Statement from Mayor Bill de Blasio on Jersey City Shooting

STATEMENT FROM MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO ON JERSEY CITY SHOOTING

“On behalf of all New Yorkers, I offer our deepest condolences to the families of those lost in Jersey City, including Detective Joseph Seals who was tragically killed in the line of duty.

“The Mayor of Jersey City has asserted that this incident was a deliberate attack targeting the Jewish community. This tragically confirms that a growing pattern of violent anti-Semitism has now turned into a crisis for our nation. And now this threat has reached the doorstep of New York City.

“Although there is no credible or specific threat directed against New York City, I have directed the NYPD to assume a state of high alert. NYPD assets are being redeployed to protect key locations in the Jewish community and we will be announcing additional measures later today. 

“History teaches us how dangerous it is to ignore this kind of hateful pattern. We must stop anti-Semitism aggressively and decisively, and I call upon all New Yorkers to join in rooting out this threat.”