BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Two men were grabbed and threatened with anti-Jewish rhetoric while riding a subway train in Brooklyn Monday night, police said.
The men, ages 20 and 21, were on the southbound No. 3 train approaching the Nostrand Avenue subway station when two suspects picked a fight with them at around 8:40 p.m., according to the NYPD.
The suspects grabbed the victims by their jackets and hurled antisemitic threats before getting off the train, police said. There were no injuries.
It was unclear how the suspects knew the victims were Jewish.
There were no arrests. The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the incident.
According to NYPD data, hate crimes have decreased by 23% this year compared to 2024.
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