Posted on 02/07/22
| News Source: JNS
The Anti-Defamation League New York/New Jersey is offering a reward of up to $7,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for two assaults in the heavily Chassidic section of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, N.Y.
“Attacks against visibly identifiable Jews here in New York and New Jersey have become practically a weekly occurrence. The Jewish community is on the extreme edge, and this violence has got to stop. It is being normalized, and we simply cannot accept that as the state of affairs,” said Scott Richman, ADL regional director for NY/NJ.
On 2/4/22, at approx 10:26 PM, at 104 Stockton St, an individual approached a male, 24, dressed in traditional Hasidic attire, and punched him in the face. Info? DM us or @NYPDTips or ☎️1-800-577-TIPS @NYPDDetectives @NYPD79Pct @UnitedJewish @ADL_NYNJ @JCRCNY @NYPDSHOMRIMSOCI pic.twitter.com/pHRN3vUwrB
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) February 7, 2022
According to the New York Police City Police Department, on Feb. 4 at approximately 10:30 p.m., “an individual approached a male, 24, dressed in traditional Chassidic attire and punched him in the face.” The case is being investigated by the local police precinct and the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force.
In a security-camera video of that incident, a man can be seen coming up behind a Chassidic couple and punching the man, causing him to stumble and topple his shtreimel, the hat that members of the community wear on Shabbat.
According to the ADL, the second incident occurred in the same area as the first assault, though “limited details are available.”