Op-ed: Matter of Fact – Knowing where we stand
The very young new year has been equally distressing and inspiring. The city has seen more than a dozen anti-Semitic attacks the past few weeks, but both elected officials and average citizens alike have been resolute in calling out these hate crimes.
At a time when our communities are already contending with vile hatred, a white supremacist, neo-fascist group glued recruitment posters on private property in public areas around Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, and Park Slope, and dropped a large banner from a Belt Parkway overpass.
As disconcerting as it was to see this happen in our own backyard, it was truly disappointing to see a few neighbors dismissing these incursions.