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NYPD Probes Mother's Day Swastikas Across Two Queens Parks

The cluster tracks a citywide rise in anti-Jewish hate crimes confirmed by recent NYPD data.

In the first anti-Semitic act, five swastikas were found painted on the ground, over signs and other objects at the corner of Highland Boulevard and Vermont Place near the Ridgewood Reservoir, cops said. 
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Overview

  • Police reported nearly a dozen red swastikas at Highland Park and Forest Park on Sunday, with five on park signs and six on an underpass.
  • The Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating each case as a possible hate crime, and police have not made any arrests.
  • City crews worked with officers to document the sites and removed all of the graffiti by noon Monday.
  • The vandalism followed last week’s spray-painting of synagogues, homes, and a car in Queens, and police circulated images of four people sought in that earlier series.
  • Elected officials, including City Council leaders and Sen. Chuck Schumer, condemned the attacks as intimidation and highlighted a Council plan on education and accountability as NYPD data showed Jews were about 60% of confirmed hate-crime victims in April.