Pro-Palestine Graffiti Over Israeli Hostage Posters Sparks NYPD Probe

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY – A vacant Upper West Side storefront plastered with posters of Israeli hostages has been graffitied with pro-Palestine sentiments, according to a photo posted to Instagram Thursday morning.

The plexiglass windows of the former Verizon store at 80th Street and Broadway covered in hostage posters now has the words “free Palestine” and “Let Gaza Live” in black and red spray paint covering the images, according to a photo posted by iLoveTheUpperWestSide.

The graffiti is notably located across the street from Zabar’s, an iconic Jewish deli.

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Officers responded to the location about 10 a.m. Thursday, an NYPD spokesperson told Patch. An investigation is ongoing.

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