Swastika Graffiti Found On L Train Was Actually Anti-Nazi Sticker

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Swastikas found inside an L train that caused delays during Wednesday's morning commute actually turned out to be anti-Nazi stickers, according to reports.

The MTA had removed a train from the subway line's tracks just after 9 a.m. after they found "racist graffiti" inside one of the trains, officials said at the time. Riders were forced to wait on crowded platforms for delayed trains as crews cleaned up the vandalized car, which was found at the Myrtle-Wyckoff station.

Most people, including the borough president, had assumed the swastikas were another bout of anti-Semitism that has been plaguing the area recently. But, an MTA official told the Daily News, the graffiti was actually anti-Nazi stickers that showed a swastika being crossed out resembling a no smoking symbol.

Nevertheless, transit officials said the stickers still qualified as "sensitive material" that needed to be removed.

“While it now appears these decals are not motivated by hate, following standard procedure, we took the train out of service, causing less than five minute of delays and limited crowding at stations,” the official told the News.

The stickers from that train were removed, but officials said they will work on a way to have transit workers cover up the offensive material in the future so that the trains don't need to be delayed while they wait to be cleaned.

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