{"id":57,"date":"2026-06-18T19:09:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/inna-vernikov\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2026-06-18T19:12:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:12:03","slug":"press-releases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/inna-vernikov\/press-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>The Task Force to Combat Antisemitism Calls on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to Address an Antisemitic Assault on the Subway<\/em><\/h4>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-id=\"59\" src=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/inna-vernikov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/06\/Task-Force-Letter-to-DA-Bragg-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59\" style=\"width:387px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/inna-vernikov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/06\/Task-Force-Letter-to-DA-Bragg-1.png 612w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/inna-vernikov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/06\/Task-Force-Letter-to-DA-Bragg-1-541x700.png 541w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/inna-vernikov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/06\/Task-Force-Letter-to-DA-Bragg-1-309x400.png 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" data-id=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/inna-vernikov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/06\/Task-Force-Letter-to-DA-Bragg-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/inna-vernikov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/06\/Task-Force-Letter-to-DA-Bragg-2.png 612w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/inna-vernikov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/06\/Task-Force-Letter-to-DA-Bragg-2-541x700.png 541w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/inna-vernikov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/06\/Task-Force-Letter-to-DA-Bragg-2-309x400.png 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Councilwoman Vernikov and Assemblyman Yeger release a statement regarding protests outside a neighborhood synagogue<\/em><\/h4>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/inna-vernikov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/06\/IMG_7054-788x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7695417508908663;width:529px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/inna-vernikov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/06\/IMG_7054-788x1024.jpg 788w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/inna-vernikov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/06\/IMG_7054-538x700.jpg 538w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/inna-vernikov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/06\/IMG_7054-768x998.jpg 768w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/inna-vernikov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/06\/IMG_7054-308x400.jpg 308w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/inna-vernikov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/06\/IMG_7054-1000x1300.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/inna-vernikov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/06\/IMG_7054.jpg 1127w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Councilwoman Vernikov addresses Archbishop Ronald Hicks<\/em><\/h4>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" 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