Staten Island man bashed with metal bat after suspect made anti-Jewish remarks, police say
NEW YORK -- Police are searching for a man who allegedly made anti-Jewish comments before hitting a man with a metal bat on Staten Island.
It happened in the Mariners Harbor section.
According to police, the man was on Grandview Avenue, a zone designated for DMV driving tests, when he was attacked at around 2:30 p.m. Monday.
The victim, a 25-year-old instructor, told CBS New York he had just gotten out of his vehicle to let a student in when another man approached and punched him.
"He asks me, how do I know that I'm Jewish? Before I know it, his hands are in my face and I start like yelling at him and screaming like for people to come, and he starts backing off and then he's like 'You dirty Jew,' and then he takes out this metal bat," he said.
The instructor needed stitches for a cut on his head.
The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.