Overview
- Red swastikas were spray-painted on Magen David Yeshivah in Gravesend late Tuesday, with additional graffiti reported at a nearby cemetery and a Jewish social services site.
- The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating and has announced no arrests, and surveillance video shows a man on a bicycle outside the yeshiva around the time of the defacement.
- Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani condemned the vandalism as a disgusting and heartbreaking act of antisemitism and said he would stand steadfast with Jewish New Yorkers.
- Gov. Kathy Hochul denounced the incidents during a visit and announced $20 million in additional nonprofit security grants, bringing the statewide total to $90 million.
- Republican Reps. Elise Stefanik and Nicole Malliotakis linked the incidents to Mamdani’s election and urged strong denunciations, as city and state leaders issued broader condemnations.