Israeli consulate, Palestinian mission among targets in early morning NYC vandalism spree
NY Post
A trio of vandals chucked red paint at a Palestinian mission and a luxury Upper East Side building Wednesday morning — hours before a pair of firebugs torched two American flags outside the Israeli consulate, authorities said.
The group began their spree around 5 a.m., splashing paint on the front entrance of a luxury building bordering Central Park on Fifth Avenue near East 65th Street, cops said.
In 2016, the building was dubbed “Manhattan’s most elite address,” home to billionaires and Wall Street executives, according to a Forbes report.
The three suspects then flung a bucket of paint at the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations on East 65th Street near Park Avenue around 6 a.m., cops said.
An NYPD cruiser parked in front of the building was covered in paint splatter, photos and videos show.
The NYPD did not have any details on the vandalism to the department vehicle.
