A young hareidi-religious Jew from the Chabad stream was violently attacked Thursday night in New York City and is currently unconscious, HNN reported. The attackers are thought to be Jew-haters. Passersby found the young man on Albany Avenue in Brooklyn and alerted the authorities.

Police and "Hatzala" emergency medical volunteers treated the victim and evacuated him to a hospital.

Attacks on Jews in the area have become more frequent recently, and the Jewish community's representatives met with police and demanded better protection.