On August 28, swastikas were found on a building in a Long Island shopping center.
The Suffolk Daily Voice reported the white swastikas were spray-painted throughout the building’s walls, carpet and windows, including a swastika measuring 18 inches by 18 inches on a wall between the first two floors.
The shopping center is located in the Long Island village of Massapequa Park.
Anti-Defamation League New York/New Jersey tweeted, “Concerned by reports of swastika graffiti in #NassauCounty. Reaching out to law enforcement to learn more.”
Concerned by reports of swastika graffiti in #NassauCounty. Reaching out to law enforcement to learn more. https://t.co/Et2uRX6G1O
— ADL New York / New Jersey (@ADL_NYNJ) August 29, 2020
Previous swastika incidents in Massapequa Park occurred December 2016: On December 23 of that year, a 20-foot by 20-foot swastika was dug into the ground of a baseball field at a park. On December 30 and 31, two swastikas were spray-painted in black on a park bench and on a wall at the same park.
Data from the New York Police Department (NYPD) released in January found that anti-Semitic hate crimes rose 24% from 2018 to 2019.
