FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 18, 2024.
ELECTED NEW YORK PROSECUTORS UNITE AGAINST ANTISEMITISM.
In joint statement, Westchester District Attorney Miriam Rocah and leaders condemn recent antisemitic incidents and pledge to investigate hate-motivated acts or threats of violence.
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 |
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Brittany Grome Antonacci Cayuga County | Brooks Baker Steuben County | F. Paul Battisti Broome County
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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
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Todd C. Carville Oneida County | Todd J. Casella Yates County | Darcel Clark Bronx County |
Brian P. Conaty Sullivan County |
Elizabeth M. Crawford Franklin County
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Lorraine Diamond Montgomery County
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Anthony J. DiMartino, Jr. Oswego County
| Anne T. Donnelly Nassau County | Mary Pat Donnelly Rennselaer County
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Sandra Doorley Monroe County | Joseph G. Fazzary Schulyer County
| Michael D. Ferrarese Chenango County
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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
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David Hoovler Orange County | Ian M. Jones Allegany County
| Anthony Jordan Washington County
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Michael Keane (Acting) Erie County
| Christopher Liberati-Conant Columbia County
| Susan Mallery Schoharie County
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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
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Emmanuel Nneji Ulster County | Anthony P. Parisi Dutchess County
| Gary M. Pasqua Saint Lawrence County
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Patrick A. Perfetti Cortland County | Michael J. Poulin Fulton County
| Marsha King Purdue Hamilton County
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Lori Rieman Cattaragus County | James B Ritts Ontario County
| Jason L. Schmidt Chautauqua County
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Brian D. Seaman Niagara County | Shawn Smith Delaware County | David Soares Albany County
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Kristy Sprague Essex County | Joseph Stanzione Greene County
| Robert V. Tendy Putnam County
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Raymond A. Tierney Suffolk County | Jeffery G. Tompkins Lewis County
| Matthew Van Houten Tompkins County
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Thomas E. Walsh Rockland County | Weeden A. Wetmore Chemung County
| Andrew J. Wylie Clinton County
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