Northeast
Wild clashes between NYPD, agitators outside synagogue tunnels caught on camera, go viral
Pandemonium overtook a historic New York City synagogue when agitators battled with cops over a bizarre, illegally dug tunnel under the holy building.
Viral videos show responding officers pulling young men from the tunnel, as dozens of other agitators shouted, clapped and, at one point, appeared to bull rush through police and climb over destroyed wooden furniture.
But the cops stood their ground and kept the large crowd at bay as their fellow officers continued to pull rabble-rousers from the tunnels and take them into custody, as they appeared to laugh and sing along.
In one video, posted on X by @FrumTikTok, which has since been deleted, Monday evening’s wild night started when several men blasted wooden panels with sledgehammers and ripped the coverings that hid the underground pathway, as construction crews prepped to fill it in.
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Jewish students riot against NYPD officers, who were called to inspect a secret tunnel dug under the synagogue by students in New York. (Bruce Schaff/AP)
One officer is heard telling members of the antagonistic group that they need to clear the synagogue out tonight.
“They want to fix this tonight,” the officer said in a video originally posted by @FrumTikTok.
The account user has since deleted the videos and lengthy thread after it was raided by antisemitic conspiracies and remarks.
“I will NOT allow my account to be used by antisemitic Jew haters to promote their pathetic hatred of religious Jews,” the user posted on X.
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The chaos started with a 3:30 p.m. call about a “disorderly group outside of 770 Eastern Parkway” in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, an NYPD spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
“Officers were informed that a group of individuals unlawfully entered 770 Eastern Parkway by damaging a wall,” the NYPD said in an emailed statement Tuesday morning.
“At this time, it is known that a number of individuals were taken into custody. Charges are pending. No injuries were reported as a result of this incident.”
NYPD officers arrest a student after he was removed from a breach in the wall of the synagogue that led to a tunnel dug by students. (Bruce Schaff/AP)
Hasidic Jewish students observe as law enforcement establishes a perimeter around a breached wall in the synagogue that led to a tunnel dug by students. (Bruce Schaff/AP)
What are the tunnels for and where do they lead?
CrownHeights.info first reported the shocking discovery under the Headquarters of Lubavitch in New York City in late December.
Workers reportedly stumbled upon the bizarre underground pathway while they were working on the plumbing near the site, according to CrownHeights.info.
It reportedly was designed to reach an abandoned women’s mikvah — or ritual bath — around the corner and exited the building, the Jewish outlet Forward reported.
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The small crew who dug the tunnel had been working on it for months to a year, according to the news outlet, but what purpose it serves or what motivated anyone to dig the tunnel remains a head-scratching enigma.
The inside of the dirt-walled tunnel was posted in a video by CrownHeights.info on its Instagram account in December.
Jewish students sit behind a breach in the wall of a synagogue that led to a tunnel dug by the students in New York. (Bruce Schaff/AP)
After the inadvertent discovery, structural engineers assessed the damage, and the synagogue’s leadership prepared to fill in the tunnel.
As the cement mixers rolled into the area, the riot began, and the chaos ensued.
Rabbi Motti Seligson, spokesperson for Chabad.org, said efforts to repair the walls “were disrupted by the extremists who broke through the wall to the synagogue, vandalizing the sanctuary, in an effort to preserve their unauthorized access.”
“They have since been arrested and the building closed pending a structural safety review,” he said in a statement on X. “Lubavitch officials have attempted to gain proper control of the premises through the New York State court system; unfortunately, despite consistently prevailing in court, the process has dragged on for years.
“This is, obviously, deeply distressing to the Lubavitch movement, and the Jewish community worldwide. We hope and pray to be able to expeditiously restore the sanctity and decorum of this holy place.”
Rabbis condemn actions of ‘agitators’
Rabbi Yosef Braun, Rov of the Crown Heights Beis Din, said in a recorded statement that a group of people “who were not appointed by anyone, have taken reign and control of the holy Shul (synagogue) of 770 (East Parkway), and decided to do as they wish.”
“Things came to a head today where people saw in the open where they’re ready to destroy and deface the Holy Walls … whose hand did not shake and tremble when they went and touched those walls, when they took a hammer to those walls?”
World Headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement, located on Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York. (Google Street View)
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky said they’re “pained by the vandalism of a group of young agitators” in a statement on behalf of the Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters. (Chabad Lubavitch HQ/X)
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky said they’re “pained by the vandalism of a group of young agitators” in a statement on behalf of the Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters.
“These odious actions will be investigated, and the sanctity of the synagogue will be restored,” Rabbi Krinsky said. “Our thanks to the NYPD for their professionalism and sensitivity.”
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Connecticut
House destroyed after fire in Tolland
Fire crews were dispatched to Bonair Hill Rd for a structure fire around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
When they arrived, the single-family home was fully involved, according to Town Manager Brian Foley.
Foley said in a post on Facebook that an adult male was outside on the property in serious medical distress and was transported to Rockville hospital. He also mentions that several family members got out safely and were staying at a neighbor’s house.
The home was completely destroyed, and the town staff and Red Cross are working to ensure the displaced family has access to any needed services, Foley said.
Local CT State Fire Marshals are on scene investigating the incident.
Maine
Cold, quiet stretch in Maine ahead of another possible late weekend snowstorm
PORTLAND (WGME) — A seasonably cold air mass will continue to impact temperatures through the end of the week.
All eyes will turn to the backend of the weekend with the possibility of a powerful storm that is passing a few hundred miles offshore on Sunday.
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On Wednesday, the sun will be present with highs near 20 degrees.
The snow on the ground will make things very bright, so don’t forget your sunglasses!
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The Boston Celtics have a home game Wednesday night at 7:30 PM for travel purposes.
By Thursday, it will be more of a mixed bag of both sun and clouds with similar temperatures.
The next chance for some snow showers will be inland and in the mountains on Friday morning.
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For the weekend, Saturday will be the brightest day, yet the coldest.
Our Weather Authority team continues to closely monitor the track of a powerful storm that is passing a few hundred miles offshore on Sunday.
As of midweek, the track will either have Maine under its extreme western edge with some snow or a miss heading out to sea.
There are two scenarios that the storm could take, the first being a large storm track.
If the storm’s center passes off the coast of Cape Cod, we could be looking at a classic blizzard situation with snow and wind.
The second scenario and the more likely of the two, out to sea. The storm may end up cutting in the middle of these two, bringing snow to mostly coastal spots.
This large storm and its track is being watched very closely as any shift in the track will result in major changes to the forecast. Stay tuned.
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The first week of February is set to continue with those below-normal temperatures.
Do you have any weather questions? Email our Weather Authority team at weather@wgme.com. We’d love to hear from you!
Massachusetts
Schools reopening in Boston as snow cleanup continues
The cleanup continues across Massachusetts after Sunday’s storm dumped almost two feet of snow on us, but life is slowly returning to normal, which means students are headed back to school.
There were at least a dozen school delays reported in Connecticut Wednesday morning, but kids across the Bay State were getting back into their classrooms at the normal time after some had two snow days, including in Boston.
As everyone gets back into their routines Wednesday with school and work in the city, they’ll have to contend with narrow sidewalks and giant mounts of snow blocking corners.
Huge mounds of snow can be seen across New England, with roads and sidewalks made narrower.
There is still a lot of cleanup left to be done in South Boston, where snow cleanup can be quite the struggle.
“I didn’t go to work today, but I have to go to work tomorrow. But I’m going to wait for one of the commuters to come in, that I know, and I’ll leave when they pull in. Then when they go home, I can pull back in. That’s the way you got to rig the system,” Southie resident Steve Ruiter said.
Some cars have yet to even be dug out, and if you do still have shoveling to do, remember to take it easy. UMass Memorial took care of eight people on Tuesday who went into cardiac arrest after shoveling snow.
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