New York City bank targeted with anti-Israel graffiti, windows smashed

A Capital One bank on Manhattan's Upper East Side was vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti reading 'Drop Elbit' and 'Pal Action,' and its windows were smashed. The NYPD is investigating the incident as a possible bias criminal mischief offense. Council Speaker Julie Menin called it 'deeply disturbing' and urged a hate crime investigation.

A Capital One bank on Manhattan's Upper East Side was vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti on Monday, October 19, 2026. The windows were smashed, and red graffiti on the doors read 'Drop Elbit' and 'Pal Action.' Elbit is an Israeli defense firm, and Palestine Action is a British activist group designated as a terrorist organization by the US Treasury Department and the UK. The NYPD reported that at 7:40 a.m., an unidentified individual threw a brick into the window, and the incident is being investigated as a possible bias criminal mischief offense. New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, who represents the area, called the vandalism 'deeply disturbing' and urged police to investigate whether it was an antisemitic hate crime. The UJA-Federation of New York and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York condemned the vandalism. The article also describes a separate incident last week where activists disabled OMNY readers at a Brooklyn subway station, with a video posted by extremist activist Calla Walsh showing vandals painting cameras and using power drills on turnstiles, leaving flyers alleging connections between the transit equipment company and Israel.