'I'll Burn the Building Down': Man in NYC Allegedly Says What He'll Do to Jewish Bagel Shop if it Flies Flag of Israel
As anti-Semitism flares across America, a bagel shop in the heart of New York City reportedly has been threatened for flying an Israeli flag. The Jewish-owned Bagels & Co. in Queens recorded with security cameras the…
As Anti-Semitism flares across America, a bagel shop in the heart of New York City reportedly has been threatened for flying an Israeli flag.
The Jewish-owned Bagels & Co. in Queens recorded with security cameras the incident, in which a customer came in off the street and made a demand.
“Remove those Israeli flags and shut the business down or I’ll burn the building down,” he allegedly told the employees of the shop, according to WABC-TV.
The man recorded the incident on his phone as he made the threat.
The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the Nov. 10 incident.
Queens is home to about 200,000 Jewish residents, according to the Jerusalem Post. New York City overall has about 1.1 million Jewish residents.