A 14-year-old boy was slashed with a cutting instrument inside Yeshiva Gevoah Toldos, an Orthodox synagogue in Brooklyn's Borough Park neighborhood, on Monday evening. The New York Police Department said a 22-year-old congregant, Krybus Shimon, was taken into custody and charged with assault, reckless endangerment, and criminal possession of a weapon.
14-year-old slashed inside Brooklyn synagogue; 22-year-old congregant arrested
A 14-year-old boy was slashed with a cutting instrument inside Yeshiva Gevoah Toldos, an Orthodox synagogue in Brooklyn's Borough Park neighborhood, on Monday evening. The New York Police Department said a 22-year-old congregant, Krybus Shimon, was taken into custody and charged with assault, reckless endangerment, and criminal possession of a weapon.
The boy was treated by emergency medical services at the scene, police said. The NYPD described the suspect as an emotionally disturbed person.
The incident is not currently being investigated as a hate crime, and it is not yet clear what led to the slashing, police said.
Borough Park is one of the largest Orthodox Jewish enclaves in the United States, home to approximately 96,000 Jews according to UJA-Federation of New York. In January 2026, the neighborhood was hit with a spate of antisemitic vandalism when over 70 swastikas and the words 'Adolf Hitler' were sprayed across Gravesend Park, a playground in Borough Park, over two days. Two 15-year-old boys were arrested and charged with aggravated harassment and criminal mischief as a hate crime.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced last week a record $70 million in security funding for houses of worship, schools, community centers, and other nonprofit organizations that are vulnerable to hate crimes and attacks because of their ideology, beliefs, or mission.
- The source does not state the nature of the cutting instrument used.
- The source does not establish what motivated the slashing.
- The source does not state the suspect's prior criminal history or mental health record.
- The source does not provide the specific date in January 2026 when the antisemitic vandalism occurred.
- The source does not detail how the $70 million in security funding announced by Governor Hochul will be distributed.
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