Several New York City synagogues and homes vandalized with swastikas
Summary
Several synagogues and homes in Queens, New York City, were vandalized with swastikas overnight on Monday. City officials are working with police to investigate the hate crime and remove the graffiti.Key Facts
- Swastikas were spray-painted on synagogue walls, a garage door, and a nearby home in Forest Hills, Queens.
- City Council Speaker Julie Menin and other council members visited some of the vandalized sites.
- Police are investigating the incident and looking for at least four suspects.
- The graffiti will be cleaned up after the police finish their investigation.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office has been contacted for comment.
- In January, two teenagers were arrested for painting swastikas on a playground in Brooklyn.
- Mayor Mamdani condemned that earlier vandalism and said antisemitism has no place in New York City.
- The vandalism disrupted the normal routines of families and members of the affected synagogues.
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