Out of 123 reported hate incidents during the last three months, 74 were directed at Jews.
The suspect, Everardo Gregorio, 30, was seen multiple times on surveillance video in the area at the time of the fire.
After his release, Hashemi will be on probation for five years and must adhere to a mental health treatment plan, reporting to the court and a probation officer.
Former Bankstown hospital nurse Ahmad Rashad Nadir was charged with using a carriage service to menace following an investigation into a recording of a chat video.
History has taught us that the cost of being unprepared is too often measured in the loss of human life.
Joseph Czuba, 73, faces life in prison when he is sentenced in May for a murder that prosecutors said was sparked by anti-Muslim hatred.
Twenty-six-year-old nurse Sarah Abu Lebdeh was arrested on Tuesday and charged with threatening violence, using a carriage service to threaten to kill, and using a carriage service to menace.
"Public discourse has increasingly been weaponized, with hateful rhetoric aimed at attacking groups in the Australian community," read an explanatory memorandum.
A man has pleaded guilty to hate crime charges after firing a gun outside an Albany synagogue while shouting "Free Palestine!" in December 2023 - he faces up to 20 years in prison.
“Hate-fueled behavior and violence have no place in Nassau County," said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.