{"id":48,"date":"2026-06-18T18:48:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/inna-vernikov\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2026-10-19T17:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T17:25:16","slug":"in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/inna-vernikov\/in-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"In the News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyn.news12.com\/mysterious-gasoline-like-smell-sweeps-south-brooklyn\"><strong>Mysterious gasoline-like smell sweeps South Brooklyn<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News 12 \/ October 16, 2026<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/16\/us-news\/nyc-pols-call-on-amazon-to-pull-219-halloween-witch-with-star-of-david-spell-book\/\"><strong>NYC pols call on Amazon to pull \u2018demeaning\u2019 Halloween witch animatronic with Star of David spell book<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New York Post \/ October 16, 2026<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/29\/us-news\/zohran-mamdanis-plan-to-fight-antisemitism-ignores-zionism-refuses-to-define-anti-jewish-hate\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/29\/us-news\/zohran-mamdanis-plan-to-fight-antisemitism-ignores-zionism-refuses-to-define-anti-jewish-hate\/\"><strong>Mamdani plan to fight antisemitism ignores Zionism, refuses to define anti-Jewish hate<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New York Post \/ September 29, 2026<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/news\/u-s-news\/cant-shut-kids-out-students-tell-mamdani-at-prayer-vigil-outside-gracie-mansion\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/news\/u-s-news\/cant-shut-kids-out-students-tell-mamdani-at-prayer-vigil-outside-gracie-mansion\">\u2018Can\u2019t shut kids out,\u2019 students tell Mamdani at prayer vigil outside Gracie Mansion<\/a><\/h4>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">JNS \/ September 18, 2026<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/news\/u-s-news\/nyc-council-healthcare-groups-hold-their-first-meeting-on-jew-hatred-in-medicine\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/news\/u-s-news\/nyc-council-healthcare-groups-hold-their-first-meeting-on-jew-hatred-in-medicine\">NYC Council, healthcare groups hold their first meeting on Jew-hatred in medicine<\/a><\/h4>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">JNS \/ September 15, 2026<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyn.news12.com\/it-was-like-an-invasion-street-takeover-causes-concern-in-sheepshead-bay\"><strong>\u2018It was like an invasion.\u2019 Street takeover causes concern in Sheepshead Bay<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News 12 \/ August 25, 2026<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bkreader.com\/policy-government\/temporary-restraining-order-granted-over-sheepshead-bay-homeless-shelter-12614863\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bkreader.com\/policy-government\/temporary-restraining-order-granted-over-sheepshead-bay-homeless-shelter-12614863\">Temporary Restraining Order Granted Over Sheepshead Bay Homeless Shelter<\/a><\/h4>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BK Reader \/ July 31, 2026<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bkreader.com\/policy-government\/temporary-restraining-order-granted-over-sheepshead-bay-homeless-shelter-12614863\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bkreader.com\/policy-government\/temporary-restraining-order-granted-over-sheepshead-bay-homeless-shelter-12614863\"><br \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/hate-crime-antisemitism-task-force-funding\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/hate-crime-antisemitism-task-force-funding\/\">Brooklyn DA\u2019s Hate Crimes Bureau recieves $750K funding boost after antisemitism task force hearing<\/a><\/h4>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brooklyn Paper \/ July 30, 2026<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyn.news12.com\/2026\/07\/15\/asser-levy-park-playground-fully-restored-nearly-2-years-after-fire\/3R3HvIK7OiaeGbJsZzRMOQ\">Asser Levy Park playground fully restored nearly 2 years after fire<\/a><\/h4>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News 12 \/ July 15, 2026<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/12\/us-news\/nyc-moving-110-unvetted-male-vagrants-to-converted-motel-in-quiet-brooklyn-nabe\/\">City moving 110 unvetted male vagrants to converted motel in quiet Brooklyn nabe<\/a><\/h4>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New York Post \/ July 12, 2026<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/vernikov-sheepshead-bay-encampment-policy-overhaul\/\">Vernikov calls for policy overhaul after Sheepshead Bay encampment cleared<\/a><\/h4>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brooklyn Paper \/ May 4, 2026<\/h6>\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyn.news12.com\/mysterious-gasoline-like-smell-sweeps-south-brooklyn\"><strong>Mysterious gasoline-like smell sweeps South Brooklyn<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nNews 12 \/ October 16, 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/16\/us-news\/nyc-pols-call-on-amazon-to-pull-219-halloween-witch-with-star-of-david-spell-book\/\"><strong>NYC pols call on Amazon to pull \u2018demeaning\u2019 Halloween witch animatronic with Star of David spell book<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nNew York Post \/ October 16, 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/29\/us-news\/zohran-mamdanis-plan-to-fight-antisemitism-ignores-zionism-refuses-to-define-anti-jewish-hate\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/29\/us-news\/zohran-mamdanis-plan-to-fight-antisemitism-ignores-zionism-refuses-to-define-anti-jewish-hate\/\"><strong>Mamdani plan to fight antisemitism ignores Zionism, refuses to define anti-Jewish hate<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nNew York Post \/ September 29, 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/news\/u-s-news\/cant-shut-kids-out-students-tell-mamdani-at-prayer-vigil-outside-gracie-mansion\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/news\/u-s-news\/cant-shut-kids-out-students-tell-mamdani-at-prayer-vigil-outside-gracie-mansion\">\u2018Can\u2019t shut kids out,\u2019 students tell Mamdani at prayer vigil outside Gracie Mansion<\/a><br \/>\nJNS \/ September 18, 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/news\/u-s-news\/nyc-council-healthcare-groups-hold-their-first-meeting-on-jew-hatred-in-medicine\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/news\/u-s-news\/nyc-council-healthcare-groups-hold-their-first-meeting-on-jew-hatred-in-medicine\">NYC Council, healthcare groups hold their first meeting on Jew-hatred in medicine<\/a><br \/>\nJNS \/ September 15, 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyn.news12.com\/it-was-like-an-invasion-street-takeover-causes-concern-in-sheepshead-bay\"><strong>\u2018It was like an invasion.\u2019 Street takeover causes concern in Sheepshead Bay<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nNews 12 \/ August 25, 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bkreader.com\/policy-government\/temporary-restraining-order-granted-over-sheepshead-bay-homeless-shelter-12614863\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bkreader.com\/policy-government\/temporary-restraining-order-granted-over-sheepshead-bay-homeless-shelter-12614863\">Temporary Restraining Order Granted Over Sheepshead Bay Homeless Shelter<\/a><br \/>\nBK Reader \/ July 31, 2026<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bkreader.com\/policy-government\/temporary-restraining-order-granted-over-sheepshead-bay-homeless-shelter-12614863\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bkreader.com\/policy-government\/temporary-restraining-order-granted-over-sheepshead-bay-homeless-shelter-12614863\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/hate-crime-antisemitism-task-force-funding\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/hate-crime-antisemitism-task-force-funding\/\">Brooklyn DA\u2019s Hate Crimes Bureau recieves $750K funding boost after antisemitism task force hearing<\/a><br \/>\nBrooklyn Paper \/ July 30, 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyn.news12.com\/2026\/07\/15\/asser-levy-park-playground-fully-restored-nearly-2-years-after-fire\/3R3HvIK7OiaeGbJsZzRMOQ\">Asser Levy Park playground fully restored nearly 2 years after fire<\/a><br \/>\nNews 12 \/ July 15, 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/12\/us-news\/nyc-moving-110-unvetted-male-vagrants-to-converted-motel-in-quiet-brooklyn-nabe\/\">City moving 110 unvetted male vagrants to converted motel in quiet Brooklyn nabe<\/a><br \/>\nNew York Post \/ July 12, 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/vernikov-sheepshead-bay-encampment-policy-overhaul\/\">Vernikov calls for policy overhaul after Sheepshead Bay encampment cleared<\/a><br \/>\nBrooklyn Paper \/ May 4, 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