UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — The Hate Crime Task Force is investigating after a swastika was found carved into a car on the Upper East Side, New York City Police Department officials said.
According to the NYPD, the swastika was found carved into the hood of a 56-year-old woman's Tesla car parked on the corner of East 85th Street and First Avenue on June 26 at 9:08 a.m.
The car was parked there all week, beginning at 10:30 a.m. on June 23.
The NYPD said there was an Israeli flag in the car.
"The swastika carved into a car on the Upper East Side is a despicable act of antisemitism. It is a hateful attack of intimidation on our Jewish neighbors and on the values that make our city what it is," Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on X (formerly Twitter). "I have full confidence the NYPD, which is investigating this as a hate crime, will do everything to ensure those responsible are held accountable."
No arrests have been made yet, police said.
This is a developing story and will be updated. For questions, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.
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