{"id":2618131,"date":"2026-06-23T22:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T02:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coffee-shop-in-nyc-in-full-retreat-after-hateful-attack-on-jewish-congressman-backfires-in-every-way-possible\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T22:32:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T02:32:28","slug":"coffee-shop-in-nyc-in-full-retreat-after-hateful-attack-on-jewish-congressman-backfires-in-every-way-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coffee-shop-in-nyc-in-full-retreat-after-hateful-attack-on-jewish-congressman-backfires-in-every-way-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee Shop in NYC in Full Retreat After Hateful Attack on Jewish Congressman Backfires in Every Way Possible"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcoffee-shop-in-nyc-in-full-retreat-after-hateful-attack-on-jewish-congressman-backfires-in-every-way-possible%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2618131&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Poetica Coffee in Brooklyn, NYC, publicly discriminated against U.S. Congressman Dan Goldman, a Jewish supporter of Israel, by posting a hostile message on Instagram that referenced his support for Israel and Gaza. The owner, Parviz Mukhamadkulov, accused Goldman of being a racist and enablers of genocide, and refused service, refunding Goldman\u2019s $9.82. Despite goldman&#8217;s respectful response highlighting his positive experience at the shop, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >incident drew widespread condemnation<\/a>, including from the U.S. Civil Rights Division, which announced an examination.The coffee shop&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-suspended-from-education-program-for-saying-a-man-is-a-man-a-woman-is-a-woman\/\" title=\"Student Suspended From Education Program For Saying, \u2018A Man Is A Man, A Woman Is A Woman\u2019\">social media presence<\/a> has been taken down, and the incident highlights ongoing tensions involving discrimination and political conflicts, with underlying references to historical and cultural prejudices. Authorities emphasize that such discrimination in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-equality-work-destroys-spiritual-liberty-heres-what-you-ought-to-know\/\" title=\"The \u2018Equality ACT\u2019 Destroys Spiritual Liberty: Here\u2019s WHAT YOU OUGHT TO Know\">public accommodations<\/a> is illegal, and the event reflects broader issues of intolerance and bias.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Poetica Coffee in New York City claims to be a welcoming place for every guest that walks through the door, but their latest spat with New York Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman shows they aren\u2019t as welcoming as it would seem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/22\/us-news\/nyc-coffee-shop-bans-pro-israel-politician-in-nasty-post-despite-promise-to-treat-all-customers-with-unconditional-dignity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Post<\/a> reported Goldman made his way into Poetica\u2019s Brooklyn location, and things seemed typical enough until an angry post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> Instagram was made by owner Parviz Mukhamadkulov, who is originally from Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n<p>He decided to lay into Goldman \u2014 a Jew who supports Israel \u2014 by writing, \u201cHey Congressman Dan Goldman, we see that you stopped by our shop today for a coffee. Do you see how it doesn\u2019t taste like genocide juice? Or are you still having a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meads-biden-a-self-admitted-gaffe-machine-eats-it-big-time-in-europe-with-three-major-mistakes\/\" title=\"MEADS: Biden, A Self-Admitted \u2018Gaffe Machine,\u2019 Eats It Big Time In Europe With Three Major Mistakes\">hard time telling<\/a> the difference?\u201d in an apparent reference to Israel and Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSee, here at Poetica, we don\u2019t serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers, or anyone in between. Too bad we didn\u2019t recognize you right away, or we would have turned you away. We issued you a refund \u2014 we don\u2019t need your money (it\u2019s probably coming from AIPAC anyways). Enjoy your loss on Tuesday. Don\u2019t ever come to Poetica.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The reference to Tuesday refers to New York\u2019s primary elections, where Goldman faces former city Comptroller Brad Lander, who also happens to be Jewish.<\/p>\n<p>Per the New York Post, Poetica refunded the $9.82 the lawmaker spent. Screenshots of the post, along with Goldman\u2019s reply, were posted to social media platform X on Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Truly wild stuff from a local NYC coffee shop \u2014 the city has become a very broken place<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t help but also notice Dan Goldman\u2019s thoroughly dignified response<\/p>\n<p>Also wondering <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheLeoTerrell?\">@TheLeoTerrell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HarmeetKDhillon?\">@HarmeetKDhillon<\/a> if this legal <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qfyLX7P6Bt\">pic.twitter.com\/qfyLX7P6Bt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LevineJonathan\/status\/2069056080567509385?\">June 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Goldman wrote back, \u201cI\u2019m sorry to see this post. The barista could not have been nicer to my 7-yr-old daughter and me \u2014 allowing her to use the bathroom even though we had not purchased anything. I made sure to buy a coffee in return for her kindness. I hope you make sure she at least gets the tip she deserved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One user noted the great irony found in Poetica\u2019s message. \u201cThe website describes Poetica as \u2018a cafe where the door doesn\u2019t close on anyone, where tea gets poured before anyone asks who you are.\u2019 I guess they forgot to add \u2018unless you\u2019re a Jew.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The website describes Poetica as \u201ca cafe where the door doesn\u2019t close on anyone, where tea gets poured before anyone asks who you are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I guess they forgot to add \u201cunless you\u2019re a Jew\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zachary Neugut (@ZacharyNeugut) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZacharyNeugut\/status\/2069088136345297345?\">June 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another user noted that their website displays a word in Uzbek, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poeticacoffee.com\/aboutus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mehmon<\/a>, which means \u201csacred guest\u201d to communicate the welcoming atmosphere. Again, the irony cannot go unnoticed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SNL like parody from their website <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LevineJonathan?\">@LevineJonathan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pAv46iunRr\">pic.twitter.com\/pAv46iunRr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Silvershein (@DanSilvershein) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DanSilvershein\/status\/2069188395025445288?\">June 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Poetica seems to have completely forgotten their mission statement in this moment.<\/p>\n<p>The same user who posted the Instagram screenshots, Jon Levine of the Washington Free Beacon, posted a screenshot from Poetica\u2019s website inviting guests to \u201cbe a part of something greater \u2014 a community that values both its history and its future, where the past informs the present and inspires the journey ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Levine also noted that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/poeticacoffee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram account<\/a> is now inaccessible.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">IG has been taken down<\/p>\n<p>Here they are<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZwcE1poP7R\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZwcE1poP7R<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G2X8LXJNnS\">pic.twitter.com\/G2X8LXJNnS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LevineJonathan\/status\/2069067981150122211?\">June 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, the offices of New York State Attorney General Letitia James and New York Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not comment to the New York Post about the matter.<\/p>\n<p>However, United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon condemned the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFederal law prohibits public accommodations such as coffee shops from discriminating against patrons based on their race, religion, or national origin,\u201d she wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>She added what happened was \u201creprehensible\u201d and noted an investigation was underway.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CivilRights?\">@CivilRights<\/a> is aware of the denial of service taunts to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/danielsgoldman?\">@danielsgoldman<\/a> by Poetica Coffee in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p>Federal law prohibits public accommodations such as coffee shops from discriminating against patrons based on their race, religion, or national origin. These actions are\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/reOawYeEzU\">https:\/\/t.co\/reOawYeEzU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AAGDhillon\/status\/2069174058143420627?\">June 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Instagram is down, the investigation is on, and Poetica\u2019s owner is probably wishing he\u2019d just let Goldman buy a cup of coffee and leave.<\/p>\n<p>Uzbekistan is a majority Muslim country, their history and theology being one that justifies their Jew-hatred.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a prevalent hatred among Muslims given that \u2014 you guessed it \u2014 Muhammad <a href=\"https:\/\/sunnah.com\/bukhari:3453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">used his dying breath<\/a> to put a curse upon Jews and Christians. Compare that to the West\u2019s tolerance.<\/p>\n<p>Jews in New York City clearly need protecting from nihilists, leftists, and Muslims. 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