Brooklyn, NY – Less than a week after an arson and hate crime in Midwood, Brooklyn which resulted in the torching and burning of several vehicles, as well as anti-Semitic graffiti, vandals have struck again, this time defacing the Avenue J subway sign by adding the letters “EW,” so the station name read “Avenue JEW.”
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A concerned constituent who saw the grafittied sign while on the train snapped a photo and contacted Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn). The Transit Police have since removed the sign and are investigating this incident as a bias crime.
“Education and vigilance are our only weapons in fighting against this blatant hatred,” said Hikind. “We must send a message to those who perpetrate these vile acts that we will not tolerate their behavior. These cowards need to know that we will find them wherever they lurk, and when we do, we will prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.”
Yesterday, Hikind announced that the reward money for credible information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for last week’s hate crime had increased to $56,000. Anyone with information relating to that crime is urged to call the NYPD tip hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
Chevra, there are trouble makers all over. But out of town we don’t feel like we “own” the place and have a “right” to be there. We are not so delicate and sensational. When something happens, the police are alerted and they do their jobs shtilerheit. Stop going crazy about everything. We are in galus and the more everything is thrown in everyone’s face the mire we are disliked. Tell the police and shaaaaaaaaa.
My father, a holacoust survivor says,” This is how it began by Hitler y”ms! “
I kind of like Avenue Jew. They should officially rename it.
Just another reminder that we are in Galus. We should “thank them” for these antisemitic acts.
Except by Hitler they used blood because they didn’t have such spraypaint!
We are in golus. They hate us. Period.
Kinda pathetic actually. Only cowards and cockroaches are afraid to be seen. Let them try this in the open.
“Education and vigilance are our only weapons in fighting against this blatant hatred,” said Hikind.
There IS another weapon. It’s called ‘wake up and smell the coffee’.
See comment # 2 by LouKay. Let’s get our heads out of the sand, BEFORE it’s too late.
Why is this considered a hate crime?
there will be a few copy cat crimes since many time that is what happens in well publicized crimes any crimes
most likely a few loser who want to get some kicks
not organized like in Germany, a few incidents does not make a wave just like a few hate crimes on blacks those not mean slavery is coming back
stop the nonsense to compare this to Germany
read history and see the difference this is a few incidents there is no rash of antisemitic actions by groups and or government
out of 300,000,000 people of course you will find a few that hate Jews no news
I am sure i can find a few Jews that hate goyin
what happens if it was not meant as a negative, but as a sign by a jewish kid as “tagging” our area?
i can understand immediatly saying anti semitism if the kid painted ike after avenue k, but jew hasnt been a deragoatory term since at least the middle ages.
Let’s not compare graffitti with torching cars.
As for the name, if the shoe fits……….
If this had happened in parts of Manhattan, cameras would have picked it up. Same with London. It’s time for the NYPD to electronically monitor the area.
It was probably a Jewish kid who named it that. Anyway, I kind of like it, even if I grew up on Ocean Parkway between M and N. This was back in the day when Ocean Parkway was Jewish and primarily secular.
Actually I find it funny!!!!
Get over it guys!!
Things will be ok, the vandals will most likely have to visit Avenue >J
common guys! Gimmie a break! Big deal some bored goyim while waitin for the train. Stop with these shtisim
Look, it is better that these meshuganahs go around vandalizing cars, and subway station signs, than by beating up Yidden. Eventually, these miscreants will be caught. Regarding Avenue J, I have pleasant memories of the Avenue J community, as I grew up in that area. In December, 1954, I remember the opening day of the Midwood Library, on E. 17th St., just to the north of Avenue J; also, in June, 1961, I remember when the Yeshivah of Flatbush High School was dedicated on Avenue J, and Gov. Nelson Rockefeller used a shovel to perform the groundbreaking ceremony; also, Cantor Moshe Koosevitsky sang at the ceremony.
In the old area of Johannesburg where most of the yidden lived is called Yeoville, everyone called it Jewville too. I kind if think its cute.
It doesn’t bother me either. “Avenue Jew” on a street that IS full of Jews… and proud!
hilarious stuff..maybe Jews should stop taking themselves so seriously..these guys only do this stupidity because flatbush Jews are so irritable and take this garbage seriously…i mean avenue Jew,,,who cares/????….its funny
While it is disturbing with the recent happenings around the neighborhood, when I saw the picture, I started laughing because well, yeah, Avenue J has become much more frum in the past 20 years!
Every single subway platform should be equipped with video cameras.
This IS horrible. Hatred unfortunately goes both ways. To say only non jews are racist would be lie. As I have heard ears fulls of nasty vicious comments come from our very own. Hopefully there can be strong presence of safety and also more education. The tension and racism from both sides is too much. Granted that when a yid is racist it is mostly words. when a non jew is racist they sometimes escalate it to being aggressive physically. Both types of aggression need to stop. PEACE
Either a gentile high school or college student.
This was NOT anti-semitic, destruction of property..yes! The word was completed in an artistic and colorful way, there were no swastikas or ethnic slurs. It looks like there was a childish pride taken in the bubble type drawing of the letters…not angry hate.