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Police reported that early on Feb. 21 a swastika and other offensive imagery appeared on Lincoln Avenue.

Police reported what they are considering a bias incident that occurred on Lincoln Avenue in Oceanside on Feb. 21 at 7 a.m. According to detectives, a 54-year-old Lincoln Avenue homeowner notified … more

2/21/18

Racist graffiti in Merrick, Mineola latest in "bias incident" uptick

Nassau County Police are investigating the latest in a series of incidents involving racist graffiti, this time in Merrick. more

By Erik Hawkins | 12/18/16

Rockville Centre Letters to the Editor

Education about hate is keyTo the Editor:Your editorial on the decision by South Side Middle School to remove artwork depicting Nazi symbolism (“Students learn the power of art to … more

7/6/16

Students learn the power of art to provoke

‘If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the process of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced … more

6/29/16

The students' artworks hung on the walls of South Side Middle School for three weeks before another student brought them to the attention of the Board of Education, prompting the artwork to be taken down.

South Side Middle School student art stirs debate

The display of two pieces of student art that incorporate swastikas has sparked controversy at South Side Middle School, as well as promises from the administration that it will never happen … more

By Alex Costello | 6/29/16

Five Towns Letters to the Editor

Swastika education, not a ban, is what’s needed To the Editor: Regarding the proposed legislation of State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (“Battling a symbol of hate,” June 9-15), it would be an unacceptable infringement on freedom of speech and freedom of religion, both being protected by the constitution. more

6/22/16

This banner flew over beaches from Nassau to Queens last July 11. State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and State Assemblyman Brian Curran have proposed separate bills that would prohibit the displaying of a swastika.

Battling a symbol of hate

State Assemblyman Brian Curran (R-Lynbrook) and State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) both want to thwart what has become an annual tradition of a group called the International Raelians: displaying a swastika inside a Star of David on a banner that is flown over beaches in Nassau County and Queens on July 11, which is known by some groups as International Swastika Rehabilitation Day. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/9/16

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

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

County and MTA police are partnering again in a joint effort to catch the person or persons responsible for anti-Semitic images at Five Towns train stations. Above, a swastika etched into a shelter panel in Cedarhurst earlier this month.

Battling Five Towns bias graffiti

The Nassau County police and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority police are joining forces to combat anti-Semitic graffiti after three new swastikas were found at the Cedarhurst and Woodmere Long Island Rail Road station this month. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/19/15

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