CBS News(@CBSNews ):The NYPD is investigating after a flag with swastikas on it was raised on NYU's campus during graduation week. The flag was quickly taken down, and in a statement, a spokesperson for NYU said, “We are shocked and deeply troubled that this hateful symbol expressing antisemitism was raised on a flagpole overlooking Washington Square Park.” CBS News' @JaredOchacher reports.

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2026.05.15 00:41

The NYPD is investigating after a flag with swastikas on it was raised on NYU's campus during graduation week. The flag was quickly taken down, and in a statement, a spokesperson for NYU said, “We are shocked and deeply troubled that this hateful symbol expressing antisemitism was raised on a flagpole overlooking Washington Square Park.” CBS News' @JaredOchacher reports.