PLAYING. 
AUNDREA CLINE-THOMAS IS LIVE 
WITH MORE. 
>> Reporter: I WANT TO SHOW YOU 
GUYS A CAUTION. TAPES AROUND 
THAT FRONT WINDOW, SHATTERED 
GLASS STILL ON THE GROUND, BUT 
THE RABBI HERE SAYS DESPITE 
THIS ATTACK, THE DOORS OF THE 
SYNAGOGUE WILL REMAIN OPEN. 
THE RABBI SAID COMMUNITY 
MEMBERS WERE ENJOYING SHABBAT 
TOGETHER ON SATURDAY. 
HIS CHILDREN WERE PLAYING WHEN 
VANDALS SHATTERED THE FRONT 
WINDOW. 
THE NYPD HATE CRIMES DIVISION 
IS INVESTIGATING. 
IT HIGHLIGHTS AN ALARMING 
TREND. 
DURING A RALLY ON THURSDAY, THE 
MAYOR SAID THERE HAD BEEN 47 
HATE CRIME INCIDENTS IN THE 
CITY THIS YEAR. 
ALMOST TWICE AS MANY AS THE 
SAME TIME LAST YEAR. 
OF THOSE INCIDENTS, TWO THIRDS 
TARGETED THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. 
NOW, IN THIS INSTANCE, THE 
SUSPECT RAN AWAY. 
POLICE DO NOT HAVE A 
DESCRIPTION OF THEM. 
THE RABBI SAYS THE INCIDENT 
STRENGTHENS THEIR DETERMINATION 
TO CONTINUE PRACTICING THEIR 
FAITH. 
THAT'S THE
