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• Three suspects have been charged with hate crimes for allegedly vandalizing the homes of the Brooklyn Museum’s director and board members with anti-Semitic messages, red paint and symbols associated with Hamas.
• The suspects, identified as Taylor Pelton, Samuel Seligson and Gabriel Schubiner, targeted people with Jewish names and damaged property in Manhattan’s Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill and Lenox Hill on June 12, 2024.
• The case was investigated by the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force, with Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez denouncing the actions as hate crimes designed to “intimidate, terrorize and instill fear.”

BROOKLYN, NY — Three people have been charged with hate crimes in connection with anti-Semitic vandalism targeting the homes of the director and board members of the Brooklyn Museum, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. The suspects, identified as Taylor Pelton, 28, of Astoria, Queens; Samuel Seligson, 32, of Brooklyn; and Gabriel Schubiner, 36, of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, face a 25-count indictment that includes charges of terroristic threats as a hate crime, criminal mischief as a hate crime and related offenses.

According to the investigation, the suspects allegedly splashed red paint and left threatening banners at the homes of museum board members with Jewish names, accusing them of supporting genocide and war crimes. Surveillance footage captured suspects damaging properties in Manhattan’s Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill and Lenox Hill on June 12, 2024, with slogans such as “Blood on your hands” and inverted red triangles associated with Hamas, a designated terrorist organization .

The investigation was led by the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force, with assistance from multiple forensic units and prosecutors in Brooklyn and Manhattan. District Attorney Eric Gonzalez condemned the acts as “hate crimes” and emphasized a commitment to bring those responsible to justice. Schubiner was arraigned and released without bail, while Pelton and Seligson are scheduled to appear in court next week.