"According to law enforcement sources, Charles approached a 35-year-old man and the pair started arguing at around 4:10 p.m. on Dec. 16 at Kingston Avenue and Lincoln Place in Crown Heights. When the suspect walked away, the victim followed. Shortly after, police said, the suspect rattled off the slurs before stabbing the man in the chest with a knife."
"The harrowing incident occurred just days after the NYPD ramped up security around synagogues and houses of worship following a targeted attack against a Jewish community in Sydney, Australia, that left at least 15 people dead and many more injured on the first night of Hanukkah. Hate crimes against the Jewish community have increased in New York since the terror attacks in Israel that sparked the war in Gaza."
"Meanwhile, the number of incidents investigated by the NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force increased by 50%, last month, with 54 incidents compared to 36 during the same month last year, according to the latest police data. Locally, hate crimes in the 77th Precinct, where Charles was arrested, dropped by 25% year to date compared to 2024."
Armani Charles, 23, was arrested just before 7 p.m. on Dec. 22 within the 77th Precinct and is accused of making antisemitic remarks and stabbing a 35-year-old man in the chest in Crown Heights on Dec. 16. The victim was taken to NYC Health+Hospitals/Kings County in stable condition. The NYPD began investigating the incident as a hate crime. Charles faces charges including attempted assault/hate crime, assault/hate crime, aggravated harassment and menacing/hate crime. The arrest occurred amid heightened security around synagogues and a rise in hate-crime investigations citywide.
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