Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY – A pair of teens yelling “South Side Jew”
hurled chunks of ice at an Orthodox Jewish man who was walking down the street
to his car, according to police and the victim.
The two teenagers started harassing the 49-year-old man near the
intersection of Rodney and South Fifth streets while he was walking to Broadway
on Tuesday just before 1:30 p.m., police said.
The teens pursued the Williamsburg resident as he hurried down the
street trying to get away from them, lobbing several chunks of ice in his
direction, he said.
One piece of ice struck him in the back and another hit his car after
he’d jumped inside, though he wasn’t injured, he said.
Police were investigating the incident as a case of aggravated
harassment and had referred it to hate crimes detectives, an NYPD spokesman
confirmed.
No arrests had been made as of Wednesday, police said.
