Jerusalem Post/Diaspora/AntisemitismAssistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon stated that the US Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation and will bring an enforcement action if warranted.Follow us on GoogleUS Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) stands as he monitors federal immigration officers waiting for respondents to depart from their hearings to conduct targeted detainments at the US immigration court in Manhattan, in New York City, US, October 23, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/DAVID 'DEE' DELGADO)ByREUTERSJUNE 23, 2026 06:31The US Justice Department said on Monday it opened a probe into a small coffee shop chain in New York City that posted online that it would have turned away pro-Israel US Representative Dan Goldman had it recognized him during a weekend visit."The Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation and will bring an enforcement action if warranted," Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said on X/Twitter."Federal law prohibits public accommodations such as coffee shops from discriminating against patrons based on their race, religion, or national origin," she said.Goldman, a Democrat, visited Poetica Coffee in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, outside his district, with his 7-year-old daughter on Sunday, The New York Times reported.'We don't serve genocide enablers,' Poetica Coffee says"We see that you stopped by our shop today for a coffee," Poetica Coffee said on Instagram.Goldman said he went there so his daughter could use the restroom and that he bought a coffee to thank staff for allowing her to do so."We don't serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers or anyone in between," Poetica Coffee said. "Too bad we didn't recognize you right away, or we would have turned you away."The coffee shop said it issued a refund. "Don't ever come to Poetica," it added.Its post was no longer visible on Monday. The Instagram account seems to have been deactivated.Goldman is endorsed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul and is facing off in a June 23 primary against Brad Lander, the former New York City comptroller backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Both Lander and Goldman are Jewish.Follow us on Google