By COLlive reporter
Two incidents which resemble “knockout” attacks occurred in the Crown Heights neighborhood in the past 24 hours, causing concern that the dangerous trend has returned.
On Wednesday night around midnight, three male black teenagers walked by a Jewish male as he was walking on Albany Avenue and Union Street and punched him in the face for unknown reasons.
At approximately 4:00 pm Thursday, a 9-year-old Jewish boy who was riding a bike on the corner of President St. and Troy Avenue was attacked by a group of 4 teenage black males, one of whom struck him in the head. He did not sustain any injuries.
The NYPD is currently investigating both incidents as possible bias crimes. They are also looking into the possibility that the attacks are in fact “knockout” attacks, a spokesperson from the NYPD said.
The crimes seem to indicate an upswing in the brutal “knockout” game in the area, which has been on the rise across the country. The game – in which youths sucker-punch unsuspecting strangers for kicks – has seen black assailants attack a number of Jewish victims, some in the Crown Heights neighborhood in November of 2013.
The attacks prompted great outcry among neighborhood residents, activists and elected officials, who held an event to work on preventing the attacks through education of the local youth.
Deputy Inspector George Fitzgibbon, at the time the new Commanding Officer of the 71st Precinct, had stepped up patrols throughout the neighborhood, especially near schools. A number of arrests were made in connection with the attacks in November and December as well.
Strengthening ourselves in Ruchniyus Achdus Torah & Maasim Tovim will make us very strong as well,
I’m sure,
I was offered to make self-defense classes for all young people to learn how to fight. we have to be ready for anything in this country now. We have to learn how to fight too
I agree with u about self defense, but my children tried krav maga and they were fighting with hands the whole day.. I stopped it fast…
officials that Americans won’t stand for weak govt. If the vigilantes start emerging in Crown Heights (As in the past) don’t go home crying to your mother.
I don’t understand why people in CH are not calling for a mass protest today. Every single person man women and child should be out on eastern parkway protesting violence. Dont make an excuse leadership, its your town your children what are you waiting for. put up signs make calls social media get out and protest peacefully. Let the police know we wont stand for this not today and not any day. Enough is enough. Then enroll all children girls and boys in self defense courses.
I come from Russia and remember well how we lived among the nations. Gentile teens always punched each other to the face. Most of Jewish families in our area payed serious attention to the phisical development of the boys just to be able to protect themselves while walking home from school or when playing outside. Besides mandatory sport classes as a part of public education, most of us attended sport classes for training purposes and somehow our parents have chosen for us either box, or self-defense, or jujitsu, or freestile fight. Those of us who were able to fight back, were… Read more »
instead of puting money into making the speed limit of 25 on eastern parkway maybe put money into more cops doing pedestrian watch
I have been living in crown heights for the past 50 years and we went through many difficult times. Yesterday early evening I had to go out and for the first time I was scared as I was walking. I kept looking around to see if there is anyone susspicious. I live on what is considered one of the best blocks in CH. Hashem yishmor
Unbelievable! This is going on and not a word from our jcc or leadership. So as usual we just allow this to go on, and we are again ‘the victims’. We can’t let our kids out alone – this kid was attacked at 4 pm for goodness sake, in the heart of crown heights!
make the time and place for the meeting
“The crimes seem to indicate an upswing in the brutal “knockout” ***game*** in the area”. Please stop perpetrating the lie that this is a game!
we have the number we should all get together and demonstrate, that we are not going to take it
Here we go again…these kids are out of control! Where are their parents???? Why are they not being taught basic decency?
Between this and the bikes stolen the other day its really depressing to see…seems like there’s no solution.
We have ineffective leaders in our neighborhood that’s the problem sucking up to everybody and not doing anything
our pct is flooded with black cops who are very bias
we must demonstrate in big numbers
we need barry sugar to help us ..
we have to march in the hundreds and block eastern parkway
shmira was aropund the corner when it happened . They heard screaming chaptzem ,and gave a chase to catch these 2 thugs .1 thug ran in to his house and the other thug ran in to to a store. shmira was guarding both locations .
There was a africian American supervisor that showed up and she let the thug get away. The other thug that ran in to the house they refused to go to the house .
we all must call internal affairs and make complaints
I thought this sick knockout thing was over! and all in all ch had a pretty quiet summer. such a shame this is happening now towards the end of the summer break.
Did they take the bike c”v. If not then this is a no-brainer – but we already knew that. And those who “should know” obviously have NO brains in their heads.
Everyone – PLEASE be extra careful. The kids are all home and we can not rely on safety in numbers. And overwhelmed moms — don’t take chances with your kids!!!
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the Bochur sustained serious injury
(we need to ” march ” like sharpton does)
And here I thought if we ignore things and don’t fight back, they will just go away…..
FIGHT BACK!
A dog only understands a stick…