New York synagogues, museum got fake bomb threats, officials say

At least three synagogues and a museum in New York received bomb threats on May 4 but none were deemed credible by the New York Police Department, a city official and police said, Report informs via Reuters.

Manhattan Borough President Mark D. Levine said on X the synagogue bomb threats were "a clear hate crime, and part of a growing trend of 'swatting' incidents targeting Jewish institutions."

"This is a clear effort to sow fear in the Jewish community. Cannot be accepted," he said.