Far Rockaway, NY – Beating of Orthodox Man Caught on Video; Police Continue Investigation

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    Far Rockaway, NY – A 20 year old man visiting friends in Far Rockaway was subjected to a vicious beating when he stepped outside for a few minutes to take a phone call.

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    Security footage from a neighbor’s video surveillance camera show the man in a white shirt walking down Channing Road near Beach 9th Street when three youths who came up from behind began punching him. The victim ran out into the street in front of 990 Channing Road, calling for help, where he was thrown to the ground and kicked repeatedly before the attackers ran away. Two other youths, who appear to be with the attackers, stood hovering several yards down the street during the eighteen second attack.

    The NYPD, Rockaway Citizens Safety Patrol and Hatzalah were all called after the incident and the victim, who received facial injuries, was transported by Hatzalah to Saint John’s Episcopal Hospital and later released.

    In an interview with VIN News, a police spokesman at DCPI has confirmed the details of the attack which is being considered a robbery, not a hate crime. The victims white 16GB iPhone 5 was taken during the attack.

    The Rockaway Citizens Safety Patrol is issuing an alert to all area residents, urging them as always to use extreme caution at all times. The volunteer citizens patrol has been reviewing the security footage, which has been turned over to the authorities.

    “We have a pretty good idea of who they are and we are working with the NYPD,” Jason Shtundel, coordinator of the RCSP told VIN News. “We hope that they will be making an arrest in this case soon.”


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    abuezri
    abuezri
    10 years ago

    Look at how he is so absorbed in his phone call that he is unaware of the three obvious hoodlums stalking him from behind. You can’t be so caught up in your own world that you aren’t aware of your surroundings. These hoodlums take advantage of surprise. If he had looked up and down the block and seen them coming, this would never have happened.

    BoruchN
    BoruchN
    10 years ago

    Weak government produces this type of thing. Same in Boston and England…weak government…ineffective and heartless govt.
    ‘The 7 Noahide Laws,’ N O W ! Civilization NOW!

    Lawless20
    Lawless20
    10 years ago

    What an insensitive and heartless comment. That’s the only thing you could muster up? How addicted he is to the phone? In fact, he would’ve been beaten regardless, these people were looking for trouble. Talking on the phone was the thing that saved him because he never saw it coming so didn’t brace the hits with his head or face, which could’ve caused a concussion. Shame this is the lessn you glean. I find it nice that he is giving the person on the other line full attention, – characteristic many people lack right now.

    10 years ago

    Why is it being considered a robbery if it does not appear like they took anything?

    yaakov doe
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    yaakov doe
    10 years ago

    The recent spikes in street robberies are because of Iphone and Ipod thefts so clearly one should display these when walking down the street. Unfortunatly, not all our neighbors are honest upstanding citizens.

    10 years ago

    Right Esther…..we should all shiver in our shtreimlach when we see a Black teenager coming by…what a racist comment…this guy was obvlivious to his surroundings…no one “deserves” to be mugged but he was walking around with a target pinned to his back.

    10 years ago

    Welcome to Demo-rat hell. I don’t believe this is just a “spike” in street robberies. Hordes of third world criminals are allowed to invade our borders, black power flash mobs run wild attacking whites all over the country, and law abiding citizens are strictly forbidden from carrying firearms in violation of their 2nd amendment rights.

    Police and government are the cause of this problem, not the cure. The only cure is concealed carry for all law abiding citizens.

    C’mon Charlie, bring out the “R” word and defend the black racists.

    NYCESQ
    NYCESQ
    10 years ago

    The Far Rockaway Community would have a much safer and stronger security patrol if it wasnt for the few “askanim” THAT ARE NOT ALLOWING the local shomrim from getting the funding and attention it needs in order for it to function properly.

    rogergreen
    rogergreen
    10 years ago

    This heilige yid had the presence of mind to stop and pick up his yarmulke immediately following having the tar kicked out of him by a group of filthy maggot cowards! Mi k’amcho Yisroel!!!

    10 years ago

    Far Rockaway has been DANGEREOUS for decades!

    10 years ago

    American pogroms

    10 years ago

    How is the victim? While you’re all arguing, did any of you consider how he’s doing (physically & emotionally) today? Have a heart, people. Stop pointing fingers & start caring.

    10 years ago

    time to organize a jewish defense league in far rock and all these hoodlims will get the message quickly.

    lazerx
    lazerx
    10 years ago

    how is the victim feeling?
    I recommend that all Jews leave the galus and come home to eretz Yisroel, where it is relatively safe and we can defend ourselves.

    yoyoyo
    yoyoyo
    10 years ago

    neighbor’s video surveillance camera ???? Don’t look like a surveillance camera to me. Don’t you see he’s moving around where they are going???

    10 years ago

    “I recommend that all Jews leave the galus and come home to eretz Yisroel, where it is relatively safe and we can defend ourselves.”

    Was that a joke? It really wasn’t funny.
    It was nice of you to ask about the victim, though.

    Of course, we all wish the victim a rfuah shleima and that the cops should catch these lowlives and also recover his iPhone.

    LashonTov
    LashonTov
    10 years ago

    Oy gevald! Here we just attended a levaiah for 12 Sifrei Torah and now our community gets another zetz! Why is Hashem sending these wild beasts into our midst?! What did we do that we were first slapped directly by Hashem with Sandy and then by these Chayei Raah? We are good people to each other here in our community. Why should we be afflicted like this?

    10 years ago

    To #22 - Your statement is wrong. There were three Yidden shot dead in a bank in Beersheba, by an Israeli Jew last week, because the assailant was angry at the bank. There was an American-Israeli, aged 60, who was knifed to death in Jerusalem, by some Israeli hoodlums, because he didn’t give them cigarettes. There have been other heinous crimes in EY, against Yidden. Therefore, don’t be lecturing us how much “safer” it is in EY, than in the USA. Incidentally, without having seen the video of the attack, the hoodlums who attacked and beat the victim, are nothing but savages from the jungle! Even in Baghdad, Iraq, and Kabul, Afghanistan, an incident such as this does not occur. They don’t have hoodlums, who will target any individual, and beat him senseless, for a few dollars (or their equivalent of a few dollars).

    groisechuchum
    groisechuchum
    10 years ago

    Who took this video? it is obvious the camera was following the action, why did no one who was around come to his aid?