Antisemitic hate crimes in New York City are up by more than 50 percent compared to last year. By Dion J. Pierre, The Algemeiner New York City police are investigating the graffitiing of two swastikas at a playground in Borough Park, amid a surge in antisemitic hate crimes this year. The offensive symbols were discovered Sunday afternoon on a structure at Gravesend Park and reported to the voluntary neighborhood patrol group Boro Park Shomrim, who contacted the NYPD, according to a local outlet. The incident, occurring in one of the largest Jewish communities in the United States, prompted condemnations from...