A chasidish man in Boro Park became the victim of a suspected hate crime on Thursday when his hat was intentionally knocked off his head by a passing bicyclist.
Footage of the incident, which occurred at 18th Ave. and 48th Street, shows the victim walking along the street when a bicyclist rides up and knocks his hat off as he passes.
Two Jewish eyewitnesses to the incident chased the suspect all the way to Ocean Parkway and Avenue F. As the chase was on, they also phoned Boro Park Shomrim, whose members quickly responded to the area.
The man was apprehended by NYPD officers with the assistance of Shomrim members, and the victim made a positive identification of his attacker.
The suspect was subsequently arrested and faces possible hate crime charges as the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force investigates the incident.
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16 Responses
We couldn’t have guessed what nationality !!!! Oh ,I’m sorry …am I being too prejudiced !!!
He was probably at the police station for 10 minutes and then released
Well Lee Zeldin should invite this victim to his campaign to give a live example victim impact statement of wicked hochul releasing wicked evil criminals
undoubtedly out on the street again, waiting to escalate his animal instincts!
Why do pictures of arrests in Boro Park always have the back of the Shomrim vests in them? Is it a Shomrim rule?
It’s going to get worse
thanks to Eric Gonzalez I bet this guy is out, remember our friend of a DA let our 350 criminals last week.
Aren’t Jews all about Hachnosas Orchim? The poor guy was looking for an empty bed!
Turned a harmless prank into an anti-Semitic act, and turned a harmless prankster into a true anti-Semite.
Article needs correction as Ocean Avenue does not intersect with Avenue F. Probably Ocean Pkwy.
still in Goolas (never worse)
Stop Complainig) maybe make an appeal for New Hat
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is he one of “asylum seekers” that Masbia is giving free food and shoes to?
They should get Curtis sliwa and the guardian angels to patrol Flatbush
Oh wait, they voted for Adams because Sliwa said some things about us thirty years ago
How did that help you out
to STResident
10 minutes ?
The officers are e out for brake and the tel. operator is sleeping 1/2 minute maybe
Deport him back to his 3rd world latin country where he belongs.
@ralphz “We couldn’t have guessed what nationality !!!! Oh ,I’m sorry …am I being too prejudiced !!!” No, just racist