WATCH: Chabad Chasidim Verbally Abused And Assaulted On NY Subway Train

NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a video posted on social media, an African-American passenger on a New York subway train is seen shouting antisemitic insults at a Chabad-Lubavitch Hasid before grabbing him by the neck.

Shortly after the train departed from Manhattan on Monday night, two men, believed to be a father and son, entered the subway car and began directing antisemitic slurs and insults at the young Jewish men, who were returning from a Hanukkah party. One of the victims took out his cellphone to record the encounter, saying he feared for his safety and wanted documentation for police.

‼️‼️ Attack on Jews in NYC

Returning home from a Hannukah event, young Chabad Jewish men were assaulted on an NYC subway, threatened with death, beaten, and cursed at.
Jews are being hunted.

From Australia to Brown University to NYC these attack are supported by those in power… pic.twitter.com/nSx9s63P1B

— Betar Worldwide (@Betar_USA) December 16, 2025

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The verbal harassment quickly escalated into physical violence. One of the attackers grabbed the Chabad chasid by the neck, and the assault included punches, kicks and shoving inside a crowded train car, according to reports. Bystanders intervened only minimally.

“It happened an hour ago, on the 3 line from Union Square to Kingston, one stop before. We changed from the 4 to the 3 at Franklin Station, and there they were at the station and started cursing, got on the train with us all the way to Kingston, we got off one stop before Kingston,” one of the chasidim reported.

“The moment the younger of the two realized I was recording, he attacked me,” another victim said. Another Chabad chasid began filming the incident from several feet away, and that footage later circulated on social media.