​Man Arrested Over Anti-Semitic Slur, Threat In Bayside: NYPD

BAYSIDE, QUEENS — A man from Long Island was arrested months after he directed an anti-semitic slur at a teenager in Bayside and threatened to shoot him, police said.

Eli Irby, 23, was arrested on Thursday after he threatened to shoot a 19-year-old at Bay Terrace Shopping Center and made an anti-Jewish statement on Oct. 20, 2022, about 9 p.m., the NYPD said.

Irby, from Deer Park, faces hate crime and aggravated harassment charges, authorities said.

The incident came amid a rise in anti-semitic hate crimes in New York City. In October 2022, when the incident happened, anti-Jewish hate crimes were up 11 percent compared to the same period in 2021. Anti-semitic hate crimes were up six percent last month compared to January 2022.