NYPD Hate Crime Task Force investigates swastika graffiti on abandoned Coney Island building

By: News 12 Staff

The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating graffiti found on an abandoned Coney Island building.

Authorities say graffiti on the former grocery store at the corner on West Sixth Street and Sheepshead Bay Road featured a swastika. The graffiti has been up for at least three weeks.

State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton wrote a Tweet about the incident a few days ago, saying in part, "Any form of bigotry or antisemitism have absolutely no place in our community—especially in one with such a large Jewish population."

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