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New York City police arrested a suspect on Saturday morning after an attack on an Orthodox Jewish man walking to synagogue in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood.
The NYPD was investigating the assault as a possible hate crime.
Williamsburg News reported that the incident occurred at about 8:40 a.m. near Bedford Avenue and Heyward Street.
Surveillance footage showed the suspect cross the street and spill an unidentified substance on the man, who appeared to defend himself. Several men then pulled the two apart as they grappled in the street.
Williamsburg Shomrim volunteers responded alongside officers from the NYPD’s 90th Precinct.
Hatzalah emergency medics treated the victim, whose condition was not officially disclosed.
Authorities have not publicly named the suspect.
Shocking video of the unprovoked hate crime assault earlier today on Bedford Ave & Heyward St on a Jewish person. pic.twitter.com/R3QDMq1gd1
— WILLIAMSBURG NEWS (@WMSBG) November 8, 2026
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