- The NYPD arrested two 15-year-old boys suspected of spraying dozens of swastikas on a playground in a heavily Jewish Brooklyn neighborhood. They were charged with aggravated harassment and criminal mischief as a hate crime.
- Police said that 16 swastikas were found at Gravesend Park on Tuesday, followed by 57 on Wednesday. Photos from the scene also showed graffiti of the name “Adolf Hitler.”
- The park was visited by Julie Menin, the first Jewish leader of the City Council, along with other community leaders on Thursday.
- Menin called the graffiti “disgusting, deplorable and unconscionable.” She has announced a package of bills to address antisemitism, which she said the council will introduce next week with a vote scheduled for Feb. 12.
- Mamdani, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James and other city and state leaders have also condemned the vandalism.
Menin said she will continue the tradition of leading a City Council mission to Israel during her tenure, a contentious issue in recent city elections.
Why is she even there? I mean why is mamdani working with someone like her?
Also: Zionists love to do this kind of shit in Jewish neighborhoods to scare people into their ideology. How do we know that is not happening here?
Additionally:
She has announced a package of bills to address antisemitism, which she said the council will introduce next week with a vote scheduled for Feb. 12.
Like come on, they don’t put a quarter of this effort into stopping hatred against African Americans. These bills are probably going to attack people for criticizing Zionism/the entity.
Edit/add: I don’t condone this behavior at all. Everyone deserves to live in safety and be loved period. Actual antisemitism is disgusting. I just don’t want people to stop questioning Zionists when racists start hating them too.
Old enough to know what a swastika is is old enough to know better.
