NYC Commemorates 30th Anniversary of Ari Halberstam's Murder with Vigil

The city reflects on the impact of the antisemitic terror attack that claimed the life of a 16-year-old Jewish student on the Brooklyn Bridge.

Dozens of New Yorkers, including Mayor Eric Adams and New York Attorney General Letitia James, gathered at a vigil to honor Ari Halberstam, 30 years after his murder by an antisemitic terrorist.
Ari Halberstam was killed in 1994 when Rashid Baz, an anti-Israel terrorist, opened fire on a van carrying Orthodox Jewish students on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Devorah Halberstam, Ari's mother, has since dedicated her life to combating hate, contributing to the passage of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 and advocating for gun control laws.
The incident, initially misclassified as road rage, was later recognized as a terrorist attack, leading to the passage of New York State's first counter-terrorism laws.
The Brooklyn Bridge's southbound ramp, the scene of the attack, was renamed the 'Ari Halberstam Ramp' in memory of the slain teenager.