Brooklyn teens jump Hasidic man as police report hate crimes against Jews skyrocket across NYC
A group of teens jumped a Jewish man in an unprovoked Brooklyn beatdown caught on video, police said Saturday.
The hate-fueled attack comes as hate crimes against Jews quadrupled in the five boroughs over the last year, the NYPD confirmed.
The 21-year-old Hasidic victim was walking down Gerry St. near Harrison Ave. in South Williamsburg just before 8 p.m. Friday when the teens jumped him, cops said.
Surveillance video recovered at the scene show the teens throwing their victim against a parked box truck as they punch and kick him to the ground.
The teens then ran off, cops said. The victim sustained minor injuries to his mouth and was treated at the scene.
The victim had absolutely no interaction with the teens before they ran up and attacked, police said.
Police believe the victim was targeted because he is Jewish. The NYPD Hate Crimes is investigating the assault.
One of the teens involved, whose name is being withheld by police due to his age, was arrested Saturday in connection to a carjacking, police said.
Arresting officers recognized the 16-year-old as one of the teens wanted in the South Williamsburg attack and charged him with gang assault and assault as a hate crime.
Police are still searching for the other suspects.
Cops released a video showing the attack and the teens walking down Harrison Ave. in the hope someone recognizes them.
Meanwhile, cops arrested a 17-year-old boy in Staten Island they say was caught on camera scrawling a swastika on a pillar of an underground parking garage on Hylan Blvd. in Midland Beach back on March 1.
The teen, who was not named because of his age, was taken into custody Friday and charged with aggravated harassment as a hate crime.
As of March 27, cops were investigating 81 hate crimes against Jews across the city — four times more than the 20 that were reported on the same date last year, police said.
Anyone with information regarding Friday’s attack in South Williamsburg is urged to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
