Police are asking for the public’s help to identify an antisemitic subway rider who attacked a 27-year-old man, snatching his mezuzah necklace on a Queens F train.
The incident, which is being investigated as a hate crime, took place on Jan. 13 around 7:00 a.m. as the northbound train approached Parsons Blvd.
The bigot, wearing a distinctive reddish coat with a wide collar and a Yankees cap, flung antisemitic remarks at the victim before slapping and punching him in the face. He then grabbed the victim’s necklace, which contained a scroll with verses from the Torah before fleeing the train.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.