Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
Swastikas Found on Yeshiva Bus in Brooklyn
By
Jen Chung
Published Sep 22, 2007
Modified Mar 7, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Jen Chung
Published Sep 22, 2007
Modified Mar 7, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
On the eve of the holiest day in the Jewish faith, swastika and graffiti were found painted on a Brooklyn yeshiva bus. The bus, which had been sitting Williamsburg's Yeshiva B'nei Shimon Yisreal on Warsoff Place, was defaced on the interior with hand lotion. The bus' front door was found open, and it's believed the vandals got onto the bus through the unlocked back doors.
The NYPD's bias unit is investigating the incident. The Daily News reports that the graffiti included phrases like "f--- Jews" and the "coming of Hitler." People were upset: Jose Roman told the Daily News, "It's appalling. These must have been young hoodlums with nothing better to do," while Andy Williams said the vandals "should really be punished for it."
Yole Chajmovicz of the Williamsburg Shomrim Patrol had a more resigned-frustrated reaction; he said to NY1, "People in this area move on. You know, it’s sad because you see people doing all kinds of graffiti and some people want to do this.” At any rate, it's totally messed up.
Tagged
brooklyn
bus
crime
daily news
graffiti
news
ny1
nypd
people
The NYPD
williamsburg
Jen Chung
Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Upper East Side braces for affordable housing fast track, and backlash from residents
A new land-use approval process could make it easier for developers to build larger apartment complexes in one of the city’s wealthiest, most densely populated neighborhoods.
By
David Brand
Published Sep 29, 2026 at 6:30 a.m. ET
Plan to modernize NYC's diesel-spewing produce market falls apart under Mamdani
Bronx officials are scrambling to try to salvage a transformative project worth $650 million.
By
Elizabeth Kim
News
Plan to modernize NYC's diesel-spewing produce market falls apart under Mamdani
Bronx officials are scrambling to try to salvage a transformative project worth $650 million.
By
Elizabeth Kim
Central Park birders, others remember 63-year-old woman killed in park
By
Charles Lane
Dump truck driver hits and kills cyclist on 34th Street in Midtown, NYPD says
By
Liam Quigley
New ingredient mandated for Latin American kitchen, restaurant plates in NJ
By
Arya Sundaram
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .