At least four synagogues and a museum in New York received bomb threats on Saturday, with none of the claims considered credible according to city officials and the NYPD.

Three of the bomb threats were reported in Manhattan, directed at Congregation Rodeph Sholom on West 83rd street, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah on West 30th street and Chabad of Midtown on 5th Avenue and 43rd street. Two bomb threats were directed to the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue by email, but upon investigation no evidence of an explosive device was found.

In a message sent to its congregation, Rodeph Sholom stated that the NYPD asked them to evacuate the building for the police to enter and investigate until the situation was deemed clear.

According to Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, the NYPD deemed the threats to be fake, but this is nonetheless part of a series of hate crimes against Jewish institutions. Governor Kathy Hochul noted that despite the lack of credibility for these bomb threats, antisemitism and fear-mongering in New York should be intolerable. She added that her office is further monitoring the situation.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who represents New York, reassured that there was no active threat according to the FBI. In a press conference with Congressman Jerry Nadler, Schumer announced more security funding for places of worship via the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP), a FEMA initiative designed to enhance security preparedness for nonprofit organizations that face a high risk of terrorist attacks.

The threats coincide with heightened tensions in the city, including mass arrests of pro-Palestinian student protesters at Columbia University and New York University carried out by the NYPD.