Monday, February 07, 2022
NYC antisemitic crimes up nearly 300% in January
Antisemitic crimes in New York City have spiked nearly 300% in January year over year as the NYPD investigates at least two more alleged hate crimes that targeted Jewish people over the weekend.
There were 15 hate crimes committed against Jewish people in January – a 275% increase compared to the four hate crimes recorded in January 2021, according to NYPD statistics provided to Fox News Digital.
And just four days into February, the number of antisemitic crimes continued to rise after reports that yeshiva school buses were tagged with Swastika graffiti and a Jewish man dressed in Hasidic attire was ambushed from behind. The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force said it is investigating both incidents.
"The Jewish community is on extreme edge and this violence has got to stop," Scott Richman, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) of New York and New Jersey, said Sunday in a written statement after the assault. "It is becoming normalized, and we simply cannot accept that as the state of affairs."
The assault happened in Brooklyn around 10:30 p.m. Friday when an unknown male ran up to a 24-year-old man and punched him in the face from behind, police said. The victim, who was dressed in traditional Hasidic clothing, was treated at the scene for pain to his face.
Police released video showing the suspect brutally punching the victim from behind and knocking the man's Shtreimel, a fur hat worn by some male members of the Hasidic community, off his head.
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