The NYPD is investigating a fire outside og a Jewish-Japanese fusion restaurant in New York City.
Video caught the arsonist in action on November 18:
The incident occurred on Nov. 18 shortly after 4 am in front of the Shalom Japan restaurant on South 4th Street, according to police Friday.Surveillance video shows a man walking up to the eatery and torching two outside window tarps that cops said featured images of the Jewish Star of David.In the footage, the bearded and bespectacled arsonist is seen casually walking back and forth as smoke begins to spread.The firebug then took off on foot toward Rodney Street and South 5th Street, according to the police.
The police confirmed that the “NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating this as an anti-Jewish incident.”
Thankfully no was hurt and the fire did not damage the building.
The fusion restaurant offers food such as Matzoh Ball Ramen and Sake Kasu Challah.
It sounds delicious!
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