Graffiti with hateful comments about Islam found on construction site banner for Long Island mosque

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Monday, August 17, 2026
Graffiti found at construction site for Islamic center on Long Island
Graffiti was found at a construction site for an Islamic center in Shirley.

SHIRLEY, Long Island (WABC) -- Suffolk County Police are investigating a hate crime at a mosque on Long Island.

Graffiti with hateful comments about Islam were found on a banner at a construction site for the Islamic Center of Mastic-Shirley.

Someone called police to report it on Saturday afternoon.

No arrests have been made.

The Suffolk County Police Hate Crimes Unit is investigating.

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