A Jewish man living in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, was attacked Tuesday night by a gang of eight black teenagers.
The group followed the man as he walked down Union Street towards Kingston Avenue – the heartbeat of the Chabad-Lubavitch Chassidic community.
One of the teens punched the Jewish man in the back of the head, sending the victim flying to the ground. A second teen filmed a video of the attack, police told COLLive. The attackers then fled towards Albany Avenue, and the victim walked to “770” Eastern Parkway, where he contacted 911.
Happy Chanukah from Crown Heights… This from earlier this evening (apx 6 pm) and is being investigated as a hate crime. A young person assaults a Chassidic Jew from behind and another films… pic.twitter.com/RfSvKWQuI9
— Motti Seligson (@mottiseligson)
A police report was filed and the case was referred to the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force. CCTV video footage is being reviewed as part of the investigation.