An 18-year-old man has been arrested in Brooklyn after surveillance video showed him attacking an Orthodox Jewish man with a tree branch on Monday afternoon.

The footage shows the 26-year-old victim, dressed in a black suit and hat, crossing Empire Boulevard at Albany Avenue in the Crown Heights neighborhood when he is confronted by the suspect, identified as Shervy Taylor.

The younger man, dressed in a white T-shirt and dark-colored jeans, chases the Jewish man across the intersection while brandishing a large tree limb.

A teenager in a white T-shirt seen in this screenshot chasing an Orthodox Jewish man in a suit in Brooklyn on Monday has now been charged with a hate crime

Police say 18-year-old Shervy Taylor (right) struck the 26-year-old victim (left) with a large tree branch in Crown Heights

The man delivered such a blow the branch broke into three parts

The victim reaches the front door of Stan’s French Cleaners, but before he has a chance to enter the suspect bludgeons him with such force that the stick breaks into three pieces, reported NBC4.

Taylor attempted to flee, but three men, including the owner of the dry cleaning business, Meir Junik, and his son, Mendy, pursued him on foot and eventually cornered him in Lefferts Park.

Another video obtained by ABC7 shows the accused attacker lying supine on the ground, surrounded by several bystanders.

When Taylor makes an attempt to get up, someone puts a foot on his chest and pushes him back down.

Police who were summoned to the scene arrested the 18-year-old on charges of hate crime assault, menacing and possession of a weapon.

Business owner Meir Junik helped the victim by hiding him in his shop

Junik, his son and another men pursued Taylor after the attack (pictured)

The teen was apprehended by Good Samaritans in Lefferts Park

He was held down by bystanders until police arrived to arrest him

The 26-year-old victim was taken to a hospital to be treated for his injuries and later released.

According to police, just hours before the unprovoked assault on the Jewish man, Taylor had been arrested on a petit larceny charge for allegedly stealing orange juice from a local deli, but was quickly released.

The suspect's aunt, Regina Hubert, told WPIX said she was surprised to learn of her nephew’s arrest and described him as 'a very good kid.'

The incident in Crown Heights occurred less than 24 hours after a 62-year-old Orthodox Jewish man was attacked and beaten by a livery cab driver screaming about 'Allah' in Boro Park.

According to the Anti-Defamation League, there have been 12 anti-Semitic attacks in New York City, nine of them in Brooklyn, since the beginning of the year.