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Woman charged in Manhattan antisemitic attacks

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Suspected antisemitic attack Woman charged in Manhattan antisemitic attacks

On October 21, 2026, a 26-year-old Jewish man, later identified as a Chabad rabbi named Yosef, Yosef was attacked in the Manhattan Diamond District near West 47th Street and Fifth Avenue. The victim reported being followed by a woman and feeling a sharp, needle-like prick in his lower back, leading to suspicions that he was attacked with of a syringe. The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force and Manhattan Shomrim Safety Patrol launched an investigation into the incident. syringe attack. Yosef was treated by Hatzalah and transported to at Bellevue Hospital, where he was Hospital and listed in stable condition without internal bleeding or the need for stitches. As of condition. On October 22, 24, authorities announced that 32-year-old Anna Mochalova has been charged with multiple counts of assault and menacing in connection with two alleged antisemitic attacks in Midtown Manhattan. Prosecutors from the suspect—described as a white woman Manhattan District Attorney’s Office stated that Mochalova targeted two Jewish men in her 30s or 40s—remained at large. Despite the attack, Diamond District. In addition to the local community has continued its presence, attack on Yosef, a second victim wearing a yarmulke was reportedly struck with Chabad representatives maintaining an outreach tent a sharp object near West 45th Street. Prosecutors noted that the suspect allegedly spared a third man after he identified himself as Muslim. Mochalova has been released on 47th Street bail, though her defense attorney has raised questions regarding potential misidentification. The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force continues to conduct religious rituals. investigate. These incidents occur amid a reported rise in antisemitic activity in New York City, which NYPD data indicates accounts for over 52% of the city’s confirmed hate crimes this year.

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  1. 2026-10-26 02:38 UTC Woman charged in Manhattan antisemitic attacks
  2. 2026-10-25 00:18 UTC Suspected antisemitic attack in Manhattan

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