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The lounge was also targeted on May 31, just ahead of the city's Pride Month kickoff, when surveillance cameras caught a man lighting two rainbow flags on fire at the club. NYPD officials tweeted a grainy photo of a suspect on Monday evening who they said was wanted to anti-LGBTQ criminal mischief in connection to the case.

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PHOTO: An image made from video released by the NYPD Crime Stoppers shows a person setting fire to two rainbow pride flags in front of the Alibi Lounge in the Harlem borough of New York, May 31, 2019.
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PHOTO: The charred remains of a rainbow pride flag sit on the ground outside the Alibi Lounge in the Harlem borough of New York after it was burned by a vandal, July 8, 2019.
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\"About a month ago we had the first incident, we did put out some video that was recovered but honestly the video was far away. We believe there’s a good chance the individual resides somewhere in that community,\" Shea told reporters Monday. \"We are out there canvassing as we speak and we are relying on the community here as well anyone with any info.\"

The incident comes as the city battles with an spike in hate crimes across the board, with anit-Semitic and anti-LGBTQ crimes jumping 90% and 20%, respectively, from a year ago as of June 2, the NYPD said.

On Monday, the department said it had recorded 220 reported hate crimes year-to-date, a 48% increase from the same period last year, as overall crime decreases. The total of reported hate crimes were listed at 184 on June 2, when the city released its most-recent monthly crime report.

🚨WANTED🚨for burning PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈 flags in front of 2376 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd @lounge_alibi #Harlem #Manhattan @NYPD32Pct on 5/31/19 @ 12:15AM. 👓Seen him? Know who he is?☎️Call 1-800-577-TIPS @NYPDDetectives @NYPDTips @NYPDPBMN pic.twitter.com/6bwGVM29Uk

— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) July 2, 2019

Your calls to @NYPDTips and the efforts of our @NYPDHateCrimes detectives have led to the identification and apprehension of the individual who burned the pride flag. #stophate. #SharedResponsibility pic.twitter.com/zkv7HgitUz

— Chief Dermot F. Shea (@NYPDDetectives) July 9, 2019

ABC News' Aaron Katersky and Joshua Hoyos contributed to this report.

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