Last night, someone defaced the memorial outside St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery at 10th Street and Second Avenue — crossing out the message "Our dignity cannot be erased" and writing "Shame on Display" across the sign, next to a cat face.
The memorial honors Renee Nicole Good and others who have died as a result of immigration enforcement.
The altered message stands in stark contrast to the memorial's call for dignity.
This marks the second time in recent days that someone has vandalized the memorial. It was also tagged over the weekend.
Church officials responded Sunday evening, replacing the display with a new banner that read: "We will not keep silent. Our dignity cannot be erased." In the days that followed, residents added further tributes, which someone blacked out.
Thank you to the EVG reader for the photo.
It's the same person who defaced the memorial several days ago. The cat meme is the same. While far from the majority, fascists do live in the neighborhood. The church needs to put up a security camera.
ReplyDeleteProbably some teens being stupid
ReplyDeleteThat was my thought about the initial incident, but this is too targeted and specific (and repeated). How embarrassing, a tagger who's a bootlicker.
DeleteThis person is lame af.
ReplyDeleteThe defacement is what is shameful. Are you so small that you cannot even allow other people to show their respect? This only makes us stronger. Fascists are such cowards.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. I hope the person is identified.
ReplyDeleteEverything else in the neighborhood is vandalized, I doubt we need mysterious fascists to explain this one
ReplyDeleteThe only thing mysterious is that you’ve missed previous fascistic nonsense like this in the neighborhood, like the Info Wars tagging up and down Ave. A on the sidewalk during the first Trump term.
DeleteSo ...it was probably just kids... and ...probably some teens being stupid... And what's the excuse for the rape of a 14-year-old female in Stuysvesant Town last week? Boys will be boys?
ReplyDeleteDon't forget that the anti ICE poster at the subway stop at Houston was defaced. Looks like the same damage. ... not "just kids".
ReplyDeleteAlso, the Iryna mural was vandalized. I’d like to see the same scrutiny there.
ReplyDeleteWas it in the east village?
DeleteYes, at St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, in the heart of the East Village.
DeleteNothing is better than 'shame'... on who?? Ya lil boys on your comedy shame is written on all our buildings. Graffiti was a thing when there where consequences. Now these losers are modern golden nuggets of shit made perfection. Makes life way less real. Like endless car horns. Thanks! The lil incels that have stained every inch of our neighborhood - homesick the best of the liars, "hates gentrifiers" he says yet vandalizes our townie lives homes and climbs our fire escapes. We still live here and that literally isn't easy. Sorry you don't, thanks for piling on and empowering the banker who gets in his uuber and sees no things! We do! Yikes! Seeing his tag on 1800's buildings is so foul. Life is hard and you make it stupid for people who fought to stay. These kids are hate. They are incompetence and they are lil King Donald'z. Be a good day when someone cared about our neighborhood
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ReplyDeleteOk- Who's with me? We put up the same banner and sit quietly in an overnight vigil. No candles- just sitting and watching.