COURIER L 10 IFE, JULY 23-29, 2021
Gov calls on state
to help investigate
Midwood hate crime
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BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Gov. Andrew Cuomo
directed the state police
to help NYPD hate
crimes detectives catch
the suspects who attacked
a Jewish man
on a Midwood street
early in the morning
on Friday, July 16.
The Flatbush Shomrim
Safety Patrol
posted video on its
Twitter account of the
violent anti-Semitic assault,
which occurred
at about 5:24 am near
the corner of New York
Avenue and Avenue K.
Two unidentifi ed
perpetrators attacked
the victim as he headed
to shul, the safety patrol
reported. They repeatedly
punched the
victim and stole some
of his property, including
his tefi llin, small
leather boxes which
contain verses from the
Torah.
But the suspects apparently
dropped the
tefi llin nearby, as it
was later recovered by
volunteers, the patrol
reported. The incident
occurred in the NYPD’s
63rd Precinct.
The Flatbush
Shomrim Safety Patrol
is offering a
$1,000 reward for information
leading to
the suspects’ arrests.
After learning of the
attack through reports,
Cuomo announced on
Saturday that he’s directing
the New York
State Police to assist
the NYPD Hate Crimes
Task Force in catching
the perpetrators.
“I am outraged to
once again hear of an
anti-Semitic attack in
our state. To beat and
rob a Jewish man on
his way to a synagogue
is sickening beyond
compare. Hate has no
place here and we will
not tolerate it,” the
governor said. “To the
Jewish Community of
New York, I know this
is exhausting. No one
should have to worry
about being attacked
for their religious beliefs,
ever. We stand
with you and we will
not stop fi ghting until
the plague that is hate
has been eradicated.
Love will win here.”
Area City Councilmember
Farah Louis
similarly condemned
the incident in a statement.
“I want to be very
clear that anti-Semitic
acts are absolutely unacceptable
and will not
be tolerated in District
45 or New York City,”
Louis said. “This is an
attack on the very foundation
of who we are as
a community – a place
where all people should
feel safe and welcomed
regardless of their faith
or race. We stand with
the Jewish community
and we wish and pray
for the constituent’s
speedy recovery.”
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