Williamsburg Apartment Vandalized With Swastika Graffiti

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Tenants of a Williamsburg building that houses a large population of Orthodox Jews found a swastika drawn inside their hallway on Friday night, cops said. The gray swastika was found written on the 15th floor near the elevator of the Schaefer Landing building, at 450 Kent Ave., between 6 and 10 p.m., a spokesperson for the NYPD said.

The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the incident, and there have been no arrests, the spokesperson said on Tuesday evening.

Local politicians reacted swiftly to the discovery of the swastika. On Tuesday afternoon, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Senator Martin Dilan, Assemblymember Joe Lentol and City Councilmember Stephen Levin released this joint statement:

The swastika represents some of humanity’s darkest history, and has no place in our communities. For years it incited hatred, and it continues to incite deep pain.

This reprehensible symbolism -- in a largely Jewish community -- is simply unacceptable. Let us be very clear: the politics of hatred and fear have real consequences locally, nationally, and around the world. It is incumbent on the Trump Administration to denounce the rise in these acts.

We stand united with all Brooklynites in saying not in our borough, not in our city, and not in our country. We urge anyone with information on this or any other hate incidents to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-8477. Thank you to the NYPD, 90th Precinct, and Hate Crimes Task Force for their quick response to this crime.

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