Three synagogues in New York City and the Brooklyn Museum were reportedly subjected to false bomb threats on Saturday.
Congregation Rodeph Sholom in the Upper West Side received a bomb threat around 3:15 p.m. and was subsequently evacuated, police told the New York Post. The threat was ultimately unfounded, police confirmed.
Then another bomb threat, which was also determined to be false, was reported at the Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, which is “progressive” and “LGBTQ-friendly,” according to the report. No one was inside the synagogue at the time of the threat, police said.
At 5:15 p.m., another bomb threat was reported at the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue. Police said three employees were evacuated, and the threat was, again, unsubstantiated.
Fifteen minutes later, another bomb threat was reported at the Brooklyn Museum, which is an art museum in Brooklyn’s…
