The New York Police Department's Hate Crime Task Force is investigating after a Jewish man was reportedly punched in the face, marking the second weekend in a row the task force was investigating incidents against members of the Jewish community.
Anti-Semitic graffiti was also discovered two weeks running, according to police.The Friday incident happened around 10:36 p.m. as a 22-year-old man was approached by someone asking for directions on Avenue L in Brooklyn, according to information provided by the NYPD. The victim answered, but as he walked away, he was punched in the face by the man, police said. The suspect fled the scene in a vehicle, they said.
Kathy Hochul condemned Friday's punching incident in a tweet Sunday, calling it a"horrific act" and said she is directing the New York State Police's Hate Crimes Task Force to assist in the investigation."We stand with the Jewish community in the face of abhorrent antisemitism," the governor tweeted."Make no mistake," New York Mayor Eric Adams tweeted Saturday,"an attack on our Jewish community is an attack on every New Yorker.
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