(JEWISH GROUP) After punching a rabbi in Queens, suspect charged with hate crime, police say
A 32-year-old man has been arrested after a rabbi was verbally harassed and assaulted in Forest Hills, Queens on Tuesday, according to police.
The suspect, Queens resident Eric Zafra-Grosso, was charged with assault and aggravated harassment as hate crimes, police said. An investigation is ongoing.
On Tuesday afternoon, the suspect approached the rabbi, who is also 32, at the intersection of Queens Blvd. and 71st Ave. He made antisemitic comments, then punched the rabbi in the chest and near his face, according to police. The rabbi did not know his attacker, police said.
The suspect fled the scene to a nearby train station, where police arrested him, according to Queens Shomrim, the neighborhood watch group.
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I guess this asshole found his own way to "remember" Holocaust Memorial Day.