Several New York City synagogues and homes vandalized with swastikas

Police are searching for at least four individuals responsible for ‘terrifying signals of hatred and threats of violence’

• Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox

Several synagogues and homes in the New York borough of Queens were vandalized overnight Monday with swastikas, according to the city council speaker.

On Monday, Julie Menin, along with other city council members including Lynn Schulman and Phil Wong, visited Congregation Machane Chodosh, one of the sites targeted in Forest Hills.