Crime & Safety
Vandal Scrawls Anti-Chinese Graffiti On Brooklyn Buildings: Cops
Police are looking for the man who drew hateful messages on Bensonhurst buildings over the weekend.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — Police are hunting for the man drawing anti-Chinese graffiti that has caused a public outcry across Brooklyn.
The suspect first crept up to the Green Food Supermarket on 20th Avenue and 85th Street at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday and scrawled “Chinese [women] smell like fish,” according to police and the Daily News.
Police found four hateful messages near 18th Avenue and 73rd Street, New Utrecht Avenue and 85th Street, 20th Avenue and 86th Street and 20th Avenue and 86th Street on Saturday and Sunday, police said.
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The United Chinese Association of Brooklyn held a press conference in Bensonhurst to demand the vandal stop scrawling his hate-filled messages on Brooklyn homes and businesses.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams offered a $1,000 reward for any information that will lead to the vandal’s capture, Bklyner reported.
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And several other politicians have taken to social media to decry the graffiti.
We're gathered in Bensonhurst today condemning disgusting, hateful behavior that has infiltrated our community. We're calling on the NYPD to investigate these as hate crimes. There is no room for hateful divisiveness here, because our diversity is what makes us great #StopTheHate pic.twitter.com/oBSHo6fDiu
— Mark Treyger (@MarkTreyger718) August 6, 2018
Thank you @MarkTreyger718 and@BPEricAdams. Disgusting acts of vandalism will not be tolerated. We will work with the NYPD to make sure whoever is responsible is found and prosecuted. Here in Brooklyn, we celebrate our diversity. There is no place for hate in our community. https://t.co/J8SuGSMaE9
— Justin Brannan (@JustinBrannan) August 6, 2018
Police released photos of the suspect, who can be seen wearing a cap, shorts and carrying a large bag, early Tuesday morning.
Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact police.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
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