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Brooklyn coffee shop issues refund to Rep. Dan Goldman over Israel stance

A Brooklyn coffee shop said it would have refused to serve Goldman because of his support for Israel.

Brooklyn coffee shop issues refund to Rep. Dan Goldman over Israel stance
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This article1 analysis · Oct 5, 2026
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Jun 22, 2026
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The Justice Department opened an investigation into a Brooklyn coffee shop after it said it would have refused service to Rep. Dan Goldman over his support for Israel. Goldman said he was disappointed by the shop’s post and praised the barista who served him.

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This story reports what happened without casting Goldman in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Goldman’s record.

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U.S. representative whose coffee-shop visit prompted the shop’s post and the Justice Department investigation

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Former city comptroller and Democratic primary challenger to Goldman

ALSO MENTIONED  Harmeet Dhillon, Assistant attorney general for civil rights who announced the Justice Department investigation; Letitia James, New York State attorney general whose office Fox News contacted for comment; Mark Treyger, Chief executive of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York who called for a review; Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayor whose office Fox News contacted for comment

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DOJ Investigates Brooklyn Coffee Shop After Post About Rep. Dan Goldman

Outlets agree that the Justice Department opened an investigation into a Brooklyn coffee shop after it said it would have refused service to Rep. Dan Goldman over his support for Israel. Left-leaning outlets frame the investigation as raising questions about U.S. defense of Israel. Center outlets mainly recount the shop’s post, Goldman’s response and the investigation, sometimes connecting the dispute to his primary. Right-leaning outlets stress the shop’s stated refusal and federal scrutiny, with some also focusing on protests, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s response or the primary result.

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