Responses The NYPD announced that they had arrested 6 people that night; one was charged with assault and the rest were released with summonses but did not specify whether they had arrested protesters or counter-protesters. A Chabad-Lubavitch spokesman, Rabbi Motti Seligson, characterized the counterprotestors as a "small breakaway group of young people" and denounced their actions as "entirely unacceptable and wholly antithetical to the
Torah's values". He also condemned the pro-Palestine protesters, saying that they had “called for the genocide of Jews in support of terrorists and terrorism."
CAIR-NY Executive Director Afaf Nasher condemned the violence and called for the police to investigate the incident as a hate crime.
Protests On 27 April, pro-Palestinian protestors assembled in
Gravesend, Brooklyn, in front of two synagogues, one of which was preparing to host Ben-Gvir. However, his planned speech for that morning was canceled. Pro-Israeli counterprotestors also arrived at the area. By early afternoon the pro-Palestinian protestors had left, and again, six people in total were arrested. Local pro-Israeli publication
The Jewish Voice shared footage of scuffles between protestors and the NYPD in the neighborhood. On 28 April, in anticipation of renewed protests in Crown Heights, the administration of the
Tomchei Tminim at the Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters released a letter to
yeshiva students instructing them to refrain from counterprotesting and to remain focused on their studies. That night, a small protest was held near
Barclays Center in response to the mob attack. The NYPD stated that the assault is under investigation by the Hate Crimes Task Force and they are offering a reward of $3,500 for information. According to City Council member
Crystal Hudson, the police have not arrested suspects because of a lack of witness testimony. == See also ==