New York Daily News

90 days in jail for hate tags in Qns. nabe

- John Annese

A QUEENS man will spend three months behind bars for spraying homophobic, political graffiti on 25 houses and businesses in his neighborho­od.

Yaacov Shemesh, 53, wrote bigoted remarks like “Obama f----t” on buildings within walking distance of his Astoria home between December and May.

Police say he tagged the shared offices of state Sen. Michael Gianaris and state Assemblywo­man Aravella Simotas several times.

Some of his graffiti also used Hillary Clinton and Mayor de Blasio’s names, prosecutor­s said.

“For months, he plastered messages of hate and intoleranc­e on various structures throughout Astoria, Queens,” said Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.

Officers on patrol recognized him from a wanted poster on June 2.

Shemesh pleaded guilty to criminal mischief Tuesday, and he’ll be sentenced Nov. 1 to 90 days in jail, five years of probation and sensitivit­y training.

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