Police are investigating a suspected hate crime after someone spray-painted swastikas and antisemitic messages on four Jewish school buses

Police are investigating a suspected hate crime after someone spray-painted swastikas and antisemitic messages on four Jewish school buses in Williamsburg early Monday morning, the day before Election Day. The vandalism occurred at approximately 5 a.m. near Bedford Avenue and Williamsburg Street West. The buses belong to the Satmar, Sanz-Klausenburg and Tiferes Yisrael communities. The graffiti included swastikas, vulgar anti-Jewish and anti-Israel messages, as well as the phrases "America First" and "Free Palestine." The NYPD's 90th Precinct and Hate Crime Task Force are investigating. Williamsburg Shomrim is assisting police in efforts to obtain surveillance footage and identify the individual responsible.