Vandal Charged With Hate Crime After Defacing Queens’ Parish Statue

Vandal Charged With Hate Crime After Defacing Queens’ Parish Statue

FRESH MEADOWS —  Around 8 p.m. on June 21, Holy Family Church in Fresh Meadows was vandalized for the fourth time since 2023. This time, a statue of the Holy Family and the church’s two front doors were damaged.  Parishioner Betty Balfour said she was upset to hear the news of the destruction.  “I’m not sure why someone would do something like this to a church where we go to worship, praise God, and thank him for all his blessings,” Balfour said…

San Francisco man charged with hate crime in brutal antisemitic assault

The 27-year-old victim was waiting for an Uber when a group approached, yelling “F*ck the Jews, Free Palestine.”