The NYPD is expecting anti-israel demonstrations around Oct. 7, the marking of one year of war in the Middle East following Hamas' attack against Israel.

"There will be a zero tolerance for those who violate the law, impede traffic and damage property while doing so," Mayor Eric Adams said.


What You Need To Know

  • The NYPD is increasing security measures during the Jewish High Holidays and the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel

  • NYPD will increase uniformed patrols around synagogues and other houses of worship

  • Police officials are anticipating demonstrations around Oct. 7

The day falls around the Jewish High Holidays, a time when the NYPD typically deploys more security measures.

"We are going to do our job, with the partnership of state and federal partners and the public," Adams said.

The security plan requires cooperation with federal law enforcement, as Mayor Eric Adams fights federal corruption charges, and there are ongoing probes into NYPD officials.

Adams made assurances law enforcement agencies will work together.

“This organization is a professional organization no matter what happens in the city in any particular time to any individual, the operation continues.”

The operation to keep New Yorkers safe during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur next week includes more uniformed police patrols at synagogues and other houses of worship for all religions. There will also be NYPD teams with heavy weapons, K-9 sweeps of sensitive areas and security cameras operating in more than 50 locations.

“This doesn’t start weeks before,” interim NYPD Commissioner Tom Donlon said. “This is a plan that’s been in the making for over a year.”

The NYPD’s counterterrorism operation will be monitoring and investigating potential threats.

“Our Joint Operations Center, where we are standing right now, has been activated, and it’s going to remain open through Yom Kippur, ensuring that we can share information in real time, and move resources exactly where they need to go,” Rebecca Weiner, deputy commissioner for intelligence and counterterrorism at the NYPD, said.

Jewish leaders joined Adams and police officials. Devorah Halberstam, whose son Ari was killed in a shooting on the Brooklyn Bridge in 1994, was among them. Her advocacy led federal authorities to reclassify it as a terror attack.

“The line is blurred between the Jews in New York City and the Jews in Israel and sadly the antisemitism that is going on and has gone on in the last year is unprecedented,” she said.