Hate crime and terrorism investigations have increased “exponentially” since Hamas’s attack on Israel, a high ranking state police official said speaking alongside Gov. Kathy Hochul Monday. Lt. Col. Andy Crowe, Assistant Deputy Superintendent of the State Police Office of Counter Terrorism said law enforcement is tracking a wave of threats, many on social media and other online platforms. “I can tell you that the number has increased exponentially since Oct. 7, the number of investigations we’re involved in, as an entity of the state police and the Joint Terrorism Task Force,” Crowe said. Hochul convened a meeting of Jewish religious...