Two brothers were arrested and charged with hate crimes after they were allegedly part of a group that pummeled three victims in Bay Ridge while shouting, “F–k Palestine! F–k Islam!” police and sources said.
Gabi Zaibak, 28, and his sibling, Eddie Zaibak, 26, were charged with assault as a hate crime, aggravated harassment as a hate crime and menacing as a hate crime, the NYPD said.
The ugly episode unfolded at around 11:15 p.m. Oct. 11 in the vicinity of 438 86th Street, near Fifth Avenue, when nine people approached a trio of friends and made “anti-ethnic/religious statements,” police said.
They then punched and kicked the victims, ages 18, 19 and 21, according to authorities.
The band of bigots ran off southbound on Fourth Avenue towards 86th Street.
Two Brooklyn brothers are charged with hate crimes in connection with an incident in Bay Ridge earlier this month in which nine people spewed venom at three teens, and pummeled one of them, police and sources said. DCPI
The NYPD previously released photos of six of the nine people allegedly involved in the Oct. 11 incident in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. DCPIThe 18-year-old victim suffered minor injuries and sought medical attention on his own, while the other two were not seriously injured, police said.
The Zaibak brothers were busted Friday morning.
The NYPD said the investigation is ongoing.
The NYPD Hate Crimes Unit is investigating.
