Mamdani, Menin blast act of antisemitic hate on Upper East Side after swastika scrawled on Tesla

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin condemned an antisemitic hate crime on the Upper East Side after a swastika was scrawled on a Tesla sedan. The incident, discovered on June 26, occurred near East 85th Street and 1st Avenue, with an Israeli flag found inside the vehicle. The NYPD is investigating the hate crime as part of a broader rise in antisemitic incidents in New York.