NYPD Commissioner Addresses 2 Recent Attacks on Jews in NY

Over the past 24 hours, the NYPD has received reports about two possible bias incidents against the Jewish community.
 
The first incident occurred on Monday, December 15, at approximately 8:40pm onboard a southbound 3 train in Brooklyn. The NYPD has reviewed videos from the train car and from social media, and based on all of the footage and audio, we do not currently have evidence that this was a bias-based attack. There are comments on social media suggesting that antisemitic comments were made, but we do not currently have evidence of those comments. It appears that this originated over a dispute about seats on the subway. We have a person of interest we are looking for in connection to that incident for aggravated assault.
 
The second incident occurred this afternoon, Tuesday, December 16, at approximately 4:10pm near the corner of Kingston Avenue and Lincoln Place in Crown Heights. This incident originated as a seemingly random verbal interaction between two men. The eventual perpetrator walks away from the verbal dispute, and the eventual victim follows him down the block where they get into another verbal altercation that turns physical. At some point, the perpetrator pulls out a sharp object and stabs the victim. The victim then continues to follow the perpetrator across the street and down another block. The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was treated and released from the hospital. At this time, we are investigating reports that this incident originated from antisemitic comments that were made by the perpetrator.
 
In the hours since, the NYPD has deployed dozens of additional officers to Crown Heights and the surrounding areas to search for the perpetrator. The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual depicted in the attached media who is wanted in connection with this stabbing.
 
Anyone with information in regard to this incident or who recognizes this individual is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on X by DMing @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.