Window Smashed At Kosher Restaurant On Upper East Side: Reports

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — An Upper East Side restaurant specializing in kosher food was the latest target of vandals, who smashed the eatery's windows on Wednesday morning, according to reports.

On Wednesday, NYC Council Member Julie Menin stated that Rothschild TLV, located on Lexington Avenue and 78th Street, was one of two Upper East Side businesses vandalized in the last 24 hours.

Photos posted on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, show that the restaurant's front window was smashed.

"TLV Rothschild is still under investigation and there is no indication of a hate crime at this time," Menin said.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the NYPD could not offer any more information on the incident.

"The window happened last night," restaurant chef Guy Kairi told The New York Post. "There were people passing by yesterday saying bad things, things like, 'No wonder this place is empty, free Palestine.'"

The restaurant's name was inspired by Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv. "Our luxurious, upscale restaurant is on New York's Lexington Avenue but will give you a feeling that you are indeed in Tel Aviv with an extra added dash of Manhattan," the restaurant's website states.

An NYPD spokesperson reported that two more Upper East Side businesses fell victim to burglaries earlier this week.

Police apprehended Darryl Simmons, 40, after he attempted to use a vacuum to break into the Nuts Factory on Third Avenue and 74th Street. Simmons had also broken into the neighboring Breads Bakery on the same day and stolen a piece of cake, according to the police.

New York City court records indicate that Simmons has been charged with two counts of burglary and criminal mischief following the incidents.