Jewish Man Slapped in Hateful and Unprovoked Attack in Crown Heights

Around 12:30pm Saturday, as a Jewish man was walking on New York Ave through the crosswalk on Union Street, a a male black riding his bike on Union street crossed in front of him. As the man drove by he, slapped the Jewish male in the face and stated “You dirty Jew.”

The Jewish man immediately made his way into the 71st precinct on New York Ave and Empire Blvd and reported the incident.

The NYPD will be investigating the incident as a Hate Crime, and Hate Crime Task Force has been notified.