"One terrible punch": Victim in NYC anti-Semitic attack speaks out

The victim in one of two anti-Semitic hate crime attacks in the New York City borough of Brooklyn this month is speaking out about the attack. The victim, who is Jewish, told CBS New York he was beaten by four men in the Williamsburg neighborhood May 4.

The 42-year-old victim said he was walking on the street when he was attacked by four men and punched in the face. The assailants yelled, "We hate Jews," the victim, who didn't want to be named, told CBS New York.
"One terrible punch, like full of power, like a lot of power in one punch," the victim said. "Terrible pain on the teeth and on the eyes."
He said he then heard one of the assailants yell, "He's not down," and another assailant reply, "Oh, he's not down?"
"Then I start to scream and fight, and scream for help," the victim said.
The victim said he ran with two good Samaritans to a police precinct. A week later, the victim said he still has bruising on his face. 
Video released by the NYPD shows the suspected assailants. Investigators are asking the public to help identify them.

 

 

 

Image shows four suspects in a May 4, 2019 hate crime attack on a Jewish man in New York City. NYPD

Three days later in the same area in the Williamsburg neighborhood, video obtained by the Williamsburg News shows another attack on a Jewish man. In the video, an assailant is seen approaching the victim from behind and sucker-punching him. Investigators are also searching for the suspect in that case and have identified both as hate crimes.