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New York Post
15 hours ago
- New York Post
Crazed stalker stabs two good Samaritans walking NYC woman who thought she was being followed home
A crazed stalker viciously stabbed two good Samaritans trying to walk a Brooklyn woman who believed she was being followed home. The suspect — a 5'8″ male with dark skin — knifed a 26-year-old man in the chest and shoulder and a 29-year-old man in the face around 1:30 a.m. in Kensington Saturday, according to the NYPD. Both victims had gone out of their way to help the woman after seeing a local social media alert about a stalker, and when they arrived at the reported address, they were accosted by the knife-wielding suspect. Advertisement The suspect wore a sweatshirt and sweatpants DCPI And it was believed to be their second encounter with the man that night. Just a half-hour earlier, a 31-year-old woman had approached the two men and told them she was being chased, and that she was scared for her life and needed to be escorted home. Advertisement The scene of the stabbing outside of a Kensington, Brooklyn, apartment building early Saturday morning Loudlabs They agreed and successfully walked her to safety. The man who stabbed the men is believed to be the same one who was stalking both women, according to police. Advertisement Both victims were transported to a nearby hospital in stable condition. Police are asking for help identifying the suspect.
New York Post
6 days ago
- New York Post
NYPD searching for elderly cane-wielding thug who beat woman in apparent antisemitic subway attack
Cops are searching for an elderly cane-wielding goon who bashed a helpless woman wearing traditional Jewish garb at a Brooklyn subway station in an apparent antisemitic attack. 'Stupid b–tch. Go back to your country,' the cowardly thug snapped at the woman at the Kings Highway and East 16 Street subway station shortly before 1 p.m. on Thursday, according to the NYPD. Police said Tuesday that the sneering suspect then followed the woman on the platform — and slammed her hand with his cane when she began to shoot video of the incident. 3 Cops are looking for a man who attacked a woman wearing traditional Jewish garb at the Kings Highway and East 16 Street subway station in an apparent antisemitic attack. DCPI He then left the scene and remains on the loose. Cops said the man is between 55 and 65 years old with a medium build, and was wearing a green plaid shirt, blue jeans black sneakers and carried a black book bag — along with the cane. 3 The NYPD said the attack occurred just before 1 p.m. on Thursday. Wikipedia 3 The suspect cursed at the woman before hitting her with his cane. DCPI The case is now being investigated by the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force. Anyone with information on the assailant is urged to contact NYPD Crimestoppers at 1-800-577 TIPS or at
New York Post
12-06-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
‘Jew hater' Columbia protester pleads guilty to 3 antisemitic hate crime assaults yet issues apology to Palestinian community
The self-described 'Jew hater' Columbia agitator who has alleged ties to a Hamas cell pleaded guilty to a string of hate crimes targeting Jewish people, yet only asked for forgiveness from the Palestinian community. Tarek Bazrouk, 20, admitted to violently assaulting three Jewish people between April 2024 and January 2025 at several Manhattan protests of the war in Gaza, but used his chance to speak in Manhattan federal court to apologize not to Jews, but to the Palestinian community. 'I am sorry. I am Palestinian and I participated in the protest to display my outrage… I should not have used violence. I hope my family and community can forgive me,' Bazrouk said on Wednesday. 4 Tarek Bazrouk, 20, apologized to the Palestinian community in a court statement after pleading guilty to three hate crime attacks that targeted Jewish individuals. DCPI The hollow apology stands in stark contrast to the fervor Bazrouk embodied while committing the targeted attacks against Jewish people during protests at Columbia University and in downtown Manhattan. On April 15, 2024, the 20-year-old kicked a man wearing a kippa in the chest as he stood with an Israeli flag and sang a Jewish song during a demonstration near the New York Stock Exchange. Bazrouk assaulted two other individuals during that same demonstration, according to prosecutors. Several days later, Bazrouk said he would 'boom boom boom' the next Jewish person he saw, text messages revealed. He then punched another kippa-wearing man in the face while the victim carried an Israeli flag during a protest on December 9, 2024, prosecutors said. 4 Bazrouk had violent confrontations at several protests in 2024 and 2025. Instagram/jewhatedb The confessed antisemite punched yet another Israeli flag-bearer in the face at a protest earlier this year on January 6, according to court testimony. Following his May arrest for the assaults, federal officials discovered more insidious evidence after searching Bazrouk's Manhattan home, where he lived with his parents and several other family members. Investigators seized four knives, a replica firearm, brass knuckles, $750,000 in cash in a safe, and Bazrouk's cell phone, which revealed chilling text messages. Bazrouk was 'a member of a chat group that received regular updates from Abu Obeda,' which is linked to Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades militant group, The Post revealed earlier this month. 4 Bazrouk draped in the Palestinian flag at a protest in 2024. U.S. DOJ In text messages, the 20-year-old described himself as a 'Jew hater,' called Jewish people 'worthless,' and exhorted a friend to 'slap that bitch' in reference to a woman who had an Israel flag sticker on her laptop, court documents revealed. The 'Jew hater' further claimed to a friend that he was proud some of his family members were fighting with Hamas overseas, text messages showed. Lawyers for Bazrouk rejected any connection between their client and the terror organization. The $750,000 in cash was seized by the government, with Bazrouk agreeing to its forfeiture. 4 Police found several weapons, including four knives and brass knuckles, as well as $750,000 cash, after executing a warrant on Bazrouk's Manhattan home. U.S. DOJ Judge Richard Berman advised the hateful brute that he faces a maximum sentence of five years behind bars, two years supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. Berman added that Bazrouk could also be forced to pay restitution to his victims. Bazrouk will have a sentencing hearing on October 1. He still has two pending cases in state court for the incidents in December and January.
New York Post
08-06-2025
- New York Post
Moped-riding NYC bully rips $1,300 chain off 5-year-old boy's neck: sources
A moped-riding mugger ripped a $1,300 chain off of a 5-year-old boy's neck then sped off on a Bronx street Saturday afternoon, according to cops and law enforcement sources. The unidentified brute drove the two-wheeler up to the young child as he was walking to his father in front of an apartment building on Marion Avenue and carried out the sudden heist around 4 p.m., police and sources said. Police are looking for the mugger who took off on a moped. DCPI The boy was left with redness and swelling to his neck, and needed to be treated at the scene by EMS. The stolen chain is worth around $1,300, sources said. The 5-year-old boy had redness to his neck. DCPI Police are now searching for the thief who rode off northbound on Marion Avenue with a multicolored hat, black jacket and black jeans, according to surveillance footage captured by the NYPD. Anyone with information on the robbery can call NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish 1-888-577-4782.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Missing Teen's Family Believes He Leaped from Staten Island Ferry After Leaving a Note
Family said Brandon Pino, 17, disappeared after he jumped from a Staten Island Ferry vessel on May 31 A police spokesperson tells PEOPLE that crews responded to 'a 911 call for a water rescue in the vicinity of the Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal' just before 10 a.m. local time His sister said her brother was texting a group of friends before the incident occurredA missing 17-year-old boy's family says he leapt from the Staten Island Ferry and had left a note beforehand. Police said Brandon Pino has been missing since he jumped from the boat around 9:45 a.m. local time on Saturday, May 31, as the vessel neared Manhattan, according to the New York Daily News. Police responded to 'a 911 call for a water rescue in the vicinity of the Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal' just before 10 a.m. local time on Saturday, the New York Police Department's Deputy Commissioner of Public Information (DCPI) shared in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. 'Officers from the 1st Precinct, along with the NYPD's Harbor Unit, SCUBA team, Emergency Services Unit and Aviation responded to the scene and are currently canvassing the waterway and shoreline,' the spokesperson said. Cathleen Pino, Brandon's 27-year-old sister, told the Daily News that her brother had posted a message on Instagram before jumping into the water. Brandon, who lived in Port Richmond, had gone to his uncle's house on Staten Island around 7 a.m. on Saturday, then went to the St. George Ferry Terminal, Cathleen said. She added that her brother did not tell anyone of his plans. Cathleen claimed her brother, who was a senior at Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School in New Springville, was texting a group of concerned friends shortly before he jumped. 'His friends told me that they had seen that he was [happier] than usual at school lately,' Cathleen told the paper. 'It seems very odd because he was being himself, which was eating, cooking for himself, cooking his healthy food, going to the gym, going to school early, being there for his graduation practice.' Cathleen said a witness informed the ferry's crew about the incident as the boat docked, according to the Daily News. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Family members are doing their own search, according to Cathleen, who also said she has not received an update from authorities. Cathleen said members of her family, especially her mother, hope to recover Brandon's body in order to 'to get some type of closure.' An investigation into the incident is ongoing, the DCPI spokesperson tells PEOPLE. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health challenges, emotional distress, substance use problems, or just needs to talk, call or text 988, or chat at 24/7. Read the original article on People
