SQUADRON, BEASTIE BOY “AD-ROCK,” VELÁZQUEZ, JAMES, LANDER, LEVIN, ELECTEDS, COMM LEADERS STAND UP AGAINST HATE MESSAGES IN ADAM YAUCH PARK

From State Senator Squadron:

Dear Friend,

Please join me tomorrow at Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn Heights to stand against hate in our backyard, our city, and our country.

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SQUADRON,  BEASTIE BOY “AD-ROCK,” VELÁZQUEZ, JAMES, LANDER, LEVIN, ELECTEDS, COMM LEADERS STAND UP AGAINST HATE MESSAGES IN ADAM YAUCH PARK

Squadron, Community Come Together to Denounce Hate and Intimidation in Brooklyn and Across the Country

NEW YORK  TOMORROW (SUNDAY), State Senator Daniel Squadron, Beastie Boys member Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz, Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, Public Advocate James, City Councilmembers Stephen Levin & Brad Lander, elected officials, community and faith leaders will come together to stand against a hate incident at Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn Heights. On Friday, Squadron’s office received a call regarding multiple swastikas and the message “Go Trump” appearing in Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn Heights (picture below). 

The constituent and Squadron’s office connected with the NYPD and Park Department, who removed the hate messages and are in the process of investigating the incident.

WHO: State Senator Daniel Squadron, Beastie Boys member Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz, Congresswoman Velázquez, Public Advocate James, Councilmembers Lander & Levin, elected officials, community and faith leaders

WHAT: Stand up against hate in Brooklyn, NYC, and our country

WHEN: TOMORROW, Sunday (11/20), 11:30am

WHERE: Adam Yauch Park, State St (Btwn Columbia & Willow Place), Brooklyn 

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