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NYC man charged in fatal hit-and-run in Jewish nabe hit with hate crimes for trashing bagel shop

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Fitz-Gibbon, J. (2026, October 19). NYC man charged in fatal hit-and-run in Jewish nabe hit with hate crimes for trashing bagel shop. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/19/us-news/nyc-man-charged-in-fatal-hit-and-run-in-jewish-neib-hit-with-hate-crimes-for-trashing-bagel-shop/

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Dawood Faisal, 22, from Fresh Meadows, Queens, has been charged with hate crimes for vandalizing Bagels & Co., a Jewish-owned kosher bagel shop twice before allegedly killing 71-year-old Cara Trager in a hit-and-run incident on May 25. Prosecutors claim Faisal already faces manslaughter charges for the death and now faces additional charges related to his alleged antisemitic vandalism of the shop, which involved damaging plant stands and throwing dirt at the building on May 15 and May 23.

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Dawood Faisal, 22, of Fresh Meadows, was indicted by the Queens District Attorney’s Office on hate crime charges for vandalizing Bagels & Co., a Jewish-owned shop, twice before allegedly hitting and killing 71-year-old Cara Trager in a hit-and-run incident. The first vandalism occurred on May 15, where Faisal knocked over nine metal plant stands and threw dirt at the building. He returned on May 23 to damage additional property by pushing over and kicking 11 plant stands, uprooting greenery from a large pot, and throwing it outside the shop. Two days later, on May 25, Faisal allegedly hit Trager with his car while driving at 75 mph in a 35 mph zone, killing her instantly, and fled the scene. His actions were motivated by antisemitism against Bagels & Co., which prominently displayed Israeli flags and banners.

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🔮 Dawood Faisal, 22, who was already behind bars on manslaughter charges in the May 25 death of Cara Trager on Union Parkway, was indicted on separate raps for allegedly vandalizing Bagels & Co., a Jewish-owned shop that displayed Israeli flags and banners, the Queens District Attorney’s Office said.

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A Queens man charged with mowing down a 71-year-old woman in a Jewish neighborhood has now been hit with hate crime charges for allegedly trashing a local kosher bagel shop twice just days earlier, prosecutors said Monday. uncertain

prosecutors → charge → shop

Dawood Faisal, 22, who was already behind bars on manslaughter charges in the May 25 death of Cara Trager on Union Parkway, was indicted on separate raps for allegedly vandalizing Bagels & Co., a Jewish-owned shop that displayed Israeli flags and banners, the Queens District Attorney’s Office said. uncertain

Office → indict → flags

According to prosecutors, Dawood, of Fresh Meadows, first vandalized the bagel shop shortly after 6:15 p.m. on May 15, knocking over nine metal plant stands outside, then picking up the dirt and hurling it at the building. uncertain

Dawood → accord → building

He allegedly returned on May 23 and pushed over and kicked 11 of the plant stands and threw dirt outside the shop, then uprooted greenery from a large clay pot and tossed it, the DA said. Two days later, he allegedly sped through the neighborhood in his 2013 Toyota Prius doing 75 mph in the 35 mph zone, running a red light on Francis Lewis Boulevard and striking Trager and her husband, Michael — who miraculously survived. Faisal fled the scene but he crashed the car and bystanders held him until cops arrived. In June, he was indicted on manslaughter and assault charges, while Michael Trager launched a campaign to have the fatal hit-and-run designated a hate crime given the vandalism incidents. uncertain

hit → return → incidents

“What I am alleging was that he was in a Jewish area, a very heavy Jewish area,” Trager said. asserted

Trager → allege → area

“And though he did not necessarily try to kill Cara Trager or injure Michael Trager or kill Michael Trager for that matter, it was a good likelihood that if he was gonna do that activity, it’s going to be more than likely hurt a Jewish person,” he said. asserted

he → try → person

Faisal was initially arrested in July for the vandalism and was indicted this week on the hate crime raps tied to those incidents. asserted

Faisal → arrest → incidents

“As alleged, Dawood Faisal, repeatedly targeted a Fresh Meadows business specifically because it is Jewish-owned and featured Israeli flags, and destroyed property as an expression of antisemitism,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a statement Monday. asserted

Katz → allege → statement

“Bias crimes are an affront to our entire community and will not be tolerated,” she said. asserted

she → tolerate → community

NYC man charged in fatal hit-and-run in Jewish nabe hit with hate crimes for trashing bagel shop

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