Six Jewish teens were threatened by an armed group of males this weekend.
An NYPD representative told ILTUWS the incident took place at 7:20pm on Saturday near 86th and West End Avenue.
It was reported to police that six teens, aged 12-16, were approached by three male teens who said they wanted to fight them — and further stated that because they were Jewish — they wanted to “get them.”
The suspects — who police say had a knife, crowbar and sword — followed the teens toward their residence before fleeing.
There were no reported injuries as a result of this incident, and the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force was notified and are investigating.
Upper West Side Council Member Gale Brewer shared a tweet about the incident, which her office was initially informed of.
My office was informed of a horrible anti-semitic attack targeting 8th & 9th grade boys at 85th & West End Ave yesterday evening, 4/2. Yes, on children. NYPD responded and we followed up w/ @NYPD20Pct, @NYPDHateCrimes and @JCRCNY. Anti-semitism is abhorrent & an attack on us all
— Gale A. Brewer (@galeabrewer) April 3, 2022
One Twitter user wrote that between this incident, the hateful message written on Miriam’s outdoor dining cafe, and the reportedly anti-Semitic crossing guard fired from her post on 79th Street, it’s beginning to feel unsafe for Jews.
So what did the three guys look like? How can we help if we don’t know.
Disgusting and sad. Thank god no one was injured.
A sword? WTF is happening up there
If it’s a truism that “If your enemies are my enemies, then you are my friend” it follows that “If we are friends then your friends are my friends”, does it not mean that the Jewish people who support DJ tRump, are also friends of those at Charlottesville, carrying tiki torches and shouting “Jews will not replace us”, who tRump defined as “fine people.”
Are some Jewish people destroying themselves? Supporting a person who is encouraging groups such as the Neo Nazis and Proud Boys who preach and support antisemitism, is disgusting, but nevertheless there are Jews who support him. Putting the American Embassy in Jerusalem is just a ploy, despite his son in law, and his daughter’s conversion.
Trusting tRump ……, remember the Jews who waited too long in the 1930s. Enough with the hate, and the supporters of those who preach and practice hate, of all kinds.
PS: I was born Jewish, but I follow science, not a person written book called a bible.