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Friday, June 26, 2026
Reward for info on murder of NYC Jewish man raised to $20,000
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The NYPD and the family of Albert Itzkowitz, a Jewish man shot to death in Queens last month, increase the reward for information about his killing to $20,000.
The reward for information had been $10,000.
Itzkowitz, 75, was found shot in the neck and back on the shore of Kissena Lake on May 18.
More than a month after his murder in Kissena Park, I joined the family of Albert Itzkowitz to announce they’re doubling the $10K reward offered by Crimestoppers to $20K for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrator. If you saw something, please call (800) 577-8477. pic.twitter.com/4WQYW2w6V8
— Sandra Ung 黄敏仪 (@CMSandraUng) June 25, 2026
Investigators have ruled his death a homicide.
There is still no information about a motive or suspect.
Itzkowitz’s family have said they suspect the killing was a hate crime, although the NYPD has not confirmed a bias motive.
Itzkowitz had owned a bakery in Queens and volunteered as an EMT.
Nily Rozic, an Israeli-American New York State Assemblymember from Queens, said, “Someone knows what happened in Kissena Park, and we urge anyone with information—no matter how insignificant it may seem—to come forward.”
“The Itzkowitz family deserves justice, and our community deserves accountability,” she said.
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