NY candidate's Quaker faith prompts threatening online posts
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York State Police have been asked to investigate threatening online comments directed at state Senate candidate Sara Niccoli, whose Quaker faith prohibits her from reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
Two local officials from Palatine, Niccoli's hometown, wrote to the State Police and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday seeking an investigation.
Niccoli, a Democrat and currently the Palatine town supervisor, said Wednesday that she believes the attacks were orchestrated by her opponent in the upstate Senate race, Republican Sen. George Amedore of Rotterdam.
The letter to the State Police from Palatine Town Boardmembers Hank Vandenburgh and Niel Yerdon seeks protection for Niccoli and asks that investigators determine who created the Facebook page.