A private beach club in New York was vandalized with anti-Semitic and racist graffiti, the New York Times reported Sunday.

The Silver Gull in Queens reportedly sent an email to members Friday night that the club's playground would be closed “due to the recent and increasing incidence of vandalism from within the club.”

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Word spread after the email that hateful graffiti, including swastikas, racial slurs targeting black people, and the phrases "Heil Hitler" and "gas chamber," was found around the playground, according to the Times.

A club member told the outlet that the graffiti was painted over and that police had been contacted.

New York Park Police spokesperson Sgt. Richard Firrito told the Times that the incident was being investigated as a bias crime.

The graffiti at Silver Gull comes amid an uptick of reported hate crimes in New York, driven by anti-Semitic acts.

Reports of anti-Semitic hate crimes rose to 145, up from 88, through Aug. 25 compared with the same period last year, police data analyzed by the Times shows.

The Silver Gull's general manager confirmed to The Hill that a police investigation is underway but declined to comment on the incident.

Updated Monday at 11:44 a.m.