"Police said the suspect abruptly went on the attack, repeatedly punching the man across the face and body while spewing antisemitic remarks. Authorities report that the two men had not met or interacted with each other prior to the attack. Hurlock then allegedly grabbed the yarmulke off the victim's head and fled on a Manhattan-bound N train."
"Neil Hurlock, 20, of Glenwood Road in Flatlands, was taken into custody on Thursday night for allegedly carrying out the hate-fueled, unprovoked assault on board a Coney Island-bound N train at the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center station at about 10:45 a.m. on March 3."
"Hurlock was picked up Thursday after being positively identified through video camera footage, police sources said. The suspect has three prior arrests, each for assault, according to police sources; the most recent arrest occurred last August in Brooklyn."
Neil Hurlock, 20, was arrested Thursday for an antisemitic hate crime committed on March 3 aboard an N train at Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center station. The suspect allegedly approached a 54-year-old victim without prior interaction and launched an unprovoked attack, repeatedly punching him while making antisemitic remarks. Hurlock then grabbed the victim's yarmulke and fled on a Manhattan-bound train. The victim was transported to SUNY Downstate Medical Center in stable condition. Police identified Hurlock through video surveillance footage. He was charged with robbery as a hate crime, assault as a hate crime, and petit larceny as a hate crime, among other charges. Hurlock has three prior assault arrests.
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