Vandals scrawls anti-Semitic hate on Bay Ridge mail box
In the wake of a jarring incident in which a vandal scrawled an anti-Semitic rant on a mailbox on a Bay Ridge street, the neighborhood’s elected officials are vowing to take strong action.
The NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the case after an anti-Semitic message was discovered on a mailbox at Fourth Avenue and 95th Street, outside St. Patrick Catholic Church, on June 5, according to Councilmember Justin Brannan, who said he was relieved to see the quick police response.
The vandal wrote the words “Kill All Jews” on the portion of the front of the mailbox listing the pickup schedule. Next to the anti-Semitic message was a curious drawing that appeared to a haphazard attempt at a swastika. There were two other messages left by the vandal — one that read “Israel Now” and another bearing the name of the late former New York governor, Mario Cuomo.