Brooklyn

Gang attacks Jewish man in Brooklyn, knocks his hat off

Borough Park Orthodox man followed by four men who assault him.

Swastika flyer mailed to Jewish owned Brooklyn pizzeria

Sheepshead Bay restaurant targeted with antisemitic Nazi flyer.

Suspects arrested after string of 70 burglaries in Brooklyn

NYC burglary spree by two suspects included at least 25 robberies in Flatbush.

Worker at famed Brooklyn kosher bakery found dead in freezer

The death of a newly-hired worker appears to be an accident, report says.

NYC hate crime:

Cyclist viciously punches Brooklyn Jewish teen in the head

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

Brooklyn yeshiva students punched and pelted with eggs

Three Jewish students assaulted outside their yeshiva by gang of teenagers shouting "Free Palestine."

Brooklyn student robbed in front of his yeshiva

Incident takes place only days after group of Brooklyn yeshiva students held at gunpoint.

Man pulls gun on Brooklyn yeshiva students

Passing motorist pulls up alongside Jewish Flatbush 10th graders, threatening them with gun and telling them to 'go home.'

NYC Mayor condemns antisemitism after latest attack

Mayor Eric Adams after woman harasses Orthodox Jewish man in Brooklyn: These outrageous attacks on our Jewish community won’t be tolerated.

Woman arrested after harassing Jewish man in Brooklyn

After failing to proselytize him, woman harasses Orthodox Jewish man in Boro Park, New York.

Jewish women to face off in race for NYC city council seat

Amber Adler, an Orthodox mother, will run as a Democrat against Republican incumbent Inna Vernikov.

When an Arab YouTuber tried trolling Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn

Anti-Israel YouTuber takes to the streets of Brooklyn on the eve of the Sabbath in his latest attempt to harass Orthodox Jews.

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 Holocaust monument vandalized with swastikas

Police launch hate crime investigation after Sheepshead Bay Holocaust monument defaced with swastikas and Russian curses.

Brooklyn:

Teens attack Orthodox Jews in two separate incidents

Police searching for group of teens who are attacked Orthodox Jews twice in Williamsburg over the weekend.

Brooklyn synagogue vandalized with Nazi graffiti

Synagogue in Sheepshead Bay with many Holocaust survivors targeted with Hitler graffiti.

Brooklyn man arrested for death threats against ‘Jewish meet up’

Threats made against Woodstock Fruit Festival include claiming it is a 'Jewish meet up' that suspect wants 'to shoot up.'

Hate crime in NYC:

Borough Park synagogue window smashed with rocks

Two young boys caught on video smashing main window of Borough Park synagogue with two rocks, leading to hate crime investigation.

Arrest made in brutal beating of Crown Heights Jewish man

Driver who was beaten by gang with 5-year old son in car finally sees justice as one of the suspects arrested.

Brooklyn:

Jewish man assaulted in Crown Heights

Orthodox Jewish man assaulted in his car in Crown Heights in the presence of his five-year-old son.

Brooklyn Jewish girls school vandalized by burglar

Suspect kicks in office doors in the school before fleeing.

Haredi pilot escapes burning plane

Pilot from the Borough Park manages to escape single engine plane engulfed in flames on taxiway, but suffers serious burns.

Former NYPD deputy chief, friend of Jewish community, dies at 64

Retired NYPD deputy chief was known for close relationship with Jewish community, and for working with volunteer Jewish organizations in NY.

Teens arrested for assaulting Jewish man in Brooklyn

Two teens accused of punching young Jewish man after trying to force him to say “Free Palestine.”

This Muslim basketball star is teaching Holocaust education

NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom brings Holocaust education to Muslim school in Brooklyn.

Vandal draws swastika on box in front of Brooklyn yeshiva

NYPD releases footage of individual who drew swastika on box in front of yeshiva hoping public will identify suspect.

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.

NYC department of education accused of religious discrimination

Series of meetings where candidates running for board positions are interviewed held on Shabbat, excluding Jewish parents from attending.

18 injured after active shooter scare at Brooklyn arena

Stampede occurs after loud noise outside Barclays Center triggers fear of an active shooter situation.

Jewish woman charged with painting swastikas on NY bus stop

NYC Jewish woman charged with hate crime for allegedly spray painting swastika on a sign advocating fighting antisemitism.

Brooklyn Jewish man shot with BB gun after synagogue targeted

Visibly Jewish man hit after passing SUV fires at Brooklyn synagogue, shattering front window.

Brooklyn antisemitism awareness sign defaced with swastikas

Sign by Jewish advocacy organization calling for awareness of rising antisemitism was defaced with two swastikas in broad daylight.

ADL offers reward after antisemitic attacks in Brooklyn

Anti-Defamation League offers reward of up to $5,000 for information on perpetrators of two assaults of Jewish men in Brooklyn.

Jewish cyclist killed in Brooklyn named as 35-year-old architect

Jewish cyclist killed in Brooklyn hit-and-run was an architect who studied multifaith spaces.

Brandeis grad behind 2018 synagogue attacks arrested for mugging

Ex-NY City Hall intern and Brandeis grad convicted in 2018 of antisemitic vandalism is arrested for robbing a man on subway at knife-point.

Boro Park family with 8 kids loses home in Passover fire

Family of ten in heavily Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn left homeless after fire on last night of Passover destroys their house.

Full Circle:

The 'Lebanese Groom' arrives in Israel

After discovering his Jewish heritage and converting, Eliya Hawila arrives in Israel for the first time - on his Lebanese passport.

Brooklyn shooting suspect jailed without bail

Frank James appears in court for first time since being arrested over Brooklyn subway shooting.

Officials:

'Brooklyn shooter tipped off police to his location'

Law enforcement officials say Frank James was arrested after he himself called police to come get him.

Heroic New Yorker spots Brooklyn subway shooter, calls cops

Zack Tahhan recalls how he saw a man who looked like the description of the shooter on a security monitor and immediately called the cops.

Brooklyn subway shooting suspect arrested

Man suspected of wounded 29 in mass shooting at a Brooklyn subway station arrested.

'Person of interest' upgraded to 'suspect' in Brooklyn shooting

Suspect in shooting which left nearly 30 wounded still on the loose, posted ranting racist videos on Youtube.

Terror suspected in NY subway attack

Authorities say the man is armed and dangerous and have not ruled out terror as the motive for the deadly attack.

'Person of interest' identified in Brooklyn subway shooting

Frank James, 62, identified as “a person of interest” in Brooklyn subway attack.

Brooklyn shooter identified through credit card

U-Haul cargo van that “connected with” shooting has also been located in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn mass shooting

New York governor responds: ‘It has to end and it ends now’

After mass shooting at Brooklyn subway station, Hochul vows to use resources of NY state to end the surge of crime that has engulfed NYC.

Live:

29 wounded in Mass shooting at Brooklyn subway statiom

Police are investigating a shooting and an explosion at a Brooklyn train station where at least 29 people were injured.

Brooklyn teens viciously assault Hasidic man

Assault against Jewish man by group of teens being investigated as hate crime by NYPD and New York State Police.

Rabbi:

'Lebanese Arab who got married posing as Jew is actually Jewish'

Brooklyn rabbi who researched ancestry of Eliya Haliwa,

Two Brooklyn yeshiva students attacked with BB gun

Two yeshiva students were attacked in Brooklyn by assailants who shot at them with a BB gun and threw an object at them from a passing car.

Brooklyn:

Elderly Jewish man assaulted on way to synagogue

Elderly Jewish assaulted during robbery in Flatbush, receives multiple blows with metal pole to face and head.

Jewish man assaulted with metal cane in Brooklyn

Jewish man repeatedly hit in head by man wielding metal cane in possible hate crime attack.

From Brooklyn housewife to Zionist lobbyist

A fascinating but little-known chapter in the history of the campaign by Americans to help create the State of Israel. Op-ed.

In Brooklyn, Ukrainian and Russian Jews 'terrified' by the war

Jewish immigrants from Ukraine and Russia now living in Brooklyn's 'Little Odessa' lament outbreak of war in Eastern Europe.

Brooklyn teen charged with hate crime for slapping Jewish man

17-year old charged with hate crime for slapping a Jewish man and knocking his kippah off in Brooklyn, NY.

NYC Mayor:

'An attack on Jews is an attack on every New Yorker'

Mayor Eric Adams denounces antisemitic violence after Jewish teen attacked in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn yeshiva buses vandalized with swastikas

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

NYPD investigating two antisemitic assaults in Brooklyn

NYPD investigating two assaults on Jews which took place in Williamsburg on Friday night as hate crimes.

Tragedy in Brooklyn:

99-year-old synagogue gabbai killed in traffic accident

Wheelchair-bound synagogue official hit and killed by car on Shabbat while making his way to afternoon prayers in Brooklyn.

Claims of antisemitism at Brooklyn College lead to federal probe

U.S. Department of Education opens investigation into “severe and persistent antisemitic harassment" of Jewish students.