The City of New York settled a lawsuit with a Chasidic father and son who were beaten in Crown Heights, N.Y., during riots in the summer of 1991, according to the lawyer for the plaintiffs. Isaac Bitton and his son Yechiel alleged that New York City police officers who saw them being attacked did not come to their rescue.
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