NYPD steps up security at synagogues, Hanukkah celebrations after Bondi Beach shooting

John Annese, New York Daily News on Dec 14, 2025

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The NYPD will increase its presence at public Hanukkah celebrations and synagogues after a pair of gunmen killed at least 12 people at Australia’s Bondi Beach, as New York City elected officials condemned the attack Sunday.

“We are closely monitoring the horrific attack … We are in touch with our Australian partners, and at this time we see no nexus to NYC,” the NYPD said in a statement Sunday. “We are deploying additional resources to public Hanukkah celebrations and synagogues out of an abundance of caution. As always, if you see something, say something.”

“Innocent souls were taken by vile antisemitism and hate,” Mayor Eric Adams said on X Sunday. “May their memories be a blessing.”

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called Sunday’s shooting an act of antisemitic terrorism.

Police fatally shot one of the gunman, while the second, who was arrested, was in critical condition, Australian authorities said. At least 29 people were confirmed wounded, including two police officers, said Mal Lanyon, the police commissioner for New South Wales state.

On Sunday, Mayor Elect Zohran Mamdani, decried the attack of a “vile act of antisemitic terror” and vowed to keep Jewish New Yorkers safe.

“This attack is merely the latest, most horrifying iteration in a growing pattern of violence targeted at Jewish people across the world. Too many no longer feel safe to be themselves, to express their faith publicly, to worship in their synagogues without armed security stationed outside,” Mamdani said in a statement posted on social media. “What happened at Bondi is what many Jewish people fear will happen in their communities too.”

“When I am Mayor, I will work every day to keep Jewish New Yorkers safe — on our streets, our subways, at shul, in every moment of every day,” he added. "Let this be a purpose shared by every New Yorker, and let us banish this horrific violence to the past.”

Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed extra vigilance by state police after the attack.

“Horrified by a cowardly terrorist attack against the Jewish community,” she posted on X. “New York will always stand against the scourge of antisemitism and confront violence head-on.”

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