A Bronx man on Wednesday was indicted for an alleged hate crime that targeted a gay victim on the L train in Williamsburg.
Yeshayahuw Carraway, 41, was arraigned on a five-count indictment in which is charged with third-degree assault as a hate crime, third-degree assault, third-degree menacing as a hate crime, third-degree menacing and second-degree aggravated harassment, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.
According to the investigation, on Jan. 18, 2026, at approximately 5:00am on a northbound L train at the Lorimer Street subway station, Carraway allegedly approached the 24-year-old victim and stated: “What are you looking at f---ing f----t? You’re a sissy.”
The defendant then allegedly followed the victim off the train and upstairs to the mezzanine, where he displayed a knife and struck the victim multiple times about the face and body with a closed fist, prosecutors said.
The victim suffered minor injuries to his finger and pain throughout his face and body. The defendant allegedly fled the station after the attack and was arrested following an investigation, according to prosecutors.
“Every New Yorker deserves to ride the subway without being threatened or attacked because of who they are or who someone perceives them to be," Gonzalez said in a statement. "This defendant is accused of targeting a stranger with homophobic slurs, following him through a station, threatening him with a knife, and repeatedly punching him. We will seek accountability for this alleged hate crime and will always stand with Brooklyn’s LGBTQ+ community against violence, intimidation, and hate.”
