Williamsburg,
Brooklyn, NY – The NYPD is
investigating an attack by six suspects against two Hasidic Jews in
Williamsburg, Brooklyn Tuesday night. The incident is considered a hate crime,
according to JP Updates.
The
attack took place on Harrison Avenue and Gerry Street. The two Jewish men were
accosted by six men, who stole a hat from one of the victims and tried to steal
a tefillin bag of the other. The attackers then ran away laughing. The two
Jewish men gave chase, at which point the suspects threw the hat on the ground
and disappeared, but not before hurling a bottle at the victims.
