Apartment building of New York Times executive editor vandalized with red paint
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The Manhattan building where New York Times executive editor Joseph Kahn lives was vandalized with red paint on Friday.

Police responded to the building in Greenwich Village at around 4:45 a.m. for a call reporting graffiti.

“Upon arrival, officers observed paint on the front steps and doors of the above location,” the NYPD said in a statement.

Kahn, 61, a journalist who serves as the Times’ current executive editor, lives in the building, the newspaper confirmed.

Photos from the scene show red paint splattered on the building’s facade and a message in black on the ground in front of the entrance: “Joe Kahn Lies Gaza Dies.”

New York Times Executive Editor Joe Kahn.
New York Times executive editor Joe Kahn.Celeste Sloman for The New York Times via AP

“People are free to disagree with The New York Times’s reporting but vandalism and targeting of individuals and their families crosses a line and we will work with authorities to address it,” a spokesperson for the paper told NBC News in a statement.

No arrests have been made in connection with the incident and the investigation is ongoing, police said.

Red paint and graffiti outside the residence of New York Times Executive Editor Joe Kahn
Graffiti on the sidewalk outside Kahn’s residence reads, “Joe Kahn Lies Gaza Dies.” Kyle Mazza / Anadolu via Getty Images

This is not the first time the Times was targeted for its coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza.

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

Workers remove red paint splashed across the facade of The New York Times Building on July 30, 2025.
Workers remove red paint splashed across the facade of The New York Times Building on July 30.Melissa Bender / NurPhoto via AP file

In a statement issued at the time, Times spokesperson Danielle Rhoades Ha said the war in Gaza “is one of the most divisive global events in recent history.”

“As an independent news organization, we receive criticism regularly from those representing entrenched perspectives, hoping to change our reporting,” Rhoades Ha said. “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.”

No arrests have been made in connection with July’s incident, police said. The investigation is ongoing.

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