Two Men Attacked in Brooklyn and Called "Dirty Jews"

A disturbing incident took place this Sunday in Brooklyn in which two men were attacked for being “dirty Jews.” 

Blake Zavadsky and his friend Ilan Kaganovich were at the Foot Locker on 86th St in Bay Ridge shortly before 11 a.m. when they were approached by two assaulters.  

Apparently, the muggers had an issue with Zavadsky and Kaganovich being in their neighborhood as well as the hoodie Zavadsky was wearing which featured the emblem of the Israeli military forces.

One of the men slugged Zavadsky twice in the face and doused him with iced coffee when he didn’t take off the hoodie.

The NYPD said Monday that the incident is being investigated as a hate crime.

“I can’t believe this happened,” said Kaganovich, who said the pair threatened him if he intervened. “We should be able to wear whatever we want to wear.

“Blake and I are Jewish — we should support Israel without it being a problem. My family moved from the Soviet Union for this reason — to be able to live a better life.”

Police have not yet identified the suspects, who fled after the attack.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday tweeted that the state police Hate Crimes Task Force was assisting in the probe and was “ready to offer additional support.”

“This is abhorrent and unacceptable,” Hochul said. “Antisemitism & all hate has no home in New York.”

Dov Hikind responded to Hochul’s tweet with another tweet saying that the NYPD hate crimes department doesn’t need any help from the NYS police department to figure this one out.