Swastikas Drawn On Two Snow-Covered Cars In Boro Park: Report

BORO PARK, BROOKLYN — Swastikas were drawn into the snow covering two cars in Boro Park on Thursday morning, The Yeshiva World reported. The vehicles were parked on 43rd Street between 13th and 14th Avenue, according to the website.

"Truly disgusted that on snow day some would try & strike fear in heart of Jewish NYC," tweeted Councilman David Greenfield, who represents the community.

Greenfield told Patch that "kids that are staying home from Yeshivas" because of the snow "were appalled and angry" to see the hateful symbol.

"To come into the heart of Jewish community on a snow day, and to start walking from car to car, it's disgusting," Greenfield said. "And it's especially hurtful when it happens in the largest Jewish community in America, with the largest group of Holocaust survivors in the world."

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The councilman said he'd notified the NYPD about the incident, which occurred in the 66th Precinct, and that officers were investigating.

Greenfield said that in recent years, his constituents have reported an uptick in anti-Semitic activities, from "swastikas to hate speech directed at visibly Jewish people," describing the trend as "disturbing."

"We have people from over a hundred countries," Greenfield said of New York. "We need to learn how to respect each other's backgrounds and cultures and religions."

During January's meeting of the 66th Precinct's community council, Boro Park resident Izzy Weiss said he had recently seen a swastika drawn on a building at the corner of 39th Street and 15th Avenue. NYPD members subsequently removed it, he said.

"I just hope this doesn't become more of an issue in the area," Weiss said.

Greenfield also urged anyone who observes anti-Semitic behavior to speak out against it. Along those lines, earlier this month, New York subway passengers took action to scrub away swastikas and hate speech found inside subway cars.

Pictured at top: the intersection of 43rd Street and 13th Avenue. Image via Google Maps.