MANHATTAN, N.Y. – Police are searching for a man who allegedly carved anti-Jewish messages into the front door of a Manhattan establishment before threatening an employee with a sharp object, authorities said.
The incident occurred around 12:13 p.m. Saturday in front of 47 East 60th Street. According to investigators, the unidentified suspect used a sharp instrument to etch anti-Jewish remarks onto the building’s entrance. When a 24-year-old male employee confronted him, the man displayed the weapon, made additional anti-Jewish statements, and fled eastbound on East 60th Street.
No injuries were reported.
The NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the incident as a possible bias crime.
Police are investigating after a man carved anti-Jewish messages and threatened an employee outside a Manhattan business Saturday afternoon.