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Police arrest man suspected in Molotov cocktail attack on 2 religious buildings in Queens - Gothamist ⁠15%

By Brittany Kriegstein⁠66%

7/9/2026, 5:03:43 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 18 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Negativity Bias, and Framing Effect, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 32.5% saturation with 150 hits. Analysis detected 665 faulty-reasoning hits from 462 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 31% and a BS Rank of ⁠15% (18,741 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 85.60% of the article peer group.

Police arrest man suspected in Molotov cocktail attack on 2 religious buildings in Queens 
Published Jul 9, 2026 at 8:03 a.m. 
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Police have arrested a man who allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at two different houses of worship in Queens overnight, NYPD officials said. 
Officers in Ozone Park received a 911 call just before midnight Wednesday reporting criminal mischief at Iglesia Bautista “El Mesias,” a Baptist church on 75th Street and 101st Avenue. 
When they arrived at the scene, they were informed that a 36-year-old man had thrown a Molotov cocktail at the door of the building. 
It bounced onto the ground, where it exploded and caused a small fire on the sidewalk, police said. 
The same suspect then walked about 10 minutes north to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on 78th Street and Rockaway Boulevard, and threw another Molotov cocktail at the door of that building, according to the NYPD. 
It struck the door and hit the ground, causing another small fire. 
Police said neither building was damaged, and no injuries were reported. 
The FDNY responded to both fires and extinguished them. 
Officials said the man, whose last known address is in Queens, was taken into custody shortly afterwards, and they were still investigating his motives early Thursday. 
Police said the suspect's identity would be released once he is charged. 
This is a developing story and may be updated. 
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462 words analyzed.

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