Two Men Sought For Racist Graffiti Painted In Astoria Eatery: NYPD

ASTORIA, QUEENS — Two men spray-painted a racist phrase on the entrance of a restaurant in Astoria last week, police said.

Authorities are searching for the two men that graffitied an anti-Black remark on the metal gate of Sunrise, a Chinese restaurant located at 33-20 Broadway, on Feb. 18 about 3:30 a.m., the NYPD said.

One of the men is described as being in his mid-20s years of age and was last seen wearing a white baseball hat, black sweater, yellow t-shirt, and blue sneakers, police said.

The second man is also described as being in his mid-20s and was last seen wearing a black baseball hat, sunglasses, a black hooded sweatshirt with the word "2PAC", blue jeans, and black sneakers, authorities said.

The NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the case.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on Twitter @NYPDTips.