Amid a decline in antisemitic hate crimes across the city , Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Wednesday said she plans to boost the police presence at houses of worship during the Jewish High Holy Days .

The NYPD’s Intelligence Bureau and Counterterrorism Bureau are monitoring threats and will be working with Jewish organizations over the next few weeks during the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the department stated. More NYPD officers would be deployed to synagogues, schools and other Jewish sites across the city.

“Over the next several weeks, there will be an increased police presence around synagogues and other sensitive locations,” Tisch said. You will see additional foot posts in our neighborhoods and around our campuses and dedicated houses of worship autos depl

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