NYPD investigating suspected antisemitic stabbing
The NYPD is investigating the stabbing of a Jewish man in Manhattan's Diamond District as a potential hate crime. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon on 47th Street. Security footage shows a suspect crowding the victim and jabbing a hand into his back. The NYPD found a 26-year-old man stabbed in the back with an unknown sharp object. No arrests have been made, and the Hate Crime Task Force is investigating.
The NYPD is investigating the stabbing of a Jewish man in Manhattan's Diamond District as a potential hate crime. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon on 47th Street. The Manhattan Shomrim Safety Patrol released security footage showing an individual crowding the victim and jabbing a hand into his back. The NYPD responded to a 911 call and found a 26-year-old man stabbed in the back with an unknown sharp object. No arrests have been made, and the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating. The article notes that Jews are targeted in hate crimes in New York City more than all other groups combined, with at least 245 confirmed antisemitic hate crimes reported so far this year, accounting for 53% of all hate crimes. This is at least the fourth suspected anti-Jewish stabbing in the city in recent years, with three prior incidents detailed.