Kaminsky Comments on Long Beach boost of patrols during Jewish holidays

Long Beach police and Hempstead public safety officers will patrol synagogues and Jewish centers during the High Holy Days over the next two weeks.

Long Beach City Council members, Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen and State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) gathered Friday in front of the BACH Jewish Center in Long Beach to announce increased police presence during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur after anti-Semitic hate crimes rose 90 percent across New York State last year, officials said.

No specific threats have been made to any Jewish sites in Long Beach or Hempstead, but City Council Vice President Chumi Diamond said residents deserved a sense of peace and security while they worship.

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