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Window of UES bank smashed, facade marred with red graffiti in possible hate crime: cops

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Roldan, A. (2026, October 19). Window of UES bank smashed, facade marred with red graffiti in possible hate crime: cops. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/19/us-news/window-of-nyc-bank-smashed-facade-marred-with-pro-palestinian-graffiti/

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Early Monday morning, around 7:50 a.m., the window of a Capital One bank on East 86th Street near Second Avenue in Manhattan was smashed and its facade was marred with red graffiti. The NYPD is investigating this incident as a possible hate crime linked to pro-Palestinian activism, involving the phrase “PAL ACTION,” which references Palestine Action, a direct action movement against Israel’s policies. Law enforcement officials are treating it as an act of bias and criminal mischief, with the Hate Crime Task Force currently investigating.

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On October 18, 2026, at around 7:50 a.m., the window of a Capital One bank on East 86th Street near Second Avenue in New York City's Upper East Side was smashed and the facade marred with red graffiti. The message "PAL ACTION" was sprayed across the front door. This incident is being investigated by the NYPD as a possible hate crime, likely motivated by pro-Palestinian activism. Palestine Action, a UK-founded protest network described as a direct action movement against global complicity in Israel's regime, appears to be referenced by the graffiti. The NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force is conducting the probe into this vandalism.

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The window of an Upper East Side bank was smashed and the facade marred with graffiti early Monday in an apparent pro-Palestinian stunt that the NYPD is probing as a possible hate crime. asserted

NYPD → smash → crime

Police responded around 7:50 a.m. to reports of broken glass and red graffiti defacing a Capital One branch on East 86th Street near Second Avenue, authorities said. asserted

authorities → respond → Avenue

Photos of the damage showed shattered glass surrounding a gaping hole in the glass windows, and what appeared to be red paint splattered across the front door, along with a message that seemed to read “PAL ACTION.” asserted

that → show → ACTION

The phrase is an apparent reference to Palestine Action, a UK-founded protest network that describes itself as “a direct action movement committed to ending global complicity with Israel’s genocidal apartheid regime.” asserted

that → found → regime

Responding officers were not immediately able to decipher the wording, police said. asserted

police → respond → wording

The destruction could be the result of possible bias and criminal mischief, according to the NYPD. uncertain

destruction → accord → NYPD

The department’s Hate Crime Task Force was probing the incident. asserted

Force → probe → incident

“I have been in contact with the NYPD regarding this incident and have urged an immediate investigation, including whether this is a potential antisemitic hate crime,” the Manhattan Democrat said. asserted

Democrat → regard → investigation

Window of UES bank smashed, facade marred with red graffiti in possible hate crime: cops

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