Young, Public Information Officer
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Weeden A. Wetmore
Chemung County
Andrew J. Wylie
Clinton County
