A sign in McGolrick Park was vandalized by a man who wrote out a racist conspiracy theory last Friday, as hate crimes against Asians in NYC soar since the start of the coronavirus crisis.
The man, who is described by a tipster as an “older guy with wispy gray hair, wearing a beanie with a blue mask,” was spotted writing a coronavirus conspiracy theory on a…
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Saw the McG park comment. This is not the true Greenpoint. We care for each other if you are Polish, German, Irish or of Martin descent. People here help each other. An example of the worst but overwhelmed by the best our Greenpoint neighbors are showing.
There’s one of these written on a sign at PS34 as well. Crossed it out.