(Jewish Group) Hasidic man beaten, Jewish kids threatened with machete in latest attacks on NYC Jews [View all]
Two violent attacks on Jews in New York City took place over the weekend, in the latest acts of violence amid rising antisemitic hate crimes across the city.
One involved a 21-year-old Hasidic Jewish man who was beaten in Williamsburg; the second incident involved six Jewish boys on the Upper West Side who were threatened by teens carrying a machete and other weapons. In both cases, city officials said the victims were targeted because they were Jewish.
A video from the Williamsburg attack shows six males throwing a traditionally garbed man into a parked car while punching and kicking him to the ground. Police said there were no “prior words of provocation” between the victim and the attackers.
The victim sustained minor injuries and the attackers ran off, police said. A 16-year-old who appeared in the video was arrested on Saturday after being recognized by an officer in relation to a previous carjacking, the Daily News reported. The teen was charged with gang assault and assault as a hate crime, police said.
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