Authorities are investigating reports of vandals targeting the homes of the Brooklyn Museum's Jewish director and some board members after NYC Comptroller Brad Lander posted photos of red paint-smeared doors and hateful speech.
"The cowards who did this are way over the line into antisemitism, harming the cause they claim to care about, and making everyone less safe," Lander said in a post on X Wednesday.Lander shared photos of a banner hanging outside the graffitied home of what appeared to be Brooklyn Museum Director Anne Pasternak.
According to the NYPD, the department is investigating multiple incidents throughout the city where red paint has been thrown or spray-painted onto homes. The pattern hasn't been limited to any particular borough, they say. Senior police sources say they're looking for about 15 people. The group was last seen at East 65th Street and Park Avenue in a white U-Haul truck.The cowards who did this are way over the line into antisemitism, harming the cause they claim to care about, and making everyone less safe.found antisemitic incidents in New York and New Jersey more than doubled last year, as such reports skyrocketed to record levels across the country in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
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