A driver deliberately rammed a dark-colored Honda Accord into the Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood on Wednesday evening, January 28, 2026, repeatedly striking the doorway before exiting the vehicle and confronting bystanders. The incident prompted the evacuation of the synagogue and the immediate detention of the suspect by NYPD officers.

Police responded to a vehicle collision call at approximately 8:45 p.m., finding that the Honda had driven over the sidewalk and crashed into the front entrance of the building. Social media footage circulating online shows the car backing up and accelerating multiple times into the doorway, causing visible damage to the entrance and facade. A longer clip captures the driver exiting the vehicle and engaging verbally with bystanders before police arrived and took him into custody without further incident.

Rabbi Yaacov Berhman, who handles public relations for the Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters, confirmed that the building was evacuated as a precaution following the crash. No injuries were immediately reported among worshippers or passersby, though authorities are still assessing the extent of the structural damage. The NYPD has not yet classified the event as a hate crime, terrorist act, or random act of violence, pending further investigation.

The incident remains under active investigation, with law enforcement examining both the circumstances leading to the attack and any potential motives.