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NYPD removes anti-Semitic graffi ti from Forest Hills fence
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
CMOHAMED@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
Vulgar anti-Semitic graffi ti spraypainted
onto a Forest Hills homeowner’s
fence was removed by
the NYPD on on Wednesday, Dec. 16.
Assemblyman Daniel Rosenthal,
who was alerted by a resident on
social media about the graffiti at
10:25 a.m., visited the site near the
Grand Central Service Road at 68th
Drive and contacted the NYPD 112th
Precinct. The comment referenced
performing a sex act on Jewish
women.
“This shameful and repugnant
act has no place in our community.
It will not be tolerated and must be
stamped out,” Rosenthal said. “This
latest event comes on the heels of a
cyber attack on a local Jewish school
in Long Island. Anti-Semitism is not
new to our community but we must
stand united and with one voice
declare that there is no room for it.
The scourge of anti-Semitism and
hate must be combated at every level.
I condemn in the strongest possible
terms any acts of anti-Semitism and
I have full confidence in the NYPD
that they will find the perpetrator
and that justice will be served.”
When the homeowners departed
at 10:15 a.m. there was no sign of
damage, they said.
“We are extremely upset and distressed
by these circumstances. My
father recently passed; this had been
his home,” the homeowner said. “It
disturbs us to know that our home
was used to disseminate hate.”
Avi Cyperstein, a candidate
running for City Council District
29, was with the homeowners and
Queens Borough Safety Patrol
Shmira and their coordinator Yoni
Fricker. Cyperstein had described
the situation to the NYPD’s Bias
Unit, Evidence Collection Unit and
investigators.
“There is no room for hate of any
kind in Queens. There is no acceptance
for vandalism at any level. It
is most disturbing to see property
being defaced,” Cyperstein said. “I
call upon our community to stand
up against hatred and prejudice
like the unfortunate circumstances
that unfolded in Forest Hill today. I
am so proud of the swift response
by the NYPD, Shmira, and Chaverim
volunteers. I am a ‘doer’ not a laker,
and I am running for NYC Council to
get things done.”
Eli Love, a member of the
Chaveirim of Queens, a local volunteer
based assistance crew, joined
Cyperstein at a local hardware store,
Safehouse Locksmith, where the
owner, Michael Khiyayev, agreed
to donate materials to remove the
graffiti.
Meanwhile, Queens Borough
President Donovan Richards said
the “sickening display of anti-Semitism
has no place in The World’s
Borough,” especially as the Jewish
community in Forest Hills and
across Queens celebrate the holy
week of Hannukah.
“This intolerable act of vandalism
will not go unpunished, and
our office is working closely with
the NYPD, the NYC Commission on
Human Rights and the NYC Office
for the Prevention of Hate Crimes
to ensure those responsible are
held accountable for their shameful,
unacceptable act of hate,” Richards
said.
Photo courtesy of Avi Cyperstein
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