Overview
- The suspect, identified as 35-year-old Isharae Summers, allegedly followed a couple and their four children near Nostrand and Willoughby avenues around 11:20 p.m. Friday.
- Authorities say she shouted threats to kill Jews and struck the 26-year-old father in the head and chest, leaving him with visible swelling and pain.
- Police arrested Summers and charged her with assault and multiple counts of aggravated harassment as hate crimes.
- Prosecutors sought $50,000 cash bail, but Judge Margaret Martin ordered supervised release at Sunday’s arraignment, according to court records.
- Police say the investigation continues as local leaders voice concern, with NYPD data reporting 330 antisemitic incidents out of 576 suspected hate crimes in 2025, a 3% drop from 2024.