Millionaire investment banker Jonathan Kaye was threatened, called anti-Semitic slurs and doused with a mysterious liquid, moments before he was filmed punching a woman at a Brooklyn Pride parade, a source with knowledge of the incident told DailyMail.com.
People close to the 52-year-old banker say the viral clip did not capture the full confrontation on Saturday, which began when a group of four female ‘Queers for Palestine’ supporters allegedly began taunting Kaye, who is Jewish, as she returned from dinner. .
Kaye is said to have told the group they were “on the wrong side,” prompting the women to gang up on him, the source said.
Jonathan Kaye was recorded throwing a vicious punch at the unnamed woman during a gay pride parade in Brooklyn on Saturday night, although there has been no official investigation launched by the NYPD.
A source with knowledge of the incident said the viral clip doesn’t tell the whole story, which they say began when a group of Queers for Palestine supporters attacked Kaye as he left dinner. Pictured: Kaye’s injuries.
“You could say he started it, but he didn’t,” a source told DailyMail.com.
“He just said ‘you’re on the wrong side,’ and then the four of them came up to him and threw liquids at him. He didn’t know what the liquid was. They were shouting insults at him.
“He fell or received a blow to the chest and I don’t remember that moment. But she ended up on the sidewalk with the four of them on top of her.
“He got up and hit one as he tried to escape, and then he ran.”
They also claim that the images show Kaye covered in fluid, with a stain on her back, in the now viral video.
Footage obtained by DailyMail.com shows Kaye’s clothes soaked in a red liquid, which he believes was Gatorade, and blood pooling around his ankle after he was pushed to the ground.
Kaye was recorded throwing a punch at the unnamed woman during a gay pride parade in Brooklyn on Saturday night, although the NYPD has not launched an official investigation.
Posters with his face, address and cell phone number have been plastered in the area near his $4 million, four-bedroom townhouse in expensive Park Slope, as neighbors erupted and demanded the father of three be arrested. children.
In defense of the banker, who works as a managing director at Moelis & Company, a leading investment bank with offices in Midtown Manhattan, the source said the whole thing was “super anti-Semitic.”
Footage obtained by DailyMail.com shows Kaye’s clothes soaked in a red liquid, which he believes was Gatorade, and blood pooling around his ankle after he was pushed to the ground.
Kaye’s bloody ankle after the incident.
Kaye, 52, was filmed on Saturday delivering a brutal direct punch to an unnamed woman in Brooklyn, where he also lives in a four-bedroom townhouse in expensive Park Slope, valued at just over $4 million.
They added: ‘You can clearly see in the video, if they slow him down, that he is wet because they were throwing liquids at him.
‘That video clip is cut and doesn’t show everything. He’s never had a problem in his entire life, he’s never been arrested or anything like that.
‘It was a super anti-Semitic attack by four individuals who united against a Jewish man. He has left him completely traumatized.
Kaye is currently under investigation by the bank, and a spokesperson confirmed his identity, adding that they are taking the images and allegations seriously. An official report has not yet been filed with the NYPD, although they are aware of the footage.
In the clip, the woman is seen being thrown to the ground by the force of the punch, while a bystander runs unsuccessfully to her aid.
Others watching are heard calling Kaye an “asshole” and telling him to “fuck off,” briefly gaining his attention before he abruptly walks away.
Kaye, who lives with his wife, owns several properties on the street, which he rents out to neighbors.
One said she was “shocked” when she saw the footage this morning, adding that the father-of-three always seemed “normal” although he normally spoke to his wife.
Another neighbor described scenes of chaos on the normally quiet street last night, as the victim’s friends ran around shouting that Kaye had assaulted a woman.
The banker, seen here turning triumphantly after the attack, works as a managing director at Moelis & Company, a leading investment bank with offices in Midtown Manhattan.
A Brooklyn banker’s wealthy neighborhood has been shocked after he was seen punching a woman in a viral video
The banker lives in a four-bedroom townhouse worth $4 million in expensive Park Slope.
Kaye had barricaded himself in his home on Monday morning, but an unknown man wearing a hoodie and sunglasses crept onto the property.
He said he didn’t live there, but didn’t say what he was doing. Neighbors yelled at Kaye’s children when they came through the front door.
Kaye works as a Managing Director at Moelis & Company, a leading investment bank with offices in Midtown Manhattan. The company has launched an investigation into the incident, a spokesperson previously confirmed to DailyMail.com.
Earlier on Monday, a May 2023 podcast interview with the Wall Street executive resurfaced in which the married father of three revealed that he mentors junior bankers and identified the skills he believes are critical to having a successful career.
Kaye told the LSE Focal Point Podcast that a successful person demonstrates “empathy,” is “understanding” of others, and exercises good decision-making skills, including “reputation management.”
Kaye is Managing Partner and Head of Business Services at Moelis.
In his current role, he oversees 10 verticals within Moelis’ Business Services faction, managing “a dedicated team of bankers and… an extensive network of relationships with both strategic companies and private equity investors,” according to his profile on the Moelis website.
He also sits on the company’s Management Committee, demonstrating his status in the financial sector, and does a “fair amount of mentoring” with junior staff, Kaye said on the podcast.