"Video circulating online and verified by eyewitnesses shows a vehicle repeatedly driving into the building's doors at 770 Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights neighborhood, the main synagogue of the Chabad movement and one of the most recognized Jewish institutions in the world. One witness said the driver had yelled at bystanders to move out of the way before he drove down a ramp leading to the doors."
"The incident occurred on a festive evening in the Chabad world - Yud Shevat, the day that Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson took the movement's reins in 1951. Chabad revelers from around the globe travel to Crown Heights each year to celebrate the occasion at farbrengen s, or toasts, that are spread out in Chabad homes all over the neighborhood. The largest one is held at the movement's iconic headquarters - Schneerson's former home - with as many as 3,000 people in attendance."
A driver crashed a car into an entrance of the Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights on Wednesday night, damaging the building. Video verified by eyewitnesses shows a vehicle repeatedly driving into the building's doors and a witness said the driver yelled at bystanders to move before driving down a ramp toward the doors. Police arrested the driver at the scene and the synagogue was evacuated as a precaution. The incident occurred during Yud Shevat, when thousands gather to celebrate; the headquarters event can host as many as 3,000 people. Witness Avrohom Pink said the program had just concluded when the car rammed the doors; the anteroom was empty.
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