Incident details
- Date of incident
- July 30, 2025
- Targets
- The New York Times
- Equipment broken
- Actor
- Private individual
Equipment Damage
Screenshots show images of vandalism at The New York Times Building in New York City on July 30, 2025.
The New York Times Building in New York City was vandalized after unidentified individuals spray-painted the entrance and windows on July 30, 2025.
Red paint defaced the front entrance of the news organization’s Midtown Manhattan headquarters, while white spray paint on its windows read: “NYT lies Gaza dies.”
The act followed the publication of an editor’s note correcting an article, “Gazans Are Dying of Starvation,” which included a photograph of Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq, a Palestinian child in Gaza suffering from severe malnutrition.
The note said the Times had since learned from the child’s doctor that he had preexisting health conditions, a detail the newspaper said would have been included in the caption if the information had been known before publication.
Images of vandalism at The New York Times Building in New York City on July 30, 2025.
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Flyers left at the scene criticized the Times’ coverage of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, accusing it of downplaying both the causes and the scale of the famine as the war with Israel continues, amNY reported.
In a statement shared with the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, Charlie Stadtlander, managing director of external communications, said the Israel-Gaza war has sparked intense global debate, and the Times often faces pressure from groups seeking to influence its coverage.
“While we support the right of groups and individuals to express their point of view, we will not let advocacy groups sway us from covering the conflict fully and fairly,” he wrote. “Nor do we condone acts of vandalism.”
The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker catalogues press freedom violations in the United States. Email tips to [email protected].
