Pics released of wanted Queens suspects behind swastikas, antisemitic graffiti

Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News on May 6, 2026

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NEW YORK — The NYPD on Wednesday released images of four men wanted for defacing a Queens community with swastikas and antisemitic graffiti during an overnight hate spree.

The suspects are believed to be responsible for five acts of vandalism committed starting around 1 a.m. Monday on a one-mile stretch of Rego Park and Forest Hills.

Locations hit by the vandals include Congregation Machane Chodosh located on 108th St. near 67th Rd. in Rego Park and the Rego Park Jewish Center on Queens Blvd. near 65th Road.

Swastikas were also found spray-painted on the garage door of a private home, the window of another home and on the door of a gray sedan, all within six blocks of each other.

Vandals also left the word “Hitler” on one of the properties. During another act of vandalism, the suspects hurled an egg at a home, officials said.

“When a family woke up, they were prepared to begin an otherwise normal week. Instead, they were met with terrifying signals of hatred and threats of violence,” City Council Speaker Julie Menin posted on X. “With antisemitism on the rise here and across the globe, we will always stand up for our Jewish community and fight back against hate.”

The vandals sprayed their hate messages with black and red spray paint. Cops are asking the public’s help identifying them and tracking them down.

Most of the victims didn’t realize the vandalism had occurred until the next morning. But a 54-year-old woman was awoken by a noise outside her home near 67th Drive and 108th St. about 1:30 a.m. Monday. When she investigated, she discovered the vandals had spray painted a swastika on her window.

At Congregation Machane Chodosh on 108th St. near 67th Road, vandals painted a swastika in black spray paint over a plaque honoring survivors of Kristallnacht, an antisemitic pogrom in 1938 Germany where more than 90 Jews were killed and businesses were destroyed by members of the Nazi party, officials said.

Monday’s vandalism came as the the NYPD released new stats showing that Jewish victims were targeted in 60% of all hate crimes citywide last month.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the vandalism as a “deliberate act of antisemitic hatred” in a post on X Monday.

“There is no place for antisemitism in Queens or anywhere in our city,” Mamdani wrote on social media. “I stand in solidarity with our Jewish neighbors. Their safety, dignity, and belonging are non-negotiable. The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating and I am confident those responsible will be held accountable.”

The suspects are described as young light-skinned men. Three of the suspects wore hoodies.

This week’s discovery of the antisemitic graffiti follows the arrest of two teenage vandals for desecrating a Brooklyn playground in a Jewish neighborhood with more than 50 swastikas in January.

Anyone with information about the Queens vandals is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.