The suspect wreaked havoc in the common area: he removed the studio’s mezuzah (a traditional Jewish door marker), ransacked cubbies and threw soap all over the bathroom floor, police say.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.A hot yoga studio in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn was broken into last week in what police are calling a hate crime, after a man vandalized the common area, stole a few items and drew a swastika on the chalkboard.
He then drew a swastika on the chalkboard with the message “Nazi Punx F**k Off,” according to photos shared by Katia Riva, the owner. A blackboard scrawled with a swastika and obscenities at the Yoga Hell studio. Police are calling it a hate crime.Riva said she is puzzled as to why a stranger would do such a thing. She doesn’t recognize the man as any of the clients she’s had since she opened the studio in 2017.
In an effort to make students continue to feel safe in the studio, Riva said she is cooperating with the police and asked the landlord to change the building’s code downstairs. She also installed her own surveillance system.
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