$1,000 Reward To Find Those Responsible For Anti-Muslim Fliers In Bath Beach

A $1,000 reward is now on the table for information leading to the arrest of those who distributed anti-Muslim fliers in at least one of the Shore Haven apartment buildings near Cropsey Avenue and 21st Avenue in Bath Beach.

The fliers were found throughout the building two weeks ago, showing a hateful message calling Muslims “the second holocaust” and claims “USA hates you”.

The NYPD Hate Crimes Unit is investigating, but it appears unlikely that they will identify a suspect.

But the cops have new allies in Tony and Renee Giordano, a Sunset Park couple known in the area’s business community and neighborhood preservationists. The couple is offering the reward, hoping it will make someone with information more likely to come forward.

Brooklyn Eagle reports:

Giordano recalled that he turned to his wife after reading a newspaper article about the incident and said, “It isn’t enough that we tell people this offends us, we have to do more. Would it be all right with you if we offer a $1,000 reward?” His wife immediately agreed, he said.

Renee Giordano made a series of phone calls to get the proper wording for the reward flyer from the Police Department’s Crime Stopper division.

Tony Giordano created an online reward flier and posted it to his 2,100 friends on Facebook. The reward poster instructs anyone with information to call the Crime Stopper hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.

If the reward is not claimed the couple said they will donate the money to a pro-tolerance campaign in the Sunset Park community, according to the Eagle.