Swastikas painted outside Gravesend yeshiva
A conference was later held outside Magen David Yeshiva with elected officials
Swastikas were drawn outside a Gravesend yeshiva hours after Democrat Zohran Mamdami became mayor-elect and both elected officials and local leaders responded to the crime.
Cops said on Nov. 5 at 6:35 a.m., a security guard at Magen David Yeshiva, 2132 McDonald Ave., saw swastikas written in red paint on the pillars and windows in front of the location...
Community Board 11, which serves the residents of Bath Beach, Bensonhurst, Gravesend and Mapleton, released a statement on the crime. “We are proud of the diversity of our community, and we will not tolerate or normalize ANY hate or acts of violence based upon race, ethnicity, or religion,” the statement read. “We may not look the same or pray the same, but we are one community. We stand together.”
“We are devastated in my community,” said Chan. “We are sad. We are angry that anyone can at a time like this when we want unity for our country, our state and our city. Are we supposed to glorify this hatred? Are we supposed to tolerate this hatred? The answer is no.”