BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A car struck the entrance of the Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights neighborhood on Wednesday, authorities said.
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Police responded to the scene after the vehicle drove into part of the building, causing damage to an entrance area. No injuries were reported. The driver was taken into custody, according to the NYPD.
Officers secured the area as investigators worked to determine the circumstances of the incident and whether it was intentional. A motive was not immediately known.
A car intentionally drove into the side doors of 770 Eastern Parkway, Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters, in Crown Heights. There are no injuries. Police have the driver in custody and are investigating his motives pic.twitter.com/w9rRAnnAAo
— Rabbi Chanina Sperlin (@ChaninaSperlin) January 29, 2026
The building, widely known as “770,” is a historic synagogue and a central gathering place for the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. The investigation remained ongoing, police said.
I am at 770 Chabad World Headquarters in Crown Heights, where a man intentionally, and repeatedly, crashed his car into the building. I am relieved that no one was injured in this horrifying incident.
This is deeply alarming, especially given the deep meaning and history of the…
— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) January 29, 2026
This is horrific.
These acts of violence against our Jewish communities, and any of our communities, need to stop.
Now.
Antisemitism and hate of any kind cannot go unchecked in any corner of our city and state. https://t.co/LiFubrJ0qN
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) January 29, 2026
A vehicle reportedly struck the entrance to the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn tonight, a horrifying incident. Fortunately, there are no reported injuries at this time.
We spoke to Chabad representatives to offer our support, and we are in touch with the NYPD.… https://t.co/3uF39C7IFG
— Speaker Julie Menin (@SpeakerMenin) January 29, 2026
Why where there no bricks and cinder blocks thrown at the car, as the car was below and the observers had a higher ground perfect for throwing heavy objects down? Why wasn’t the car set on fire and the attacker beaten to a pulp, in self defense of course? Why “officer” and other terms of respect towards the cops who don’t respect us, and why the naive premise that police is there to protect the innocent and punish the guilty?
I’m afraid that there’ll be many more copycats now that the perpetrator was able to walk away unhurt from the crime scene, and don’t hold your breath for the NY “justice” system to provide justice or any kind of meaningful deterrent to other sickos.
L’chatchila ariber! He really wanted to get in so badly. A+ for effort. F- for being a moron. The ness was that the chassidim didn’t kill him. If he tried that in KY or Williamsburg, the police would be gathering his body parts.
This headline is so misleading and misguided it’s utterly disgusting.
I’m not jumping to conclusions that this was a terrorist attack but to totally ignore the fact that this was DELIBERATE and that he desperately tried smashing the entrance over and over again is disgraceful.
You would think this is the NYT…
What a shame…
The building deliberately blocked his way, stopping him from advancing and getting ahead. He should sue.
Bet he was using Waze, “Turn right!” Just following orders.
Why did the police who are all around 770 allow this to happen?
Why didn’t police kill driver or shout his tires down?
The police are involved sadly
He’s looking for Frayda too huh?
is moshe davis who fights anti semitism dispatched there?
Is that a legal parking spot?