Graffiti of swastikas, anti-black message and shooting threat found…

Racist and hateful graffiti including multiple swastikas and a school-shooting threat were found on the wall of an elite Manhattan high school last week, authorities said Monday. The disturbing graffiti included the messages “I Hate Blacks” and “I will shoot up the school,” cops said. They were found on a restroom stall at The Beacon School on West 44th Street near 11th Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen on Thursday, cops said.  The NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the troubling vandalism, and no arrests had been made by Monday evening, police confirmed. Multiple swastikas, as well as the racist message “I Hate Blacks” and an ominous threat: “I will shoot up the school,” were found on a bathroom stall, cops said. Matthew McDermott The school, founded in 1993, has about 1,500 students enrolled and is the alma mater of former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter, Chiara. In response to the incident, city Department of Education spokesman Nathaniel Styer said Chancellor David Banks “has repeatedly made it clear that all forms of bias and hate – including antisemitism – have no place in our public schools.” Explore More “In January, he addressed this head-on by emphasizing that education and appropriate consequences...