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Rabbi Punched In Antisemitic Attack En Route To NYC Synagogue: NYPD
The attacker was charged with assault and aggravated harassment as hate crimes; antisemitic incidents made up 57% of NYC hate crimes last year, police said.
- On Wednesday, a rabbi walking to a Queens synagogue was punched by a stranger near Queens Blvd in Forest Hills, Queens.
- Antisemitic incidents in New York City dropped 3% but still made up 57% of all hate crimes in 2025; last Thursday, cops arrested teen vandals for desecrating Gravesend Park, Brooklyn.
- Police identified and arrested Eric Zafra-Grosso, 32, at a nearby subway station; he lives in Corona with no criminal history and faces assault and aggravated harassment hate crime charges, with arraignment pending Wednesday in Queens Criminal Court.
- The rabbi was treated at the scene for minor injuries, and Comptroller Mark Levine urged unity on X while Gov. Kathy Hochul and Sen. Chuck Schumer denounced the attack.
- The attack occurred on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, honoring the memory of the six million Jews killed and marking Auschwitz-Birkenau's liberation anniversary.
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Rabbi on way to Queens synagogue punched in antisemitic hate crime on Holocaust Remembrance Day
A rabbi on his way to a Queens synagogue was punched in the face by a stranger yelling antisemitic slurs — as Jews around the world marked Holocaust Remembrance Day, officials said Wednesday. The 30-year-old victim was walking in Forest Hills whent the stranger stormed up to him near Queens Blvd. and 71st Ave. about 3 p.m. Tuesday, cops said. The attacker screamed “F—ing Jew” and punched the rabbi in the face and chest before running off. The ra…
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