Bomb threats at two Brooklyn Orthodox Jewish schools; NYPD finds no threat
Two Orthodox Jewish schools in Brooklyn were evacuated on Friday 9 October 2026 after phoned-in bomb threats. The NYPD searched both buildings, found no explosives and said there was no threat; the investigation continues.
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The story, neutrally told
Right · 2Two Orthodox Jewish schools in Brooklyn received bomb threats on the morning of Friday 9 October 2026, and the New York Police Department (NYPD) later said there was no threat. JNSR “two Orthodox Jewish schools in Brooklyn received bomb threats on Friday morning” Read at JNS ↗ The Jerusalem PostRC “Two Jewish schools in Brooklyn were evacuated on Friday after receiving phoned-in bomb threats minutes apart” Read at The Jerusalem Post ↗ Right · 2The first call went to the Yeshivah of Flatbush, a Modern Orthodox school, and the second came minutes later at another Jewish school. The Jerusalem Post, citing local outlets Patch and News 12 Brooklyn, put the first call at about 9:54 a.m. and named the second school as the United Talmudical Academy in Williamsburg, which received a call six minutes later. The NYPD itself did not name the second school. JNSR “The department didn’t name the second school.” Read at JNS ↗ The Jerusalem PostRC “Six minutes later, a similar call was placed to the United Talmudical Academy in Williamsburg.” Read at The Jerusalem Post ↗ Right · 2NYPD emergency service and K-9 units searched the buildings, and students and staff were evacuated. The NYPD said no injuries were reported and there were no arrests. According to the Jerusalem Post, the NYPD said no explosives or hazardous materials were found and both threats were deemed unfounded. JNS reported that students had reportedly returned to classrooms. JNSR ““No injuries have been reported and there are no arrests.””“They have reportedly since returned to the classrooms.” Read at JNS ↗ The Jerusalem PostRC “The NYPD stated that no explosives or hazardous materials were found, and both threats were ultimately deemed unfounded.” Read at The Jerusalem Post ↗
Right · 2The NYPD said the investigation remains ongoing. The Jerusalem Post said the origin of the calls was still under investigation. JNSR ““Investigation remains ongoing.”” Read at JNS ↗ The Jerusalem PostRC “the investigation into the origin of the calls remains ongoing” Read at The Jerusalem Post ↗ Right · 2The Yeshivah of Flatbush told parents in a letter not to come to the building so police and security staff could manage the situation. According to the Jerusalem Post, the letter said the school was placed in full lockdown and then evacuated "out of an abundance of caution" and in line with its security protocols and NYPD guidance. Video on social media showed young children being escorted out of the buildings by staff. JNSR “asked parents not to come to the building, so that police and security personnel could “manage the situation safely and effectively.”” Read at JNS ↗ The Jerusalem PostRC “out of an abundance of caution, and in accordance with our established security protocols and the guidance of the NYPD.”“Video footage circulating on social media captured young children being escorted out of the school buildings” Read at The Jerusalem Post ↗ Right · 1The Anti-Defamation League's New York/New Jersey office said on X that it was monitoring the situation and in touch with local law enforcement. It said the incident followed a bomb threat at an Orthodox synagogue in Lakewood, New Jersey, earlier in the week. State Assemblyman Michael Novakhov said he spoke with the NYPD, who determined the threat at Yeshivah of Flatbush was unfounded, and thanked officers, school staff and security. The Jerusalem PostRC “This comes on the heels of a bomb threat at a Lakewood, NJ Orthodox synagogue earlier this week.”“Police searched the school and determined the threat was unfounded.” Read at The Jerusalem Post ↗
Right · 1Moshe Spern, president of United Jewish Teachers, told JNS the timing was "not coincidental", linking it to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's 7 October statement, which he said leaders of major Jewish organisations have said endangers Jews. Spern also said five public schools in Jewish neighbourhoods received similar threats on Tuesday. These are Spern's assertions; the coverage reports no evidence tying the threats to the mayor's statement or identifying who made the calls. JNSR “Moshe Spern, president of United Jewish Teachers, told JNS that the timing is not coincidental.”“Spern told JNS that five public schools in Jewish neighborhoods received similar threats on Tuesday.” Read at JNS ↗
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- Framing
- Both Israel-based outlets report the threats as an antisemitism story: JNS leads with the NYPD all-clear and adds a Jewish teachers' leader tying the timing to the New York mayor; the Jerusalem Post leads with the evacuations and the wider pattern of threats against Jewish sites.
- Emphasis
- JNS stresses the NYPD's statements and a political reading of the timing; the Jerusalem Post stresses the response (evacuation, lockdown letter, ADL and Assemblyman statements) and the earlier Lakewood threat.
- Leaves out or plays down
- JNS does not name the second school or the call times; the Jerusalem Post does not mention the mayor-related claim or the Tuesday threats at public schools.
- Charged language
- “intifada pro-Hamas chants”
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““Now yeshivas in the same week after his statement—and not condemning the intifada pro-Hamas chants,” Spern said.” — JNS
“Jews must be able to pray and go to school without fearing for their safety” — The Jerusalem Post
What every side reports
- Two Orthodox Jewish schools in Brooklyn received bomb threats on Friday 9 October 2026, minutes apart.
- The Yeshivah of Flatbush was one of the schools; it was told of the threat by phone.
- Police searched the buildings and the NYPD said there was no threat.
- No injuries and no arrests were reported, and the investigation is ongoing.
Where accounts differ
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Whether the threats are linked to Mayor Mamdani's 7 October statement
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- JNS quotes Moshe Spern of United Jewish Teachers saying the timing is not coincidental and tying it to the mayor's statement; the Jerusalem Post does not make this link and cites the ADL pointing to a Lakewood synagogue threat.
NYPD organisation
Told JNS there is no threat, no injuries and no arrests, that emergency service and K-9 units searched, and that the investigation continues; the Jerusalem Post reports it found no explosives.
““At this time, there’s no threat,” the NYPD told JNS.” — JNS
“The NYPD stated that no explosives or hazardous materials were found” — The Jerusalem Post
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JNSR ·
All clear after bomb threats at two Orthodox Jewish schools in Brooklyn, NYPD says
Mixed Reports the NYPD all-clear in a straight news style, then closes with a union leader's claim linking the threats to the mayor's statement.
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Jewish schools in Brooklyn evacuate following bomb threats, NYPD finds no explosives on site
Sympathetic Details the evacuations and school and official responses, placing the incident in a pattern of threats against Jewish sites.
- 9 Oct 20:49 First JNSR All clear after bomb threats at two Orthodox Jewish schools in Brooklyn, NYPD says
- 11 Oct 15:52 +43h 2m The Jerusalem PostRC Jewish schools in Brooklyn evacuate following bomb threats, NYPD finds no explosives on site
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