Bronx Man Arrested on Various Charges for Attacks on Synagogues in the Northwest Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Riverdale Jewish Center, located at 3700 Independence Avenue in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, on Sunday, April 25, 2021.
Photo by David Greene

A Bronx man has been arrested in connection with the attacks on four synagogues in the Bronx carried out over the course of the last two weeks, as reported previously by Norwood News.

Jordan J. Burnette, 29, of Hudson Parkway in The Bronx was charged on Saturday, May 1, in the 50th precinct, with burglary (hate crime), burglary, criminal mischief (hate crime), aggravated harassment (hate crime), criminal trespass (hate crime), petit larceny, criminal possession of a stolen weapon, criminal mischief, trespass, and driving in the wrong direction on a one-way street.

Broken windows are seen at Riverdale Jewish Youth Library located at 535 W. 246th Street in Riverdale, on Sunday, April 25, 2021.
Photo by David Greene

The incidents, which were being investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force, took place in the Riverdale and Fieldston sections of the borough, and details of each were confirmed by the NYPD on Sunday, April 25. All were reported in the 50th precinct.

Michael Horowitz, a Riverdale resident and member of the Jewish community, had written about his thoughts on the recent attacks in a recent op-ed.

A person arrested and accused of a crime is innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.

Editor’s Note: Michael Horowitz is a freelance contributor to the Norwood News.

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