“Dear PoPville,
I’m distressed to learn from a friend that there is antisemitic graffiti on the DC side of Maple Street in Takoma Park and that the community and government has been almost nonresponsive.
My friend first saw this graffiti on Nov. 17th and reported it to DC 311. Their response was that they would take care of it in 10 days. She also contacted the DC Hate Crime Line by phone (voicemail), email and filed an online report. She has not received any response from the DC Hate Crime division. The Takoma Park mayor and police department refuse to do anything about it because it’s on the DC side of Maple Street. The seeming indifference to hateful graffiti is disturbing, and it’s particularly upsetting for Jewish citizens. I understand that graffiti may not seem like an urgent matter in comparison to other types of crime, but allowing the graffiti to be displayed for such a length of time without any response or action shows a tolerance for the hateful messages communicated by that graffiti. A 10-day estimated timeframe for response by the DC government for this type of graffiti is unacceptable.”