Cops Offer $3K Reward For UES Hate Speech-On-Synagogue Scrawler

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A hate-filled pedestrian scrawled an antisemitic screed on a Carnegie Hill synagogue an hour before the end of Shabbat on Saturday, police said.

Officials are offering a $3,500 reward for any information leading to the vandal's arrest.

WANTED for a Crimianl Mischief the Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun Synagogue #Manhattan @NYPD19pct on 8/12/23 @ 7:00PM . . The individual then wrote anti-Semitic graffiti with a marker on a display screen attached to the Synagogue Reward up to $3500 Call 1-800-577-TIPS pic.twitter.com/95c1Hgeyz3
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) August 13, 2023

The nasty message was penned by an unidentified man on the exterior video screen of the Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun Synagogue on East 85th Street about 7 p.m., according to officials.

The man appeared to be suddenly aware that he was walking by a Jewish house of worship, according to video footage released by police, when he decided he had time to make his anti-semitic mark.

While the specifics of the message were not released, aside from assurances that it was antisemitic, the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the incident.

Overall this year, hate crime statistics have plummeted in the neighborhood compared to last year, with only six incidents this year compared to 22 a year ago, according to NYPD data.