Police say the black SUV was involved in a minor crash with a transport van when a gunman walked up to the driver's side window and opened fire.
The school said without the donations, it would have been forced to cancel its summer program due to government budget cuts.
One officer used a flashlight to signal to the oncoming train while his partner helped pull the man to safety.
Hadasa Karavanibozak, 48, was charged with hate crime assault and reckless endangerment after the incident at Edmonds Playground in Fort Greene on November 7.
The victim, who is not Palestinian and is of Indian descent, was with his 18-month-old son, when a woman threw a cup of coffee in his face and accused him of supporting Hamas.
The child's mother is speaking out and vowing to hang on to some of the last words her son spoke to her.