By COLlive reporter
A 63-year old Jewish man was viciously attacked Tuesday morning in a Crown Heights park.
Avraham Gopin, a Lubavitch resident of Crown Heights, was exercising in Lincoln Terrace Park near Eastern Parkway and Rochester Avenue at approximately 8:30 am and was attacked by a man who threw a rock at him, Chanina Sperlin of the CHJCC told COLlive.
The victim was walking in the park, when the man “began throwing bricks at him, and then attacked him,” Gopin’s son-in-law Rabbi Getzy Markowitz told COLlive. “He fought back, while being hit in the head with the brick.”
“Thank G-d he fought back,” Markowitz said. “If he had not fought off the attacker, there would possibly have been, G-d forbid, a different outcome. The attacker was clearly trying to kill him – just an innocent man walking in the park.”
The victim was hospitalized due to his injuries.
“He sustained a head injury which required 3 staples, a broken nose, as well as suffered a bruised leg and the loss of two teeth,” Markowitz said.
The NYPD Hate Crimes division is on the scene and conducting an investigation. Police are also investigating whether this is connected to another incident which occurred yesterday in the area, Inspector John Buttacavoli, Commanding Officer of the NYPD’s 77th Precinct said.
In response to the incident, the NYPD will increase patrols in the area, particularly in the park, Buttacavoli said.
“My father in law is a visibly Chasidic Jew,” Rabbi Markowitz told COLlive. “He is a known person in the community, and well liked by all. He gets along with all his neighbors – both Jews and non-Jews – who are all very fond of him.
“This senseless act of violence is extremely troubling,” Markowitz said.
“I’m disgusted by the vicious attack on Avraham Gopin this morning in Crown Heights’ Lincoln Terrace Park,” Boro President Eric Adams tweeted about the attack. “No one should be attacked, hate-fueled or not. Violence is violence, wrong is wrong.”
The craziness continues in Brooklyn. Older Chassidic Jew just brutally assaulted with brick in Crown Heights Park. His teeth were knocked out. Victim hospitalized. Victim fought back. Others in Park came to his rescue.
— Yaacov Behrman (@ChabadLubavitch) August 27, 2019
When they say to vote de blasio.
are they at the blm marches??????????????
They’re campaigning in Iowa
This is a direct result of the increase of new homeless shelters that are being built in crown heights.
Our community council does nothing to stop this.
There were protests against the homeless shelters but since crown hts had no homeless shelters the city homeless shelters won out. I wonder if crown hts had cared enough to provide a homeless shelter for jews maybe the city homeless shelters would not be in crown hts
CH is a dumping ground for the homeless, mentally ill and drug addicts, some of whom cannot control their anti-Semitic feelings. Salvation Army has a large homeless shelter at 681 Clarkson Ave (Clarkson & Albany) which houses criminals and s— offenders. East New York Ave has two different supportive housing apt buildings which house the mentally ill and homeless ( one is next to KFC – the other is across from supermarket..
Notice how everyone forgets to mention the race of the perp.
To mention the race. One thing for sure, it wasn’t a Hasidic Jew who attacked with a rock
What would be the point?
When a thug walks in park and chooses to go over to a guy with beard kippa tzitzis and visibly Jewish and attacks him .
This is clearly hate crime .
Time for the inspector to be replaced
Please …
Avraham eliyahu Ben gnesha
I have a great way to stop the violence:
Let’s make a press conference in front of the Jewish Children’s Museum! Followed by a delicious lunch!
Problem solved!
Our brothers blood is spilled.
On point ! I think that will solve everything
No jokes that’s probably bmwhats gonna happen. Thanks community leaders!
When will someone, ANYONE, take a stand!! Humans are creating a jungle in the midst of our beautiful garden. ENOUGH!!
But too many people falsely and wrongly condemned them for it, and so we don’t have them anymore.
… That’s a full on brick!
In today’s crazy world, every Jew needs to be prepared. This means self-defense. If you can carry legally then do so. Pack something to even the odds. Club, mace, etc., and learn how to use them. These cowardly terrorists love picking on what they perceive as weak victims.
And why liberals want it abolished.
They don’t want victims being able to defend themselves.
Refuah Shelaimah, We Want Moshiach Now!
A refuah Shlaimah to the chosid. I hope they catch that horrible criminal who attacked him. I mean I hope the Yidden catch him, and make sure he understands you don’t attack Yidden.
if it would have been a colored person, there would have been videos and the person caught , unless the person that did it was a colored person
Starting from Occasio Cortes and her squad, to our beloved screamer Sharpton no justice no peace, everyone is bowing to him, how about the democrats, boy do they love the Jews. The universities are teaching wrong information and the consequences are brutal.
calamity is inevitable
When will the Jewish self elected leaders have a another press conference with the politicians who pass laws to decriminalize crime and and enable these attacks? 1 day? Jewish al sharptons !! And then the organizations will honor the DA who refuses to prosecute these crimes! And we blame others?! Time to look on the mirror!
I don’t understand how this could happen in the rebbes shcuna. The rebbe is obviously showing us that we need to do our histaldus- have proper lockdowns in our school, safe building…etc.
The younger generation is moving out of the city, seniors can’t afford to move out. Who is going to protect our seniors in NYC?
I also got hit with a smaller orange brick back in 2010.. those cowards ran away from me. We need to catch them and teach them a lesson.
Though I am sure they will wake up in time for kapporos or if they see a mean tweet
I am packing heat nowadays , they won’t run from me . This Jew has no intentions to be another victim . Never Again
Between the Franklin ave and Nostrand stops on the # 3 train, by a deranged black man who has been taught it’s ok to harrass Jews in Crown Heights. He walked across the subway car, stopped in front of me (I guess the modest outfit ‘triggered’ him), stood in front of me spilling vitriol about Jews. After he walked away I glanced around, I did not expect any gestures or facial expressions of concern from the most of the inmates on the train but there was another girl who looked Jewish across from me and also a family further down..… Read more »
Anything less is an offense to humanity and is complicit in the crime itself.
This is a scream that should be echoing through the rafters of the media and reverbating across the country.
Why is it kept under wraps? He was positively identified. I don’t think his reputation deserves protection by the police.
Not to to take away from this incident today which is terrible and may the victim have a refuah Shelaima, My daughter was walking today around 3pm and she was harassed by a few teenagers and physically threatened right on eastern parkway in broad daylight the community needs to have a plan in place now ! the NYPD is working excellently within limits placed by the current mayoral administration, enough said
What about the previous mayoral administrations?
Who is behind all of this violence?
Are people being paid to do these outrageous acts?
They are probably preaching this in churches
The Radical atheists are teaching this hate of people and love of antisemitic violence to their followers and supporters and to the masses on campus.
1) Accountability – The CHJCC needs to hold public meetings to discuss these incidents and listen to the public’s comments with elected officials present. ( The Jewish Children’s Museum or a large Shul might be a good place ) 2) The public needs to demand public funds (not empty words or photo-ops) for security cameras and more police. Borough Park received $1 million for security cameras. CH received $2500 for security cameras while Borough Park and Flatbush received $250,000 each. 3) Voter Education and Voting Drive – It is the responsibility of the CHJCC to have voter education to be… Read more »
Revision on #4)
#4) The yeshivas should make voting in the most recent primary a factor in getting financial aid for children in schools. ( the aforementioned reference to “democratic” primary should be excluded )
Jay Sorid
This story should be in the mainstream media. It’s time to get our voice heard. And not wait like sitting ducks.
I heard from his daughter that if he wasn’t strong and fight back he wouldn’t make it alive
So thank god he was strong Bh