Governor Hochul's posted about the arrest on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, and was met with fierce backlash.
FILE - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a ceremony to sign a package of bills to strengthen gun laws on June 6, 2022, in New York. New York Governor Kathy Hochul applauded the arrest of a Jewish New York City lawmaker on social media Friday, reminding her followers that "New York's gun safety laws apply to everyone."
New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov surrendered to authorities Friday morning after she was pictured carrying a firearm at a pro-Palestine rally in Brooklyn Thursday afternoon. Though Vernikov is a licensed gun owner, New York lawcarrying a firearm in a "sensitive location," including "colleges, universities, private schools, public schools, and other educational institutions.
Columbia University, located in New York City, closed its campus Friday in anticipation of protests between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian student groups, the Wall Street Journal. The Fashion Institute of Technology, part of the State University of New York system, made classes optional Friday to observe a "day of reflection, prayer and community," according toViolent incidents involving Israelis and Jews outside of Israel have begun to catch the eyes of international media.
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