Brooklyn’s Adam Yauch Park Defaced With Trump, Swastika Graffiti
Hateful graffiti has been popping up all over America ever since we elected a hateful troll to our country’s highest office. Today, the playground equipment at Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn Heights, which was renamed in honor of the late Beastie Boy in 2013, was defaced with two swastikas and the words “Go Trump.” According to Brooklyn City Councilman Brad Lander, the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force and the Parks Department were on-site immediately, and the graffiti will be painted over tonight.
.@beastieboys Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn Heights was left defaced with ugly symbols of hate today. This cannot be the new normal! pic.twitter.com/xWjS7HLNyG
— Karen Wang (@kw492) November 18, 2016
Yet more hatred & anti-Semitism from Trump supporters. Swastikas on the playground equipment in Adam Yauch Park in BK Heights. #NeverIsNow pic.twitter.com/Xbcwo4enfF
— Brad Lander (@bradlander) November 18, 2016
Adam Yauch is weeping for our country. Mom was Jewish. Practiced Buddhism. Spoke out against Islamophobia. Apologized for homophobic lyrics.
— Brad Lander (@bradlander) November 18, 2016
NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force and @NYCParks staff on-site immediately. Will be painted over tonight. No place for hate. We will not be cowed.
— Brad Lander (@bradlander) November 18, 2016
Related: Richard Spencer, a white nationalist and the guy who coined the term “alt-right,” is (unsurprisingly) cool with swastika graffiti, NPR reports.
Yauch fought racism and Islamophobia in his life. Watch a clip of him speaking at the ’98 VMAs below.
UPDATE: The graffiti has been replaced with hearts. Local politicians and Beastie Boys’ Ad-Rock will hold a Stand Up Against Hate rally at the park on Sunday 11/20.
Hateful, Pro-Trump Graffiti In Adam Yauch Park Replaced With Neighborhood Love. https://t.co/kD9nq8V8VB @bradlander @DanielSquadron pic.twitter.com/2um45sMF5A
— Fort Greene Focus (@ftgfocus) November 19, 2016
Stand against hate in our backyard & our country, tomorrow, 11:30am, at Adam Yauch Park with @adrock, colleagues, and community members pic.twitter.com/Du9X3DyjlA
— Daniel Squadron (@DanielSquadron) November 19, 2016
Hate has no place in Brooklyn, NYC, or America.
Join us on Sunday to stand against hate messages.
11:30, Adam Yauch Park, Brooklyn, NYC pic.twitter.com/DZXcUyZauP— Beastie Boys (@beastieboys) November 19, 2016