Apartment building of New York Times executive editor vandalized with red paint

The Manhattan building where the editor -in -chief of the New York Times, Joseph Kahn Lives, was vandalized with Red Paint on Friday.

The police responded to the Greenwich Village building around 4:45 a.m. for a call reporting graffiti.

“Upon their arrival, the police observed painting on the steps and doors of the above location,” NYPD said in a press release.

Kahn, 61, a journalist who is the current editor of the Times, lives in the building, confirmed the newspaper.

The photos of the scene show that the red paint was splashed on the facade of the building and a message in black on the floor in front of the entrance: “Joe Kahn Ment Gaza.”

“People are free to disagree with New York Times reports, but vandalism and targeting individuals and their families cross a line and we will work with the authorities to remedy it,” a spokesperson for the newspaper said in a press release.

No arrest was made as part of the incident and the investigation is underway, police said.

This is not the first time that Times has been targeted for its cover of the War of Israel against Gaza.

A month ago, the newspaper’s headquarters in Times Square was also vandalized with red paint. The message “Nyt is Gaza Dies” was left on the facade of the building.

In a statement published at the time, Times spokesperson Danielle Rhoads Ha, said that the war in Gaza “is one of the most confronted world events in recent history”.

“As an independent press organization, we regularly receive criticism from those who represented rooted perspectives, hoping to change our reports,” said Rhoades Ha. “Although we support the right of groups and individuals to express their point of view, we will not let the plaid groups prevent us from fully covering the conflict.”

No arrest was made as part of the July incident, police said. The investigation is underway.