Suspect who allegedly made anti-Muslim remarks to a 20-year-old woman before shoving her to the ground on the platform in a Brooklyn train station.
NYPD
Police are searching for a bigoted brute who allegedly made anti-Muslim remarks to a 20-year-old woman before assaulting her on a Brooklyn train station platform last week.
According to law enforcement sources, the incident unfolded on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, at around 10:50 a.m., when the suspect approached a 20-year-old woman on the platform of the Manhattan-bound D train at the 9th Avenue subway station and began making anti-Islamic remarks.
After spewing the hateful rhetoric, the perpetrator grabbed the victim’s arms and violently threw her to the platform floor, then forcibly removed her phone, police said. The brute then slammed the phone on the ground, causing it to break, cops added.
The suspect fled the scene on foot, heading into parts unknown, before officers from the 66th Precinct and Transit District 34 arrived.
EMS also responded and treated the woman at the scene for minor injuries.
Police released surveillance photos and video of the suspect on March 24. He is seen in the video jumping the turnstile in a train station. He is described as having a light complexion and was last seen wearing a black-and-white jacket, dark-colored pants, and black shoes.
So far, there are no arrests, but the NYPD is investigating the incident as a hate crime.
Anyone with information regarding the incident or the suspect’s whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
The 66th Precinct covers Borough Park and nearby Midwood and Kensington. The number of reported hate crimes jumped year-to-date in the area from two in 2025 to five so far in 2026, according to the latest police statistics.
Hate crimes are on the rise citywide, too. As of Feb. 2, the number of bias incidents investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force this year increased by 152% (58 vs. 23) compared to January 2025.
Anti-Jewish hate crimes increased by 182% (31 vs. 11). The NYPD also reported an uptick in Asian and Black motivated hate crimes, up from 1 to 5 and 1 to 2, respectively, during the same period.
Antisemitic hate crimes accounted for more than half of hate crime incidents reported in January.