Queens' Synagogues, Homes Tagged with Swastikas
Multiple synagogues and private homes in Queens were vandalized with swastikas and pro-Nazi graffiti overnight, prompting an investigation by the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force. The incidents, captured on surveillance video, involved a group of teenagers targeting Jewish institutions in Forest Hills and Rego Park. City officials, including the mayor and governor, condemned the acts as hate crimes and affirmed their support for the Jewish community.
- ▪Swastikas and the name 'Hitler' were spray-painted on the Rego Park Jewish Center and other sites in Queens.
- ▪Surveillance footage showed four teenagers in hoodies committing the vandalism at around 1:16 a.m. on May 4, 2026.
- ▪The NYPD, along with city and state leaders, is investigating the incidents as hate crimes.
- ▪City Council Speaker Julie Menin and other officials visited Congregation Machane Chodosh in Forest Hills following the attacks.
- ▪Governor Kathy Hochul, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani all issued public statements condemning the antisemitic acts.
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Queens' Synagogues, Homes Tagged with Swastikas John Sexton 6:00 PM | May 04, 2026 social media A group of teens are believed to be responsible for a bunch of swastikas and pro-Nazi graffiti that turned up in Queens overnight. Spots targeted included two synagogues. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); According to police sources, the string of incidents that occurred in Forest Hills and Rego Park during the early hours of Monday is being investigated as a hate crime.
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