"Two red swastikas were spray-painted on Magen David Yeshivah in Brooklyn on Tuesday night, according to footage shared on social media and the New York Police Department, which said the vandalism occurred at 9:53 p.m. Other Jewish sites in the city were also vandalized, Gov. Kathy Hochul said without offering details. At the time, Mamdani was on the verge of giving a victory speech that reiterated a pledge to protest Jewish New Yorkers."
""This is a disgusting and heartbreaking act of antisemitism, and it has no place in our beautiful city," wrote Mamdani in a post on X. "As Mayor, I will always stand steadfast with our Jewish neighbors to root the scourge of antisemitism out of our city." A spokesperson for the NYPD said Wednesday afternoon that there had been no arrests and an investigation into the incident was ongoing. The incident was being investigated as a hate crime, the spokesperson said."
"Magen David Yeshiva declined to comment on the vandalism. Its principal reportedly told families that security had been increased in response to the graffiti. The school is located in Gravesend, a hub of New York City's Sephardic Jewish community. It had required parents to prove they had registered to vote before the school year, as part of a push within the community to oppose Mamdani largely because of his rhetoric on Israel."
Red swastikas were spray-painted on Magen David Yeshivah in Brooklyn shortly after the election race was called, and other Jewish sites in the city were reported vandalized. Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the incident on X, calling it a disgusting and heartbreaking act of antisemitism and pledging to stand with Jewish neighbors. The NYPD said there were no arrests and that the matter is under investigation as a hate crime. The yeshiva increased security, declined to comment, and is located in Gravesend, where community opposition to Mamdani had been tied to his rhetoric on Israel and local voting patterns.
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