"After back-to-back incidents of antisemitic vandalism at Gravesend Park on Tuesday and Wednesday in which vandals painted a total of 57 swastikas and the name of Adolf Hitler on playground equipment, walkways and walls in red and blue City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Eric Dinowitz (D-Bronx) toured the playground Jan. 22 alongside community members, condemning the hateful attacks."
"We're here today because it's completely unacceptable that two days in a row, over 57 swastikas have been painted onto this playground, Menin said, noting that the City Council will introduce a package of bills addressing antisemitism on Jan. 29, with a vote scheduled for Feb. 12."
"The five-point action plan to combat antisemitism includes establishing buffer zones around houses of worship to protect congregants from protesters, creating a dedicated antisemitism reporting hotline, funding security at private schools, and providing community-based security training for Jewish organizations."
Vandals painted a total of 57 swastikas and the name of Adolf Hitler on playground equipment, walkways, and walls at Gravesend Park over two consecutive days. The park sits at 18th Avenue and 56th Street in Borough Park, a neighborhood home to about 100,000 Jewish New Yorkers and frequented by many Orthodox Jewish children. Julie Menin, granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, and Council Member Eric Dinowitz toured the site and condemned the acts. The City Council plans to introduce a bill package Jan. 29 with a Feb. 12 vote and proposes a five-point antisemitism action plan. Menin noted that Jewish New Yorkers make up about 10% of the city but account for 57% of reported hate crimes and referenced a Holocaust education initiative launched last year in partnership with the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
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