Overview
- In Queens early Monday, swastikas and “Heil Hitler” were sprayed on the Rego Park Jewish Center, Congregation Machane Chodosh, two homes and a car.
- Surveillance video shows four people near some sites, and police are searching for at least four suspects through the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force.
- Police have not announced any arrests and investigators are still collecting evidence from the five scenes.
- A plaque honoring Kristallnacht survivors and a Jewish center that houses a pre‑K were among the targets, which residents said deepened fear and pain.
- Newly released NYPD figures show Jews made up about 60% of confirmed hate‑crime victims last month in New York City.