City Hall says no local terror threat after Hamas bloodshed in Israel

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City Hall said Tuesday there is no known local terror threat to the Big Apple in the wake of the Hamas bloodshed in Israel -— but vowed to boost police patrols in neighborhoods with large Jewish populations.

Mayor Eric Adams said that neighborhoods getting additional NYPD resources include Williamsburg, Borough Park, the Rockaways and Flatbush, which are home to sects of the faith that frequently wear religious garb and other clothing that makes them easily identifiable.

“We know we need to pay special attention there,” the mayor said. “We are very conscious of this and the Police Department is executing and doing this.”

The NYPD’s chief of patrol was emphatic that there are “no threats” targeting Jewish New Yorkers or the neighborhoods that many call home.

“Our intel is tracking any threats, there are no threats,” said the NYPD’s John Chell.

Chell added that the pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protests that had broken out in the aftermath of the terror group Hamas’ initial brutal attack had ended with just a small number incidents so far.

Adams also called on social media companies to do a better job of policing anti-Israeli and anti-semitic propaganda on their platforms, saying the material could inspire others to commit acts of terrorism.

“They continue to give this posture that ‘oh, we’re just producing a product’ without any social responsibility,” Hizzoner said.

“They can use the algorithms to determine when someone is doing something or motivating hate,” he added. “If they don’t want to do the job of policing themselves, I really believe it’s time for the federal government to step in.”

Adams did not specific examples of hateful content or name any social media companies during his remarks, which were in response to a hypothetical question posed by a reporter.

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