Williamsburg

'There was a lot of excitement':

Hasidim disappointed after Trump deli visit canceled

Donald Trump’s hasidic fans lament cancelation of Williamsburg restaurant visit after owner’s death.

Trump visit to Brooklyn kosher deli canceled after owner dies

Former President was to visit Gottlieb's kosher deli in Williamsburg today, but the visit was canceled when owner Shalom Yosef Gottlieb suffered a fatal heart attack.

Williamsburg:

NYC apt. robbed in broad daylight while mother home with baby

Shomrim cautioning residents of Williamsburg to never buzz strangers into their building and to always keep doors locked.

Brooklyn man charged with robbing matzah bakery

43-year-old suspect accused of breaking into offices of Satmar matzah bakery in Williamsburg, stealing $97,000.

Brooklyn:

Fire in Williamsburg building injures 17 people

Over 100 firefighters assisted by Hatzolah respond to two alarm fire in four-story building.

NYC hate crime:

Cyclist viciously punches Brooklyn Jewish teen in the head

Jewish teenager walking down Williamsburg street randomly assaulted by man riding bicycle.

NYPD increases patrols in Williamsburg amid rise in antisemitism

As anti-Jewish attacks surge in neighborhood, police announce increased presence in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Hate crime in NYC:

Brooklyn Jewish man targeted by assailant who slaps him

NYPD Hate Crimes Unit investigating unprovoked random assault on Jewish man in Williamsburg.

Brooklyn Jewish girls school vandalized by burglar

Suspect kicks in office doors in the school before fleeing.

Hate crime in NYC:

18-yr old charged for attacking Jewish man walking to synagogue

Shabbat attack in Williamsburg being tried as hate crime after brazen assault leaves victim with severe injuries.

Brooklyn yeshiva buses vandalized with swastikas

Multiple school buses belonging to a Williamsburg yeshiva were defaced with swastikas over the weekend.

Jewish man attacked and beaten in Williamsburg, New York

Jewish man assaulted by two assailants in Williamsburg who threw him to the ground and beat him in the head.

Torah scrolls rescued from flooded NYC synagogue by Hatzalah

After being rescued from basement entrance, Torah scrolls were unrolled on tables to dry out and remove any chance of further damage.

Windows of Brooklyn Jewish school smashed with a hammer

Assailant captured on video walking up to the Williamsburg school and smashing the windows multiple times.

Jewish man assaulted, hit with wooden plank in Williamsburg, NY

25-year old man was the victim of anti-Semitic threats that escalated into a physical attack; police are still searching for the suspect.

Anti-Semitic car ramming attack in Brooklyn injures five Jews

After video of the incident circulates online, Shomrim members discover the van involved and alert police who arrest suspect.

Report: Satmar Hasidim hid massive NYC wedding from public view

After one massive Satmar wedding in NY was cancelled, another wedding was held, drawing thousands despite coronavirus restrictions.

Our world is a Sukkah and G-d is its cover

We can fly to the moon and Mars but we cannot guarantee ourselves a safe dwelling. For that, we have to rely on G-d. Sukkot memories.

Crash victim injured on way to Williamsburg wedding dies

Death toll rises to five, two weeks after car carrying New Square Hasidic family crashes into tree en route to wedding.

Williamsburg synagogue receives 'cease and desist' order

New York City issues cease and desist order after Williamsburg synagogue holds event with at least 100 people.

NYPD tries to disperse Jewish funeral in Borough Park

Incident comes two days after large funeral gathering in Williamsburg prompted Mayor de Blasio to single out the entire Jewish community.

Coronavirus in the haredi community

Suspect in Williamsburg attack held on bond

24-year-old woman pleads not guilty to robbery and assault charges after Hasidic man attacked in Williamsburg.

Hasidic man attacked in Brooklyn

Two women reportedly yelled anti-Semtic epithets at Hasidic man in Williamsburg and then attacked him when he called 911.

NY Governor visits Jewish neighborhood in Williamsburg

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo meets Rabbi David Niederman of Williamsburg following Monsey stabbing.

Watch: Hasidic man sucker punched in Brooklyn attack

Police say a suspect is under arrest for attacking a Jewish man late last night in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn synagogue vandalized during Rosh Hashanah

Windows of synagogue in Williamsburg broken during Rosh Hashanah services. Police searching for two suspects.

Williamsburg: Thugs attack Jewish man

Three youths of color attack hasidic Jew, steal his phone.

Brooklyn: 3 Jews violently attacked within an hour

NYPD Hate Crimes unit investigating series of assaults on Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg. NY governor: 'Anti-Semitism is a growing cancer.'

NYC Uber driver curses out Hasidic passenger

Uber driver in Williamsburg, Brooklyn tells Jewish passenger 'you are 1 of those f***ing measles people.'

Brooklyn police investigating 2 unprovoked anti-Semitic attacks

ADL offers reward for information leading to arrests of assailants responsible for two physical assaults on Jews in New York last week.

Watch: Haredi man violently assaulted in Brooklyn

Hasidic man the victim of latest assault on Jews in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Locals say attacks are 'getting worse by the day'.

Another anti-Semitic attack in Brooklyn

Assailant curses, punches Jew in back of the head in Williamsburg in latest anti-Semitic attack in Brooklyn, NY.

Watch: Hasidic child assaulted in Brooklyn

11-year-old Jewish boy knocked to the ground in Williamsburg. NYPD searching for gang of 10 suspects involved in attack.

Anti-Semitic attacks in Brooklyn caught on video

NYPD circulating surveillance video of group of teens who it says carried out series of recent anti-Semitic attacks in Brooklyn.

NYC warns of measles outbreak among Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn

New York City health department warns of measles outbreak in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in Brooklyn, urges parents to vaccinate children.

Court finds hassidic man not guilty of beating African American

New York court says no evidence man beat victim while he walking down the street in Williamsburg back in 2013.

Brooklyn residents demonstrate against matzah factory

Satmar matzah bakery spews 'toxic coal smoke,' residents say they have to wear masks to walk to the subway.

Attempted murder of haredi man in Williamsburg

Non-Jew tries to kill his haredi boss in Brooklyn after getting fired.

Williamsburg families won't identify mohels after babies herpes

Families of 4 babies who contracted herpes refuse to give names after Health Dept. seeks to investigate the mohels.

Swastikas found in LA, NY

Papers with hand-drawn swastikas left on homes in LA. Swastika found drawn in the hallway of building in Williamsburg

Brooklyn man hit with ice chunks as teens shout slur

Two teenagers throw chunks of ice at an Orthodox man in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg while shouting a slur.

Jewish man killed in freak accident in Williamsburg

Member of Satmar Hasidic community in New York killed after his jacket became caught in a truck.

2 Brooklyn Jews sentenced for assaulting gay black man

Attackers beat victim walking down street in Williamsburg, leaving him blind in one eye.

New York Times attacks gender separation at hasidic-area pool

Separate swim periods for women pit New York Times against city’s Orthodox community.

Hassidic boy falls to death from Brooklyn balcony

5-year-old laid to rest after tragically falling over the balcony railing of his family's new apartment.

Tragedy in Brooklyn: Orphan dies after seven-story fall

Grandson of the Shoproner Rav killed in tragic accident in Williamsburg year after his mother died from an illness.

Chicken pox outbreak hits Brooklyn hassidic neighborhood

Around 75 cases of the virus since March strike Williamsburg, city distributes health pamphlets in English and Yiddish about the outbreak.

Watch: Anti-Semite trashes Brooklyn synagogue

Crazed man recorded attacking Williamsburg synagogue as congregants flee.

Hate Crime in Brooklyn: Jewish Teens Pelted with Paintballs

Two Orthodox Jews, aged 13 and 16, attacking in Williamsburg while walking home from synagogue with their grandfather on Friday night.

Reward for Arrest of NY Millionaire's Killers Raised to $72,000

Victim's family, NYPD and Crime Stoppers chip in to help bring murdered businessman's killers to justice.

Hassidic Man Shot in Botched Williamsburg Robbery

A hassidic man was shot Friday night after an assailant demanded money from him - which he did not have, because of Shabbat.

Burned Mezuzot Found in New York on Yom Hashoah

11 mezuzot were burned in an apartment building in Brooklyn as Jews marked Holocaust Remembrance Day.

NYC Hit-and-Run Killer Due in Court Again Wednesday

Meanwhile, driver of livery cab that carried the Glaubers says he'd trade his life for theirs.

Suspect in Fatal Brooklyn Accident Turns Himself In

The suspect in the hit-and-run that killed a hassidic couple in Brooklyn has turned himself into police.

Baby of Killed Hassidic Couple Dies Despite Doctor's Efforts

A day after a car crash claimed the lives of a hassidic couple in Brooklyn and their son was born prematurely, the baby died as well.

New York Hareidi Couple Killed On the Way to Hospital

A hareidi-religious man and his pregnant wife were killed in an accident on their way to a hospital in Brooklyn. The baby survived.

Swastika Painted in Elevator of Brooklyn Building

A swastika was found painted in the elevator of a building in a Jewish section of Brooklyn on Tuesday.

Billboards Calling G-d a "Myth" to Appear in Williamsburg

Atheist group's billboards reaching out to religious Jews, Arabs: "You know it's a myth... and you have a choice."