Woman Lobs Hot Coffee At Dad Wearing Palestinian Scarf: NYPD, Report

BROOKLYN, NY — A woman lobbed hot coffee at a man and his toddler son whom she called "terrorists" because the dad wore a Palestinian-style scarf on a Brooklyn playground, according to police and reports.

The suspected hate crime unfolded Monday about 12:30 p.m. when the 40-year-old man and his son were in Edmonds Playground in Fort Greene, NYPD officials said.

Video released by the NYPD late Thursday shows the woman walk up and begin to throw both her cellphone and cup of coffee while spouting anti-Islamic hate, police said.

"You and your son are terrorists," she told them, according to the New York Daily News.

The father was wearing a black and white checkered keffiyeh, a scarf that is a symbol of Palestinian nationalism, the Daily News reported.

The woman ran off as the man began to record her, according to the report.

Police asked the public for help identifying the woman, who wore a black and white baseball hat, black sunglasses, gray scarf, black zip-up jacket, black fanny pack, black sweatpants and white sneakers.

People with information are asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.