Vandals spray paint swastikas, Hitler graffiti on synagogue, homes in NYC spree
Vandals spray painted swastikas and Hitler-related graffiti on multiple homes and religious sites in Queens, New York, in an antisemitic attack on Monday. The Congregation Machane Chodosh synagogue, founded by Holocaust refugees, was among the targets, with graffiti defacing a Holocaust memorial plaque. City officials, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul, condemned the acts as hate crimes and pledged full cooperation in the investigation.
- ▪The Congregation Machane Chodosh in Forest Hills was vandalized, including graffiti over a Holocaust memorial plaque.
- ▪At least four suspects are believed to be involved in targeting five locations, including the Rego Park Jewish Center and private homes.
- ▪New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Governor Kathy Hochul all denounced the vandalism as antisemitic hate crimes.
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Metro Vandals spray paint swastikas, Hitler graffiti on synagogue, homes in NYC spree By Amanda Woods, Joe Marino and David Propper Published May 4, 2026, 4:38 p.m. ET Vandals scrawled swastikas and Hitler graffiti on multiple homes and religious sites across Queens in an antisemitic spree on Monday – including a synagogue started by refugees fleeing the Holocaust. At least four people spray painted swastikas in red and black on the sides of at least five locations across the world’s borough, according to city leaders and law enforcement sources. The rabbi for Congregation Machane Chodosh in Forest Hills, which was hit by the hateful graffiti, called it “very upsetting” and noted the synagogue was actually formed by German-Jewish refugees who reached the Big Apple to escape Nazism.
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