NYPD Crime Statistics say that hate crimes rose by almost 9% through mid-2026, with 265 confirmed incidents. As antisemitic incidents and other hate crimes continue to threaten our communities, it is critical that prosecutors have the resources they need,” Speaker Menin said in a statement. “I asked for $1.5 million to fund the dedicated Hate Crimes Unit that would be funded like the Manhattan DA’s office or the Queens DA office. I think the people of Brooklyn deserve to be funded with a dedicated unit,” Gonzalez testified on April 22. “[Mayor] Mamdani found $200 million in funding for BHRAGS, an organization under federal indictment, but failed to fund Brooklyn’s Hate Crimes Bureau, despite a 74% citywide rise in hate crimes, more than half of them targeting Jews,” she said, referencing NYPD Hate Crime Data.