For the second consecutive day, “Gravesend Park” in Boro Park was targeted with despicable antisemitic vandalism, after a total of 57 swastikas were discovered painted across walkways and playground equipment at the park located on 18th Avenue and 56th Street.
Community Board 12 returned to the scene alongside officers from the NYPD 66th Precinct and Boro Park Shomrim, following similar hateful graffiti that was found at the same location on Tuesday.
The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force has launched an active investigation into the incidents. Officials said those responsible will be held accountable and stressed that justice is expected to be pursued swiftly.
Boro Park Shomrim and Chaverim volunteers removing the disgusting antisemitic graffiti from the Park on 18 Ave and 56 Street where a shocking 57 swastikas were painted overnight.
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani posted the following on X: I am sickened by this antisemitic vandalism in Borough Park. Antisemitism has no place in our city, and I stand shoulder to shoulder with the Jewish New Yorkers who were targeted. My administration is working closely with the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force as well as our Parks Department, and those responsible will be investigated and held accountable.
NY Governor Kathy Hochul posted the following on X: A depraved act of antisemitism. In a children’s playground where our kids should feel safe and have fun. There is no excuse. There is zero tolerance. I’ve directed the New York State Hate Crimes Task Force to offer assistance to the NYPD in identifying those responsible.
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stop making noise about it and they’ll stop doing it
Thank you Mayor Mamdani for making everything worse. May your days in power be short.
Check out cameras in the area. It may be students from FDR school nearby. Don’t forget a year ago or so some students had a protest against Israel and broke a nearby store window. Also the paint cans on floor could have been bought near a store that sells these items. They may have a camera in the store as well. Start with investigating in the FDR school. The guys who did it probably shared it with other students. Maybe a stakeout the next few nights as they did come back again so they may return.
Im glad the authorities are taking this seriously. Hate has no home here.
Time to leave Madman’s New York! Wake up and come home to Eretz Yisrael
To Pere
What makes you so sure it’s safer in Israel. Here in Boro park it’s way safer than Israel. Everyone knows that.
To do that much painting takes time, not one camera or eyewitness as usual
It’s all show politics. Instead of having unmarked police sitting in cars on the lookout for these bums they stationed a police car with their lights flashing. You think these antisemitism will come back if they see flashing lights. Where are the askanim. They don’t care. They want this to go in so they can get funding. They learnt from the ADL group how to milk the city.
Peretz1 – Because here in Eretz Yisroel no one hates us. There are no dangers. Sure. That’s not a reason to come here.
Before Haskalah and especially political Zionism every Jew knew that תשובה תפילה וצדקה are the response to adversity. Now the response is either to yell and scream or to tell everyone to run to “Eretz Yisroel” (actually meaning something else but “Eretz Yisroel” sounds more Frum.)
To alleh de’groisse chachamim who wish to stay forever in their American exile, the entire world is closing in on you, America itself is closing in on you, and all you can see is the 4 amos in front of you and pretend your galus is safe…..your excuse, political Zionism…..nicht vichtig…..The Habishter zucht “V’horashtem es ha’artez vishavtem bah”……over 70 times, and the sheila is, vos ment “vishavtem bah” to you? Do you think it means sit in Boro Park while the gates of Eretz Yisrael are wide open and cozy up to your local getchka……your love for galus is your getchka, no matter what I tell you, you believe the “President” will protect you…..every day you daven [to the President not to the Habishter], you mumble the words chalishing for kibutz galiyos, yet if you were honest, you would rip those psukim out of your siddur, because you are not interested in the land the Habishter set aside for you, you are not interested in kibutz galiyos, and you are loyal to your true land, the land of Boro Park……where you intend to stay until the galus reaches out and touches someone……except by then it could be too late…..you literally act in direct defiance of Chamishe Chumshei Torah en gantzen……and worry about whether your esrog has a spot on it…….WAKE UP, its time to be a Yid…..time to live where the Yidden are supposed to live and stop pretending you belong…..the goyim know you dont belong there……the problem is you still have yet to figure it out after 2000 years, galus doesn’t work out well in the end……either you end the galus, or the galus ends you. In the meantime while you intend to live the good life, the Zionists destroy everything good……and the war rages on, while you seek out your “best options”
Yaakov Yosef A…..read closely Parshas Teshuva at the end of davening and then let me know when you plan to buy your ticket to Eretz Yisrael.