Crime & Safety
Jewish Server Attacked With Chair In Chelsea: Council Member
The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force has been notified of the incident and is investigating, the council member said in a social media post.
CHELSEA, NY - A Jewish server was attacked with a chair and called a “f—ing racist” outside a Chelsea restaurant last month, New York City Council Member Erik Bottcher said in a X post Sunday.
A kippah-wearing Jewish server at Tokyo Sushi, a kosher restaurant on West 19th Street, was waiting tables outside on Nov. 19 when he was called a “f—ing racist” by a passerby about 5:24 p.m., Bottcher wrote.
The same individual proceeded to pick up a chair and hurl it towards the server, the council member added.
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According to surveillance footage posted to X, the chair narrowly missed the server and instead smashed into a restaurant window.
The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force has been notified of the incident, Bottcher said. He hopes “to have more to share soon.”
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Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call 1-888-440-HATE or email hctf@nypd.org.
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