Cops nab suspect in anti-Muslim incident outside Bay Ridge mosque
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a frightening anti-Muslim incident that took place outside a Bay Ridge mosque during a Ramadan prayer service, police said.
Chaim Weiss, 19, who lives in Borough Park, was arrested on Aug. 6 and charged in connection with the disturbing incident in which he allegedly drove up to the front of the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge at 6807 Fifth Ave., in a car festooned with Israeli flags and blared Hebrew music over a loudspeaker while Muslim worshipers were inside reciting prayers for Ramadan.
The incident took place during the early morning hours of July 20, police said.