NYPD Investigates Stabbing in Crown Heights as Possible Antisemitic Attack on Hanukkah

Stabbing Incident in Crown Heights

• 🚨 Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred this afternoon in Crown Heights as a possible bias attack.
• 📍 The incident took place at the corner of Kingston Avenue and Lincoln Place around 4:10 PM.
• 📹 Authorities are searching for a man seen on video stabbing another man during an argument.
• 🗣️ Investigators are looking into reports that the attacker made antisemitic comments.
• 🏥 The 35-year-old victim sustained a non-life-threatening wound to the upper body and is in stable condition.

Context of the Attack

• 🕎 The stabbing happened on the third night of Hanukkah, a sensitive time and place for the Jewish community.
• 🌍 The location is just one block from the global headquarters of the Chabad Lubavitch Jewish Network, whose members were recently targeted in a shooting in Sydney, Australia.
• 🤝 Community members expressed solidarity, stating, "We are all one body literally and figuratively."

Broader Investigation into Bias Incidents

• 🚇 In addition to the stabbing, the NYPD and US Justice Department are investigating another possible bias attack in Brooklyn.
• 🗣️ A group of men reported being targeted with anti-Jewish comments during a confrontation on a subway train last night.
• 🕯️ The community is focused on spreading light and perseverance of faith amidst these events.