Swastika graffiti found at Bay Ridge pier
City Council Candidate John Quaglione Takes Action
Just days before Memorial Day, as onlookers gathered on Thursday to watch the Parade of Ships below the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and sail through the Narrows into New York Harbor for Fleet Week celebrations, swastikas were found scrawled on a utility box and lamppost at the American Veterans Memorial Pier in Bay Ridge.
According to a police source, the complaint was filed with the 68th precinct. It was originally a criminal mischief complaint on the American Veterans Memorial pier. No arrests have been made and an investigation by the NYPD Hate Crime Taskforce is ongoing.
A call was made to state Sen. Marty Golden’s office. Golden’s chief of staff and City Council candidate John Quaglione quickly responded and headed down to the pier to assess the situation. Upset by what he saw, he returned later with cans of yellow and silver spray paint to cover over the hateful graffiti.