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Cyclist randomly slugs Jewish teen in suspected NYC hate crime: cops

By
Amanda Woods
Published Oct. 25, 2022
Updated Oct. 25, 2022, 11:27 a.m. ET
18-year-old Jewish man was punched in the back of his head, and had his yarmulke knocked off by a bike-riding suspect in Brooklyn
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A bicyclist randomly slugged a Jewish teen in Brooklyn – and cops are investigating the incident as a hate crime, police said Tuesday.

The 18-year-old victim was wearing traditional religious garb as he walked at Penn Street and Lee Avenue in South Williamsburg around 1:40 a.m. Sunday when the cyclist rolled up behind him and punched him in the back of the head, police said. 

The blow knocked the victim’s religious hat and yarmulke to the ground. 

Cops believe the cyclist pictured here randomly slugged a Jewish teen at Penn Street and Lee Avenue in South Williamsburg around 1:40 a.m. Sunday.
Cops believe the cyclist pictured here randomly slugged a Jewish teen at Penn Street and Lee Avenue in South Williamsburg around 1:40 a.m. Sunday. NYPD

The suspect fled after the attack. Surveillance footage released by the NYPD shows him pedaling on the sidewalk. 

No arrests have been made. 

The NYPD confirms that its Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the incident.