New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced $70 million in security funding for shuls, schools and other institutions facing threats of hate crimes as Jewish communities prepare for the Yomim Noraim.

“The most sacred period in the Hebrew year gets underway in a few short days,” Hochul said. “This is always a time of anxiety, concern, and now I would say it’s been ratcheted up.”

“Hate has no place in our great state,” she added. “We must condemn it in every single form that it takes. But the reality—the sad reality—is that hate crimes are on the rise, and more than half of those crimes are targeted against Jewish New Yorkers.”

Hochul had previously requested $35 million for the Securing Communities Against Hate Crimes program, which provides security funding to hundreds of nonprofit organizations.

The funding can be used to install surveillance cameras and alarm systems, train security guards and strengthen cybersecurity protections.

The announcement comes amid a sharp rise in hate crimes across New York City. NYPD statistics show that 425 hate crimes were reported during the first eight months of 2026, up from 367 during the same period last year—an increase of 15.8%.

Antisemitic incidents rose 8% and accounted for the majority of all hate crimes recorded in the city.

Recent attacks include an assault inside Manhattan’s Central Synagogue during Shabbos services, an attack on a Chareidi man in Boro Park and the stabbing of a Jewish man outside a shul on Tisha B’Av.

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