Brooklyn, NY – The NYPD is once again combing the streets of Brooklyn for clues after a 17 year old Flatbush Orthodox Jewish teen was assaulted last night on his way home from yeshiva.
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Police told VIN News that the incident took place last night at 6:30 PM at the corner of Avenue L and East 29th Street.
Assemblyman Dov Hikind, who visited the teen this afternoon, said that the student had been heading home, listening to music on headphones, when he was punched once without warning on the side of his face by an unidentified black man.
Police described the perpetrator as 5’7, weighing approximately 155 pounds and possibly wearing a grey sweat suit or jogging clothes and a black waist length jacket.
“The guy just belts him on the side of the head and this kid falls to the ground and into the street because he was walking right at the edge,” Hikind told VIN News.
The victim who was wearing his tzitzis out and carrying his tefillin in a shoulder bag was clearly Jewish and Hikind called on the 70th precinct to investigate the incident as a hate crime.
“Nothing was taken from him and nothing was said,” noted Hikind. “When you walk over to someone just to inflict pain and intimidation, if anything should be a hate crime, it should be this.”
The victim suffered pain and minor swelling to the injury site.
City Councilman Chaim Deutsch said that there is absolutely no reason to believe that last night’s attack on the teen was related to the robbery and beating of a Midwood man that took place early Monday morning.
Deutsch said that he had been in close contact with detectives at the 70th precinct who are investigating the incident and had given them locations of surveillance cameras in the vicinity.
Deutsch said that he asked the NYPD for extra visibility in the area and cautioned all residents to be aware of their surroundings at all times.
“We all must remain vigilant and alert and not be distracted by any type of gadgets that people may use like cell phones and iPods,” said Deutsch.
Pedestrians need to stop with the cell phones and the music headphones while walking the streets! What is wrong with people today?! Nearly every pedestrian is looking down at their phone while crossing busy intersections! Can’t you dos tihout it for even a few minutes?! You need to be aware of your surroundings at all times!
That is right outside the Agudah of avenue L! That Shul needs to have a security guard outside!
So glad we have all those stinking speed cameras all over Mayor De-failure. Maybe the cameras should be watching all the animals walking down the street Instead of the cars doing 27 in a 25. You are a resounding failure and everyone knows it.
Happy New Year. The criminals know there are no consequences so why the hell not….
Came off the Brooklyn brg yesterday about 8pm.. was a protest there about 30-50 protesters.. & about 150-200 police.on foot .. plus another about 30-40 police cars
So if u wonder y there isnt any in flatbush
This is a very busy corner and the Agudah of ave L has many minyanim going on with men in and out. Did no one see this happen?!
When are out students and adult being taught to defend themselves?
Welcome to di blasios vision zero….to usher in the zeros in the city
Oh. Growing up in Flatbush. These things would happen all the time.
A black man with a hoodie in Brooklyn shouldn’t be so difficult to find.
Reverend Al is sure to condemn this soon…
Brooklyn needs more POLICE WALKING THE STREETS not riding their cars through the neighborhood “once a day” just to show their sirens.
Why doesnt that corner have either private or police video cameras?? If just for the Shul!
What we are seeing here are the rotten fruits of the poisoned tree planted by the likes of Obama and company. Sad to say, but had the victims been Muslim or a person of color attacked by a white guy wearing a hoodie the Progressive Liberal Mayor and his posse would be all over this.