Arson Attack on Jewish-Japanese Restaurant in Brooklyn Investigated as Hate Crime

Unidentified Arsonist Targets Shalom Japan Restaurant Amid Rising Anti-Semitic Incidents in New York City

An unidentified man set fire to the outside of Shalom Japan, a Jewish-Japanese fusion restaurant in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, in the early hours of November 18.
The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the incident as an anti-Jewish hate crime.
Surveillance footage shows the arsonist, described as a man with a dark complexion and a thin build, torching two outside window tarps decorated with the Star of David before walking away.
There were no injuries reported from the incident, and the building did not suffer significant structural damage.
Anti-Semitic incidents have significantly increased in New York City and across the United States, with NYPD data showing a 214% increase in bias incidents against Jews in October compared to the same period last year.