Jewish Men Attacked In Trio Of Williamsburg Assaults, Police Say

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Teenagers assaulted three Jewish men in a string of attacks in Williamsburg early Monday morning, police said.

The three incidents started at about 6:15 a.m. and continued over roughly the next hour, an NYPD spokesperson said. In each one, the victim was approached by two or three teenage boys, was punched by one of them and had his pockets searched, according to police.

The attacks happened within about a block of each other on Wythe Place, Ross Street and Clymer Street between Bedford and Wythe avenues, police said.

Two of the men were taken to Bellevue Hospital and the third refused medical attention, police said. The attackers did not get away with any property, according to the NYPD spokesperson.

Cops are still investigating the crimes, the NYPD said.