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NYPD Investigating Racial Slur Spray-Painted Outside Black-Owned Restaurant
The Rustik Tavern sign, where the n-word has been spray-painted, is visible. Someone is spray-painting the n-word outside a Black-owned restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, United States, on March 30, 2024. The New York City Police Department is currently investigating a hate message spray-painted in bold letters outside the Black-owned restaurant, Rustik Tavern, which has been serving the Brooklyn community for over ten years. Early Friday morning, hateful messaging was written outside the restaurant in Bedford-Stuyvesant. (Photo by Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto)
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| Photographer | Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto |
| Category | Human Interest |
| Copyright | © 2026 NurPhoto - Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto |
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