Brooklyn motorist arrested after making anti-Semitic comments to victim in Jewish nabe

A motorist driving through Brooklyn was arrested early Saturday morning after he snapped at a victim, “I’m going to kill you damn Jews,” police and law enforcement sources said.

The suspect, identified by police as Muhammad Hashim, 31, allegedly made the snide comment to a 43-year-old man in the predominantly Jewish Borough Park neighborhood during Yom Kippur, the holiest holiday in the Jewish calendar.

Hashim also allegedly rode on the sidewalk during at least part of the nerve-wracking incident, police said.

The Borough Park resident was charged with aggravated harassment as a hate crime, aggravated harassment based on religion or race and reckless endangerment, police said.

He was also charged with false impersonation for allegedly giving police false personal information during his arrest, police said.

Shmira Public Safety, a Jewish neighborhood patrol group, told The Post that units initially responded to the scene after becoming aware of the alleged harassment and took photos and video of the vehicle Hashim was in.

He apparently left the area but returned a short time later, leading Shmira patrol units to follow him and alert the NYPD, who eventually picked up Hashim around 12:20 a.m. Saturday at the corner of New Utrecht Avenue and 50th Street.

Photos of Shmira show a man being taken into custody, while video footage of the group, taken some time before the arrest, shows a motorist aggressively approaching a pedestrian on a street corner drives.

While the nonprofit public safety group claims the suspect attempted to assault a pedestrian, the NYPD said he has not been charged in connection with that allegation.

An attorney for Hashim could not be reached for comment Monday.

Anti-Semitic incidents have exploded in the Big Apple following Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which prompted the Jewish state to launch an ongoing military campaign in Gaza.

The NYPD released data last week showing that 117 more anti-Semitic acts have been reported this year, compared to the same time last year.