Some Brooklyn politicians and Hasidic leaders demanded an
apology Sunday from The Post after the paper wrote about the shady business
dealings of a murdered Williamsburg slumlord.
The Post particularly drew harsh criticism over its
front-page Sunday headline — “Who didn’t want him dead?” — after the kidnapping
and murder of Menachem “Max” Stark.
“The New York Post celebrates the death of Mr. Stark, and
for us, not just Orthodox Jews, but for all New Yorkers, we are disgusted,
outraged and appalled that The New York Post would celebrate on their front
page the murder of an innocent New Yorker,” City Councilman David Greenfield
(D-Borough Park) said during a press conference at Brooklyn Borough Hall.
Stark’s burning remains were found in a Nassau County
dumpster Friday, and cops are struggling to find his killers because the victim
had so many enemies, law-enforcement sources told The Post.
A spokesman for The Post said the paper’s reporting simply
pointed out that basic fact.
“The Post does not say Mr. Stark deserved to die, but our
reporting showed that he had many enemies, which may have led to the commission
of this terrible crime,” the spokesman said.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this time
of loss.”
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