MANHATTAN — Police will monitor synagogues and other “symbolic locations” around the city following a deadly attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said Tuesday.
“The NYPD is following developments in Jerusalem closely and working with the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force to monitor any further developments. As of now, there is no specific credible threat to New York City,” Bratton said in a statement released by the police department.
Officials in Brooklyn echoed the commissioner’s message later in the day, saying police in Crown Heights will step up visits to synagogues in the 71st Precinct in the coming days, though there is no indication of terrorist activity in the area or the city.
“It is strictly a precautionary measure and to [reassure] the community we serve of their safety,” said Detective Vincent Martinos, with the 71st Precinct's Community Affairs office, in an email alert.
Two Palestinians killed four men in a synagogue complex in West Jerusalem early Tuesday morning, according to multiple reports. Three of the four men were immigrants to Israel from the United States, The New York Times reported.
