Thursday, December 03, 2020
Airmont accused of continued discrimination against Jewish population in federal suit
The village has discriminated against Hasidic and Orthodox Jews through zoning laws and enforcement since breaking from Ramapo and incorporating in 1991, according to claims in a new federal complaint against the local government.
The 19-page complaint's opening paragraph states: "From its inception as an independent municipality three decades ago, the village of Airmont has been tainted by discriminatory animus against Orthodox Jews."
Airmont has lost two previous federal civil rights actions, saw its zoning code frozen, and paid more than a million dollars in fines.
But federal prosecutors contend in their legal action filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court that despite harsh reprimands and penalties, the village government continues to single out ultra-religious Jews with illegal actions.
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