The 16-year-old yeshiva student who told cops he was beaten by five black teens during an anti-Semitic rampage in Brooklyn has been involved in three other violent incidents in the past year.
Samuel Balkany reported being robbed at knifepoint, randomly pushed as he exited a car and having his nose broken in separate attacks since moving in with an aunt in Crown Heights last year, police sources said.
History of violence follows Hasidic teen beaten in Brooklyn by thugs
The 16-year-old yeshiva student who told cops he was beaten by five black teens during an anti-Semitic rampage in Brooklyn has been involved in three other violent incidents in the past year.
Samuel Balkany reported being robbed at knifepoint, randomly pushed as he exited a car and having his nose broken in separate attacks since moving in with an aunt in Crown Heights last year, police sources said.
“Maybe I have a kick-me sign on my back,” Samuel said after a news conference Monday at the Jewish Children’s Museum in response to his latest run-in with bad guys. “Every incident had a witness.”
The teen said his parents in Borough Park have asked if he would like to return home, but the commute to his 7:30 a.m. classes at the yeshiva is easier from Crown Heights.
Samuel, a Lubavitch Hasid, was attacked again in the neighborhood Friday by black teens who beat on him and shouted hate-filled slurs, he said. No arrests have been made.
A medical staple was required to help heal a gash in his head.
He said the previous attacks were not bias, adding that in the first reported incident his nose was broken by a drunken pal he has since reconciled with.
“I like to have incidents like this documented,” he said.
Samuel also spoke at the news conference, during which a parade of Jewish and other leaders gathered to condemn the latest alleged bias attack.
“It was just to beat up a Jew, plain and simple. That’s what it was all about,” said Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brookyn), who founded the Jewish Black Alliance. “I would like to meet these five people to find out why they have this hatred in their hearts.”
Other community activists slammed the NYPD for not moving quicker to label certain attacks as bias.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly met with the contingent in the afternoon. He called the discussions “free and open,” but defended the department.
“We do everything we can to make the community happy but it’s not always possible,” Kelly said. “I think the officers are doing a good job and are continuing to do a good job.”
upset Crown heightser.
“think the officers are doing a good job”????
are you kidding me?!
something is going on in the 71st….
Stop the hate
Thats the problem, they think they are doing a good job, when they realize that they are not and that they don’t care then maybe something will change.
Kelly is the problem he tells them to keep the numbers down so people think they are doing a good job.
if you look at the stats, the murder rate is the same in 06 as it was in 95, i guess they cant play with that number.
its time that people stop bashing Berl who is trying to help us, remember he is not running for office.
Magdeburger Chossid
How interesting. The police pull up all the complaints with the victim’s name in them. They actually found all three police reports. Such GREAT detective work. Maybe now they will find all of the “lost” police reports.
Maybe all of the unsolved murders of Jews in Crown Heights over the years will finally be solved.
Maybe these “police sources ” are finally ready to do something besides “Vega-tating”
bochor in ch
what time did this happen?
just a reminder allways walk in groups at night