by Aaron Simon 
The spread of hate speech graffiti targeting the black, Jewish, and LGBT communities in Brooklyn has caused a lot of concern locally, and questions were raised as to how to best report it after a series of U.S. postal stickers with hate speech was discovered last week along McGuinness Boulevard in Greenpoint.
North Brooklyn Democratic District Leader Nick Rizzo condemned the hate speech and in a statement pointed out the connection between Nazism and White…
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In our history anytime you have a demagogue in a leadership role such as in the WH now, with dog whistles, or in the past, anti semitic, anti black, anti minority leaning presidents/leaders the country is faced with an uptick in this type of ugly behavior.
If it rises to the level of hate speak, the perps should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
If it it protected speech, they should have the right to say it preferably in a protected area like the NYC sewer system.