Vandal tags B’klyn nabe with bias vs. Chinese
A man has been running around a Brooklyn neighborhood stenciling anti-Chinese graffiti on area businesses and homes, officials said Tuesday.
The vandal began his hatefilled tirade early Saturday when he was recorded stenciling the phrase “Chinese (women) smell like fish” on the Green Food Supermarket on 20th Ave. and 85th St. in Bensonhurst about 2:30 a.m.
He used a slur instead of the word “women,” police said.
The suspect (inset) then hit four other locations, including a fence on 18th Ave. and 73rd St., a building on New Utrecht Ave. and 85th St., a home on 20th Ave. and 86th St. and a column to the elevated train station on 20th Ave. and 86th St.The vandalism was discovered on Saturday and Sunday, officials said. Members of the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force are investigating.
The video shows a man sporting shorts and white socks carefully putting his stencil up against the wall and spraying black paint over it.
The suspect is believed to be responsible for all five acts of vandalism, police sources said.
On Monday, the United Chinese Association of Brooklyn gathered on 86th St. and 20th Ave. to protest the graffiti, holding signs reading “Stop the Hate” and “Hate Doesn’t Belong Here.”
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is offering a $1,000 reward for any information that will lead to the vandal’s capture.
He is described as white or light-skinned and was last seen wearing a cap on his head and carrying a large bag.
Anyone with information regarding this man is urged to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.