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NYPD investigating third incident of vandalism at Black Wall Street Gallery

By FOX 5 NY Staff
Updated  June 3, 2021 10:36pm EDT
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FOX 5 NY

Black Wall Street Gallery hit with third incident of vandalism

After being targeted for the third time by vandals in a week, the owner of the Black Wall Street Gallery is speaking out.

NEW YORK - The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating another incident of vandalism at an art gallery commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre.

The most recent incident is the third time the SoHo gallery has been targeted this week. 

The first time was on Sunday, just one day before the centennial of the massacre. An unknown male suspect smeared white paint over the words "Black Wall Street Gallery."

NYPD searching for art gallery vandal

The NYPD is searching for a man seen on camera vandalizing the front window of an art gallery in Manhattan.

 The suspect then fled on foot to the north. 

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

Police say all calls are strictly confidential.