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Nassau County is offering its up to $5,000 reward for information about the swastikas that were spray painted on the pillars of a Cedarhurst garage.

$5,000 reward offered in latest Cedarhurst swastika incident

A reward of up to $5,000 is being offering by the Nassau County police and Crime Stoppers for information that leads to an arrest of the person pr persons responsible for spray painting two swastikas on the pillars of a garage on Maple Avenue in Cedarhurst between March 25 at 4:30 p.m. and March 28 at 10:30 a.m. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/31/16

Swastikas were spray painted on the pillars of a parking garage in Cedarhurst between March 25 and Monday.

More swastikas in Cedarhurst

Two more swastikas were discovered in Cedarhurst, police said. The owner of a Maple Avenue building found a pair of swastikas spray painted in red on the pillars of a parking garage. The incident is thought to have occurred between March 25 at 4:30 p.m. and Monday at 10:30 a.m. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/28/16

Lawrence resident Carlos A. Rivera was arrested for the March 7 swastika-drawing incident in Cedarhurst.

Arrest in Cedarhurst swastika incident

Carlos A. Rivera, 17, of Central Avenue in Lawrence was arrested Sunday for allegedly drawing two swastikas on the sidewalk on Oxford Road in Cedarhurst on March 7. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/21/16

One swastika drawn with chalk was discovered outside this Oxford Road home in Cedarhurst on March 7.

Swastikas drawn on Cedarhurst street

hen Craig Smulevitz arrived at his Oxford Road home in Cedarhurst after a double shift as a paramedic and a Mount Sinai Hospital patient-transfer center employee in the early evening on March 7, he was shocked at what he saw drawn in chalk on the sidewalk in front of his house. more

By Vanessa Parker | 3/16/16

A swastika etched into a glass pane at the Cedarhurst train station, last year, like the ones found on Oxford Street.

Swastikas found on Cedarhurst street

Police are looking for the vandals who etched two swastikas on Oxford Street in the Village of Cedarhurst between Monday night and Tuesday after one of the Nazi symbols were removed. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/8/16

Security cameras were installed by the Long Island Rail Road at the Cedarhurst and Lawrence stations to help deter similar bias graffiti as the swastika above.

LIRR installs security cameras at Cedarhurst and Lawrence

The Long Island Rail Road has installed the long-awaited security cameras at the Cedarhurst and Lawrence train stations. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/21/15

This banner flew over beaches from Nassau to Queens on July 11; state assemblymen Brian Curran and Todd Kaminsky have offered legislation to prohibit display of the swastika.

Different bills, same goal

When the State Legislature begins its new session in January, the Assembly will consider two proposals that seek to limit public displays of swastikas. more

By Jeff Bessen | 8/26/15

The Anti-Semitism Action Fund offered a reward of $1,000 to find the person or persons responsible for the swastikas recently drawn at the Lawrence LIRR station.

Swastikas found at Lawrence LIRR station

Brad Gerstman, founder of the Anti-Semitism Action Fund, has offered $1,000 to Nassau County Crime Stoppers for anyone with information that could help catch the person or persons who defaced a part of a waiting area partition at the Lawrence Long Island Rail Road with swastikas earlier this month. more

By Jeff Bessen | 8/11/15

Newsday's double standard is shocking

In April 2014, two students at St. Anthony’s High School, in South Huntington, brought a Confederate flag to a sporting event. They were subsequently expelled. Later that month, Newsday published an editorial . . . more

7/29/15

Security cameras are to be installed at the Cedarhurst LIRR station later this year. Above, a platform shelter panel defaced last month.

Cedarhurst LIRR station to get security cameras

Following several incidents of bias graffiti and other crime security cameras will be installed at the Cedarhurst Long Island Rail Road station near the station building later this year. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/17/15

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