NY postal worker arrested for shoving four-year-old hassidic boy to the ground - Jerusalem Post Staff

 

by Jerusalem Post Staff

Video footage showed the boy approaching the mail truck before the postal worker came out and forcefully knocked the child to the ground.

 

A view of USPS trucks after a day of heavy snowfall on February 23, 2026 in New York City.

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A New York postal worker was arrested for knocking a four-year-old hassidic (ultra-Orthodox) boy to the ground on Friday afternoon, police said.

Video footage showed the boy approaching the mail truck before the postal worker came out and shoved the child forcefully to the ground.

SHOCKING INCIDENT IN MONSEY: USPS Mail Carrier Assaults 4-Year-Old — Ramapo Police And Chaverim Of Rockland Investigating, Incident Caught On CCTV

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The Ramapo police department announced that the 39-year-old postal worker was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child and attempted assault in the third degree. 

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish family walks in a street of Williamsburg in the Brooklyn borough of New York on October 7, 2025. (credit: Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)

The postal worker had reportedly been screaming at nearby children before the victim approached him.

Local politicians took to social media to condemn the assault. 

New York Senator Bill Weber wrote on X that he shared constituents' “concern and outrage,” and demanded that the perpetrator be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 

I’ve heard from constituents who are deeply alarmed by the assault of a young child in the @TownOfRamapo. I share their concern and outrage. The suspect has been arrested by @Ramapo_PD. He must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!

— Senator Bill Weber (@NYSenatorWeber) March 20, 2026

Congressman Mike Lawler also posted on X, calling for a “complete and thorough investigation by the police” for the “violence and abuse.”

Jerusalem Post Staff

Source: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-890696

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