Elected Officials, Community Leaders Rally to Demand Immediate Action After Antisemitic Vandalism Spree

QUEENS, NY (05/05/2026) (readMedia)-- Today, JCRC-NY CEO Mark Treyger will be joined by New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, Congresswoman Grace Meng, Brooklyn Borough President Donovan Richards, Councilmember Lynn Schulman, co-chair of the Council's Jewish Caucus and Councilmember Phil Wong, and other elected officials and community leaders, including leaders from UJA-Federation of NY, to call on the City to take swift action in response to recent antisemitic vandalism in Queens and skyrocketing antisemitism across the city. On Monday, just before the start of the Jewish holiday Lag BaOmer, a swastika was discovered on a plaque honoring survivors of Kristallnacht at Congregation Machane Chodosh, another swastika and an antisemitic slogan were found defacing the Rego Park Jewish Center, which houses a pre-k, with additional swastikas reported on homes and a parked vehicle in the surrounding area. The incident was reported on the same day that the NYPD released crime stats for last month indicating that 60% of reported hate crimes in the city targeted Jews.