NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A man accused of drawing swastikas across multiple locations in the Financial District this month is under arrest, police announced Thursday night.
Police said James Ryan, 39, who is listed as "undomiciled" has been arrested and hit with five counts of criminal mischief as a hate crime and four counts of aggravated harassment.
The first incident happened on Friday, Dec. 3, at approximately 1 p.m. inside of a construction site located at 10 Maiden Lane in the Financial District, authorities said.
The suspect drew three swastikas on a wall then fled the location to parts unknown, officials said.
According to police, the second incident occurred at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 13, at the corner of Beekman Street and Park Row.
Officials said the suspect drew a swastika on a pillar located at the entrance to City Hall then fled southbound on Park Row to parts unknown.
The third incident happened just after 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 14, when the suspect spray-painted a swastika on the Charging Bull Statue located in front of 25 Broadway, the NYPD said.
The suspect fled the location heading northbound on Morris Street, authorities said.
"This would be outrageous anywhere in our city but it’s especially galling for it to happen outside the building where the people’s work is done," Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted on Wednesday.
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced that she directed state police to assist in the investigation.
"I am appalled and disgusted that a swastika was scrawled on the wall of the Brooklyn Bridge - City Hall subway station. No one should walk the streets in fear of hate, bigotry, and antisemitism," Hochul said.
"An attack on a Jewish New Yorker is an attack on all of us. If you commit a hate crime, you are picking a fight with 20 million New Yorkers. We are united in saying that hate has no home here in New York."
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