ANTI-SEMETIC GRAFITTI IN KINGSTON AVE SUBWAY STATION

Crown Heights residents are enraged by racist, anti-Semitic graffiti that was found scrawled on support columns in the Kingston Ave subway station.

The graffiti was first noticed Monday morning by a straphanger and when he saw it still there on Tuesday morning went ahead and made SHMAIS.com and the MTA aware of it.

“Death to the racist Jews!”, “Hitler had the right idea re the Jews just not enough time to get it right!” and “Al Qaeda has the right idea how to deal with Bush & Company” were some of the grafitti found scrawled on the support columns on the lower level of the station.

In an e-mail response to the straphanger, Melissa Glasgow of MTA responded in part: We sincerely regret the conditions you observed. Please note that all New York City Transit subway cars and stations are checked daily to ensure proper conditions, and any graffiti that is observed is removed in a timely manner as part of our regular cleaning cycles. In addition, uniformed and undercover officers from the New York City Police Department’s Transit Bureau patrol our facilities at all times to thwart illegal activity, including graffiti vandalism. Please be assured that your complaint has been referred to supervision in the appropriate operating departments for their review and appropriate corrective action. They will take this opportunity to inspect the location you mentioned and ensure a clean and proper environment for our customers and area residents.