Police investigating possible hate crime involving social worker in Brooklyn

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police are investigating a possible hate crime involving a social services worker in Brooklyn.

The incident happened early Saturday morning at Franklin and Fulton Streets in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Police say a group of men made anti-gay remarks assaulted at least one other man.

A spokesperson for the Mayor's office said it was a social services worker who was badly beaten. He is being treated at the hospital.