"The first incident occurred aboard a New Lots-bound 3 train at around 8:40 p.m. on Dec. 15, near the Franklin Avenue stop in Crown Heights. Video shared on social media shows a violent altercation between two men and Jewish straphangers. The video shows one of the men grabbing a victim by the neck. Police investigated the attack as a possible hate crime, especially after seeing social media posts that indicated that antisemitic comments were made."
"After reviewing footage and audio from the scene, authorities say, the preliminary evidence does not indicate that the attack was a hate crime. Instead, police sources said, they believe the argument erupted over train seats. Still, they say they have identified a person of interest for aggravated assault charges. The NYPD says they are surging more cops to Brooklyn after fears of antisemitic attacks in the borough over the last several days."
NYPD surged additional officers to Brooklyn after a sudden spike in antisemitic attacks and following a terrorist attack at a Hanukkah event in Australia that killed 15 people. On Dec. 15, a violent altercation aboard a New Lots-bound 3 train near Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights involved two men and Jewish straphangers; footage showed a man grabbing a victim by the neck. Police initially investigated it as a possible hate crime, but preliminary review of footage and audio found no indication of bias, and police identified a person of interest for aggravated assault. On Dec. 16, an unrelated incident near Kingston Avenue and Lincoln Place involved a suspect confronting a 35-year-old man; authorities believe that attack was motivated by bias and are seeking the perpetrator.
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