As ongoing threats against the Jewish community continue to rise, a strong partnership between a cadre of volunteers, Jewish security initiatives and local, state and federal law enforcement has thwarted attempts to harm local Jewish communities.
NYPD have increased security at synagogues and other Jewish institutions as a result of the threats and Adams said the extra protection for the city's 1.6 million Jews would continue through Hanukkah
The plot to shoot up a Manhattan synagogue was thwarted by a Jewish online security analyst, who came across chilling tweets foreshadowing the planned attack, and told the NY police department.
Mitchell Silber of the UJA Federation of New York’s Community Security Initiative said Monday it was his group’s discovery of worrisome tweets that sparked the investigation by the NYPD and FBI.