CROWN HEIGHTS — POLICE HAVE ARRESTED a man accused of riding his bicycle up behind a 14-year-old boy walking along the street in Crown Heights and spitting on him, then riding off.

Nicholas Jones, 40, of New Lots, was arrested at 12:45 p.m. on Monday within the 71 Precinct. He was charged with Hate Crime/Aggravated Harassment, police said. The incident happened on Wednesday, Oct. 22 around 5:50 p.m. in the vicinity of Eastern Parkway and Albany Avenue.

The NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force carried out the investigation.

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