Videos show harassment of Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn

Two videos show apparent harassment of Orthodox Jewish New Yorkers.

One of the clips, released by the Boro Park Shomrim neighborhood watch group, shows a white SUV pulling onto a crosswalk. The passengers call outto a Jewish man, before one of the car’s occupants gets out and chases the man down the street, shouting, “Come here!” while the other occupants cheer.

The Anti-Defamation League says the NYPD’s hate crimes unit is investigating. The Boro Park Shomrim says the incident took place during the Passover holiday.

These individuals are wanted by @NYPDHateCrimes for terrorizing and harassing local residents in Boro Park over Pesach. If you can help us identify them, please contact 911 and our 24-hour emergency hotline 718-871-6666. #YourCityYourCall. @NYPD66Pct pic.twitter.com/WFRBGDXej7

— ???????????????? ???????????????? ???????????????????????????? (@BPShomrim) April 20, 2026

A second video, shared by local media, shows a person on a bicycle knocking the hat off of an elderly Jewish man in the Williamsburg neighborhood in Brooklyn.

Shocking! 2 perps on cyclists assaulted and threw down a hat from a elderly Jewish person, on Williamsburg St & Lee Ave, @WSPUshomrim and @NYPD90Pct are on scene investigating for a possible hate crime. @nypdhatecrimes pic.twitter.com/Y3mXw6CZmH

— WILLIAMSBURG NEWS (@WMSBG) April 20, 2026

Jews are targeted in hate crimes more than all other groups combined in New York City, according to NYPD data.

The two incidents illustrate the kind of low-level harassment that takes place on the street, often targeting visibly identifiable Jews.