Police: Jewish man struck with baseball bat in Staten Island by assailant who called him ‘dirty Jew’ (2024)

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Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the assailant

Images of the suspect shared by NYPD. Courtesy of NYPD

By Louis KeeneFebruary 13, 2024

A Jewish man was attacked Monday in Staten Island by a man wielding a baseball bat who called him a ‘dirty Jew,’ police said Tuesday.

WANTED HATE CRIME: 2/12/24 @NYPD121pct @ 2:30 PM the victim was standing in front of 475 Grandview Ave when an unknown individual approached him made anti-Jewish comments & struck the victim in the head with a metal bat. ANY INFORMATION CALL 1-800-577-TIPS pic.twitter.com/OvuxcHIdeT
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) February 13, 2024
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The 25-year-old victim, a driving instructor whose name has not been made public, was exiting his car when the assailant approached him and asked if he was Jewish. He then punched him in the face.

The two scuffled, according to Hamodia, before the assailant struck the victim on the back of the head with a metal bat. Reports in the New York Daily News and Hamodia differed as to whether the assailant called the man a “dirty Jew” before or after the violent confrontation began.

Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the assailant, who fled the scene, and have released a picture from security camera footage. He is believed to be around 40 and 5-foot-11.

The case is being investigated as a hate crime, police said.

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Louis Keene is a staff reporter at the Forward covering religion, sports and the West Coast. Hecan be followed on Twitter @thislouis.

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