‘We remember’: Leaders push for permanent Oct. 7 memorial in Gravesend

As the Jewish community gathered at memorials across New York City and around the globe to remember the 1,200 victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack in Israel in 2023, local lawmakers and community leaders gathered in Gravesend to call for a permanent memorial honoring the victims.The group, which included Jewish politicians State Sen. Sam Sutton, U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman, NYC Comptroller Mark Levine, NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Eric Dinowitz, made the call at a press conf