57 swastikas discovered at Gravesend Park, Brooklyn playground, NYPD hate crime process pressure investigating
BROOKLYN (WABC) — 57 swastikas have been discovered at a kids’s playground in Gravesend Park, Brooklyn.
They have been painted on playground slides and on the wall of a handball court docket in purple, yellow and blue paint with different antisemitic vandalism.
The NYPD says that is being investigated as a hate crime.
It is described as aggravated harassment and police responded simply earlier than 11 a.m. to search out all this hateful graffiti. No arrests have been made.
It is the second day somebody focused this park.
As of the afternoon, it is now not against the law scene, only a cleanup scene because the Parks Division crew members use paint thinner to get it off and lightweight gray paint to cowl it up.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani referred to as the show of antisemitism ‘sickening’ in a put up on social media.
“I’m sickened by this antisemitic vandalism in Borough Park. Antisemitism has no place in our metropolis, and I stand shoulder to shoulder with the Jewish New Yorkers who have been focused. My administration is working carefully with the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Activity Drive in addition to our Parks Division, and people accountable might be investigated and held accountable,” Mamdani mentioned.
Different elected leaders and the ADL are additionally condemning this incident.
The area people board says it is the second time it is occurred right here in two days and the offender must be caught and delivered to justice.
Final Friday, Metropolis Council speaker launched a five-point plan to fight antisemitism.
Speaker Julie Menin reacted to the incident on social media.
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