The unidentified individual allegedly “grabbed a yarmulke from the head of a male” in Manhattan on Thursday and then made an antisemitic remark and threw it at the 34-year-old victim when he was asked to give it back, according to the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Unit.
The attack happened along West 3rd St. and Broadway in Manhattan around 2 p.m. Thursday, police said.
The attacker and the victim did not know each other, police told the Jewish Press.
On 11/18/21, at approx. 2 PM, at Broadway and W. 3rd St, @NYPD6Pct an individual grabbed a yarmulke from the head of a male, 34. The victim demanded the return of his yarmulke, the individual threw it back and made an anti-Semitic statement. Info? DM @NYPDTips or☎️1-800-577-TIPS pic.twitter.com/NuvDIbAiHc
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) November 19, 2021
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