Nike suspends relationship with Kyrie Irving
The shoe giant announced it will halt its relationship with Irving, who has been suspended by the Nets for what the team called a repeated failure to "unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs."
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The shoe giant announced it will halt its relationship with Irving, who has been suspended by the Nets for what the team called a repeated failure to "unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs."
Irving's apology on social media came only after the Brooklyn Nets suspended him for at least five games. CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis has the details.
Kyrie Irving, the Nets and the Anti-Defamation League released a joint statement Wednesday evening.
The Brooklyn Nets star posted a link to an antisemitic film, then yanked the tweet after it sparked an uproar.
State Assembly member Linda Rosenthal expressed outrage as NYPD continues search for vandal.
Assembly member Linda Rosenthal, who represents the district, expressed outrage as the NYPD continued its search for the vandal. CBS2's Kristine Johnson reports.
Irving isn't backing down and, as of Saturday evening, still hasn't deleted the tweet linking to the film.
"My jurisdiction extends to the northern half of Times Square and I am banning Kanye from coming north of Bubba Gump Shrimp," Stephen Colbert quipped on-air.
Multiple Jewish people condemned his comments at an event Monday night aimed at ending antisemitism.
The moves come after multiple companies, including Adidas, ended their partnerships with West, now legally known as Ye, after his antisemitic remarks.
Sports apparel giant calls the rapper's recent remarks about Jewish people "unacceptable, hateful and dangerous."
The sportswear giant is the latest to cut ties with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.
While both accounts were still visible as of Sunday evening, several posts had been removed.
One of the men told CBS2 it wasn't the first time he was attacked in the neighborhood.
Following widespread condemnation from lawmakers, an apology was issued by the resident who made the remarks.
According to police, a stranger approached a 23-year-old man who was standing in front of a synagogue and said, "Kill all Jews."
According to police, an individual approached a 46-year-old man on Utica Avenue near Park Place and made anti-Semitic remarks.
Police said three men on motorcycles approached the victim, 21, and made anti-Semitic statements before demanding his cash.
"I demand that anti-Semitism be treated no differently than other hate crimes," former New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind said.
Vandals found spray paint in the office. It was used just last week to cover up white supremacy graffiti at the baseball field.
The staggering number of antisemitic incidents that took place across the country in 2019 include several attacks here at home.
Swastikas and curse words were found scrawled in the halls and on doorways.
Police say during the last weeks of December, there were at least 14 reported assaults against Jewish people around New York City.
According to police, the male suspect attempted to enter a yeshiva on Central Avenue in Far Rockaway on Dec. 24.
Some in New York City's Jewish communities want the NYPD to broaden the now rare practice of dressing up and going undercover as decoys.
