3 NYC progressive pols targeted by email threats, including a bomb threat
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NEW YORK — Someone emailed threats to three New York City politicians Tuesday afternoon, with one of the threats including a bomb threat, according to police sources.
Cops were alerted to three separate threats, which were sent to the offices of Council members Althea Stevens of the Bronx and Crystal Hudson of Brooklyn, as well as state Sen. Michael Gianaris of Queens, sources said.
The first incident was reported to police around 2:25 p.m. at the office of District 16 Council member Stevens, near Jerome Ave. and W. 170th St. in Mt. Eden. An email was sent around 2:06 p.m. by a person unknown to the office, referring to threats to “Council women supporting progressive policy” and stating there was a bomb planted inside the bathroom stall of the office, plus another bomb planted near the mail collection area that was going to “distract police.”
It was determined that there were no bombs at the location.
Another threat was received around the same time at the Queens office of state Sen. Gianaris, near Ditmars Blvd. and 45th Ave. in Ditmars Steinway. The specific nature of the threat in this incident was unknown.
The last threat was sent to District 35 Council woman Hudson’s office, located near Hanson Place and Fort Greene Place in downtown Brooklyn, where five staff members in her office received the menacing email. It was unclear if Hudson herself personally received a threat directly sent to her.
“Hi, im comming [sic] to burn down the office and mass shoot every one of you woke lunatics. I’m a current police officer who is fed up and you will all pay with your lives,” the email said.
Both Hudson and Stevens are members of the Council’s Progressive Caucus.
There were no arrests in the incidents as police were investigating the threats.
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