The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an anti-Islamic incident outside a Kensington mosque last week after a man wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat was filmed shouting derogatory rhetoric at the house of worship. A video widely shared online since Feb. 18 shows the suspect standing outside Masjid Nur-Al Islam on Church Avenue with a megaphone, yelling anti-Islamic comments and claiming that the mosque funds the terrorist organization Hezbollah. New York’s elected officials have condemned the incident, with Gov. Kathy Hochul vowing to “root out Islamophobic hate in every corner of our state.” Click here to read more on brooklyn.paper.com.
