A Jewish man who had a bag of dog feces hurled at his face by a bike-riding bigot predicted his attacker won’t spend a day in jail if he’s eventually arrested.
“Realistically I do know if the guy is caught, there is no chance he will be going to prison or getting something big,” the 32-year-old Hasidic father of four told The Post, railing against what he said are soft-on-crime policies enabling Big Apple criminals.
“When it comes to prosecution, that’s the biggest issue. People are not scared,” he said of a recent spate of hate attacks on Jewish victims.
“The point is if the City Council will take it seriously or if the justice system would be a little bit stronger, the chances of it happening will be less.”
The victim, who requested anonymity out of fear, just left work on June 4 in Soho when a man on a bicycle allegedly yelled “f–k you, Jew” before throwing the bag at his head and speeding away.
“He threw a bag straight at me,” the victim said in a phone interview. “It basically sideswiped my face and went into my car.”
The disgusting incident left the lifelong New Yorker shaken.
“I don’t feel comfortable coming out too late from the office,” he said.
It was the second time he was attacked for being Jewish after he was punched about 12 years ago, he added.
“It was a month or two after I got married,” he recalled, adding he was on his honeymoon in Hollywood, California, at the time.
“We were just walking … and this random guy walked up,” he said. “I had a coffee in my hand. He punched my coffee and punched me.”
The June 4 incident came as antisemitic attacks skyrocket across the Big Apple in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.
In May, anti-Jewish hate crimes surged by 150% compared to the same month in 2023, according to NYPD data.
“I never thought I would get to a point where I would be part of a statistic,” the victim said.
Since Oct. 7, his Jewish coworkers have refused to take the train, fearing they’ll be a victim.
But he’s not willing to change his routine.
“Someone mentioned to me that I should wear a cap and cover my yarmulke. I’m never going to do that.”
His attacker remained on the loose Wednesday.
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