Authorities said Keith Michael Lisa had a bat when he showed up at the office of the U.S. attorney for New Jersey on Wednesday. He was charged with possession of a dangerous weapon in a federal facility. Source: New York…
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Vance Criticizes Mamdani’s Comments About Islamophobia After 9/11
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2025
Zohran Mamdani said the vice president’s attack on social media was one in a series of “cheap jokes about Islamophobia.” Source: New York Times
Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference
By Gotham Rex on October 17, 2025
After the man walked onto the stage at the “Wiki World’s Fair” event and threatened to kill himself, witnesses said, two members of the audience jumped in to stop him. Source: New York Times
Doctor Accused of Using a Gun to Force a Woman Into Sex
By Gotham Rex on October 14, 2025
Maurizio Miglietta, who the authorities said boasted of law enforcement connections, was charged with rape. He practiced at hospitals in New York City and New Jersey. Source: New York Times
Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats
By Gotham Rex on October 8, 2025
Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused of him belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night. Source: New York Times
How 106 People Got Together to Stop a School Shooting — Before It Happened
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2025
A threat on a school bus from an alienated young man united dozens of agencies to answer a single question: Is it possible to stop potential mass shooters before they commit a crime? Source: New York Times
Texas Man Is Charged With Making Threats Against Mamdani
By Gotham Rex on September 19, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral nominee in New York City, received messages calling him a terrorist and telling him he was unwelcome in the U.S. Source: New York Times
Repeat Offender Charged With Threatening the Lives of Female Judges
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2025
Anthony Salvatore Perri threatened to kill two jurists and said others were targets, prosecutors say. The charges against him come as the nation is seeing a wave of threats against judges. Source: New York Times
Mamdani Says He Will Apologize for Calling the N.Y.P.D. Racist in 2020
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who won the mayoral primary, said the department was racist and homophobic in a social media post. Source: New York Times
New Jersey Man Arrested in Connection With Threat to Synagogues
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2022
An 18-year-old man was charged with sending a threat over social media. He is expected to appear in court on Thursday afternoon. Source: New York Times
As Right-Wing Rhetoric Escalates, So Do Threats and Violence
By Gotham Rex on August 13, 2022
Both threats of political violence and actual attacks have become a steady reality of American life. Experts blame dehumanizing and apocalyptic language. Source: New York Times
Saudi Man Bullied Dissidents via Instagram and Lied to F.B.I., U.S. Says
By Gotham Rex on June 28, 2022
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said in a complaint unsealed Tuesday that Ibrahim Alhussayen, 42, had sent threats on Instagram to Saudi citizens living in the United States and Canada. Source: New York Times
Social Media Shooting Threats Against Elite Schools Sow Fear
By Gotham Rex on June 10, 2022
A tactic using social media sites to direct threats at individual students has unsettled schools in New York City and around the country. Source: New York Times
Antisemitic Attacks in New York Are at Highest Level in Decades
By Gotham Rex on April 26, 2022
Last year there were 51 assaults across the state, a record since the Anti-Defamation League began compiling such data in 1979. Source: New York Times
Robert Lemke Sentenced to 3 Years Over Threats to Journalists and Politicians
By Gotham Rex on December 21, 2021
The same day that Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, Robert Lemke told a congressman’s brother that he was with “armed members near your home,” prosecutors said. Source: New York Times