A new NYPD video shows a Citi Bike rider brutally attacking Orthodox Jewish boys

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From Amanda Woods

The callous Citi Bike rider who attacked two Orthodox Jewish boys in Brooklyn is seen in new surveillance footage released by the NYPD on Friday — as the agency investigates the violence as a possible hate crime.

The victims, 11 and 13 – dressed traditionally as they played with several others on Franklin Avenue near Myrtle Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant – were both targeted Sunday evening when the driver spotted them walking down the street cycled.

“Get off the sidewalk,” the man — believed to be between 18 and 20 years old — growled at the children as he drove past them, police said.

He then came back, got off his bike and pushed the older boy to the ground, police said in a disturbing video first obtained by Williamsburg 365 News.

He then targeted the 11-year-old, whom he allegedly threw to the ground, kicked and punched.

Both boys were treated at the scene for cuts to the back of their heads.

The violent biker fled the scene of the accident and had not been caught until Friday.

Footage released by the NYPD shows him casually cycling along a sidewalk as pedestrians walk by.

Police describe the young attacker as a young attacker with medium skin tone who was last seen wearing a black jacket, a black and white striped shirt, light blue jeans and white sneakers with stripes.

The NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the senseless attacks.

Anyone with information about the violent crime is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or in Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

The public can also submit their tips by logging on to the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or at X @NYPDTips.