About 50 people gathered at Staten Island Borough Hall with hope that standing together would help prevent future assaults on Jewish New Yorkers.

This week, police said a 25-year-old Jewish man was hit with a metal bat in Mariners Harbor because of his faith.

“He’s feeling nervous and skittish. He didn’t understand how he could come out to Staten Island, do his job, he’s doing his job, and because he’s wearing a yarmulke, he was beaten up," Scott Maurer, CEO and executive vice president of Council of Jewish Organizations of Staten Island, said.

In the criminal complaint filed with the Staten Island district attorney’s office, investigators said Obadiah Lashley, 29, made antisemitic statements before swinging the bat at the victim on Monday.

Lashley was arrested on hate crime assault charges and is currently held on $50,000 bail.

Fortunately, as this incident that happened in Mariners Harbor reminds us, there’s still much work to be done. So here today we promise that we’re going to prosecute this case to the full extent, we’re going to do everything we can to ensure that justice is delivered on behalf of the victim, who thankfully is recovering," said Andrew Crawford, of the Staten Island district attorney’s office.

Since the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, the NYPD has said there’s been an uptick in hate crimes. According to police data, there has been a 57% increase in hate crime motivation against Jewish people so far this year compared to the same time last year. That is why community leaders said they will continue to strive for a city that is anti-hate.

“The moment you become silent on hate and bigotry and the moment you don’t protest it — it becomes accepted and normal,” Mendy Mirocznik, president at the council of Jewish Organizations of Staten Island, said.

Lashley also faces charges for harassment and criminal possession of a weapon.

The victim was taken to the hospital and was currently recovering from a laceration to the back of his head.