NY Police recorded three attacks involving a passenger car that was cruising for Orthodox Jewish pedestrians in Boro Park late Friday night.
According to the Boro Park Shomrim group, the first unprovoked attack took place on New Utrecht Avenue and 53rd Street, where the car stopped when its passengers noticed a Haredi man walking on the pedestrian crossing.
They rushed out of the car and gave chase as the man had turned around and ran for his life.
Such unprovoked incidents are a continuous trend in the area. , if you have any info on the perpetrators responsible for this incident on New Utrecht Avenue and 53rd Street, call the hotline 7188716666. pic.twitter.com/r37XriHAt0
— Boro Park Shomrim (@BPShomrim)
Another unprovoked attack took place on 48th Street, where a Jewish victim was almost pinned against a parked car, one of the passengers punched him, and the cruising vehicle fled the scene.
Another unprovoked attack Friday night in . In this incident on 48th Street, the victim was nearly pinned by this vehicle which fled after an occupant punched the victim. regarding this incident? Call BP at 7188716666. pic.twitter.com/xwKspPqk8M
— Boro Park Shomrim (@BPShomrim)
The third attack took place near 14th Avenue and 51st Street, where the assailants rushed out of their vehicle to assault a Jewish victim, who started screaming. As the attackers were returning quickly to their vehicle, a local resident took down their license plate number.
3rd unprovoked incident where a resident was attacked by a group of perpetrators on Friday night- this one on 51st Street, who then jumped back into their vehicle and fled. Witnessed this incident or ? – call our hotline 7188716666. pic.twitter.com/CvExxwaPCa
— Boro Park Shomrim (@BPShomrim)
A Shomrim Spokesperson stated that in all three incidents the victims were walking home alone when the group attacked them and took off.
The Wall Street Journal reported in early October that anti-Semitic crimes in New York City are still on the rise, with NYPD official figures showing 170 anti-Semitic crimes since Jan, up 53% from 111 incidents in the same period in 2018.
