NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday directed New York state's Hate Crimes Task Force to launch an investigation after officials discovered anti-Semitic graffiti at a Hofstra University dorm and a home in Merrick.
Hofstra University launched its own investigation after anti-Semitic graffiti was found in one of its residence halls on two separate occasions, the school's president, Stuart Rabinowitz, said in a statement released Thursday.
Nassau County police, meanwhile, are searching for a vandal or vandals who drew a swastika on a Merrick homeowner's newly-poured cement driveway earlier this week, the department said in a release.
"I am appalled and disgusted to learn of these heinous acts of hate in Merrick and at Hofstra University," Cuomo said in a statement. "The Jewish community is part of the New York family, and our state has zero tolerance for anti-Semitism."
"I want to assure the homeowner whose property was damaged and the Hofstra community that we will do everything in our power to bring the perpetrators to justice," he added.
The Nassau County Police Department has asked anyone with information about the Merrick incident to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.
Rabinowitz, meanwhile, said Hofstra University students should report bias incidents to the Department of Public Safety at 516-463-6606.
"There is no place for anti-Semitism or any other form of discrimination at Hofstra University," he wrote. "Now more than ever, we must stand together against intolerance, bigotry and hate."
