New York

Watch: Streets of New York are empty

Streets known to be busy are quiet following Covid-19 restrictions on movement in the public sphere.

New York Governor: We're headed in the right direction

Andrew Cuomo says social distancing appears to be slowing the spread of the coronavirus in New York.

Individuals leaving New York asked to self-quarantine

Trump administration advising individuals leaving New York to self-quarantine for 14 days to avoid potentially spreading coronavirus.

New York: Financial aid for Passover preparations

UJA-Federation of NY announces more than $23 million in grants and loans in response to COVID-19.

Cuomo orders nonessential workers to stay home

New York Governor announces that all workers in nonessential businesses are required to stay home in order to fight coronavirus.

New York Mayor declares state of emergency

Mayor Bill de Blasio signs order halving number of people permitted in restaurants as confirmed cases of coronavirus double in NYC.

29 coronavirus cases recorded at New York Jewish school

Administrators at SAR Academy say they know of 29 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including faculty, students and staff.

Anxiety aboard US cruise ship due to coronavirus

No word when Grand Princess will be able to dock in California, after 21 people aboard test positive for coronavirus.

SAR closed due to coronavirus - but students are still learning

How one New York school switched to online learning during its coronavirus closure.

New York rabbi tests positive for coronavirus

Rabbi Reuven Fink, who serves congregation in New Rochelle and teaches two courses at Yeshiva University, tests positive for COVID-19.

Five relatives of NY Jewish man test positive for coronavirus

Five members of Jewish family from New Rochelle, New York, test positive for COVID-19, bring total number of cases in New York to 11.

New York synagogue halts services due to coronavirus

Coronavirus triggers closures, mass quarantines for New York Jewish community.

NY Jewish school closed over suspected Coronavirus case

SAR Academy announces 'precautionary closure' over a suspected case of Coronavirus infection in the community.

Cuomo proposes domestic terrorism law

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposes first-in-nation domestic terrorism law.

Terror returns: 19 JCCs receive bomb threats, Cuomo says

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says 19 Jewish Community Centers across the US have received email bomb threats recently.

Albany JCC evacuated after receiving bomb threat

Police evacuate Jewish Community Center in Albany after it receives a bomb threat, but do not find any suspicious devices.

Sy Sperling, Hair Club for Men president, dies at 78

Sy Sperling, the Jewish son of a Bronx plumber who became famous for his hair loss treatment commercials, has died at age 78.

NY fights anti-Semitism with ads featuring diverse Jews

4 ads featuring diverse range of Jewish New Yorkers to be published in multiple Orthodox Jewish publications, online.

Hasidic women's empowerment at large NY Chabad conference

3000 Chabad emissaries from around the world participate in annual convention in Brooklyn, discuss how missions handle Coronavirus crisis.

Anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City fell in January

Anti-Semitic crimes remain majority of NYC hate crimes, but number drops.

Watch: Gwyneth Paltrow: 'Next year in Jerusalem!'

Oscar winner and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow joins NYC Deputy Mayor Vicki Been and JVP Founder Erel Margalit in launching NYC Cyber Center.

New York: 18 injured after bus overturns

Bus carrying hasidic boys to weekend retreat in the Catskills flips over, injuring 18.

Brooklyn: Jewish girl killed in apartment fire

'Have you seen my daughter?' Mother's frantic call to neighbor after fire breaks out in Kensington home in Brooklyn, leaving one dead.

NYC: Man charged with hate crime for harassing Jewish couple

55-year-old man with 5 prior arrests charged with hate crime for cursing Jewish couple near Times Square.

NYC to add 100 security cameras in Jewish neighborhoods

'Security cameras will increase NYPD visibility, help keep New Yorkers safe,' Mayor Bill de Blasio says.

Man who threw table at Monsey stabber honored by New York

Joseph Gluck, the man who threw a table at the assailant during the stabbing in Monsey, receives New York State Senate Liberty Medal.

As anti-Semitism rises, NY's new bail law comes under attack

After suspect freed twice without bail in two anti-Semitic incidents before being arrested a third time, critics target NY's bail reform.

'Shul phones' to call emergency services with push of a button

'Shul phones' being offered by Shomrim to connect to 911 with click of a button in light of recent anti-Semitic attacks.

NY: Over 25,000 marched in solidarity with Jewish community

Over 25,000 New Yorkers, including dozens of elected officials, marched across Brooklyn Bridge in solidarity with NY Jewish community.

Solidarity rally in Jerusalem against global anti-Semitism

The demonstration in Jerusalem will coincide with a huge solidarity march in New York City under the banner 'No Hate. No Fear.'

NY: After third arrest, anti-Semitic attacker held in custody

Tiffany Harris, who was arrested twice for anti-Semitic attacks in Brooklyn and let go without bail both times, is being hospitalized.

NY Governor visits Jewish neighborhood in Williamsburg

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

Brooklyn anti-Semitic attacker freed without bail again

Tiffany Harris released again without bail despite committing assault the day after her previous release for assaulting 3 Jews.

Attacks Jews, set free without bail, and attacks again

Woman released without bail after assaulting 3 Jews arrested again after committing another assault the day after her release.

Israeli Consul Danny Dayan: End the wave of anti-Semitism in NY

'Unfortunately, another hate crime against Jews was only a matter of time and location and not a question of if,' Dayan says.

Monsey synagogue attacker ID'd, faces attempted murder charges

Hanukkah stabber identified as 37-year-old New York resident who lives near Monsey. Suspect to face 5 counts of attempted murder.

New York is releasing anti-Semitic attackers without bail

New bail reform is prompting NY judges to release perpetrators of anti-Semitic violence,

Monsey Synagogue Attack

'Jews are afraid to show outward signs of Jewish faith'

New York, Israeli, officials issue response to Monsey stabbing attack.

Three Jewish women attacked in New York

Police arrest 30-year-old woman who attacked three young Jewish women in Crown Heights, New York.

Jewish woman assaulted in Brooklyn in front of her son

Woman shouts anti-Semitic slur, beats Jewish mother walking with her son.

NYPD to increase presence in Jewish areas

New York City Mayor announces increased protection for Jews in Boro Park, Crown Heights and Williamsburg following string of attacks.

3 assaults on New York Jews in 24 hours

Multiple assaults against Jews in Manhattan, Brooklyn over Hanukkah holiday.

Most of 28 yeshivas checked flunk NYC secular studies review

Only two yeshivas of those reviewed provide substantial secular education, report says.

Felix Rohatyn, financial force and former US envoy, dies at 91

Holocaust refugee-turned financier Felix Rohatyn was credited with saving New York from insolvency, went on to serve as ambassador to France

The murder that shocked New York

Multiple children about 13-years-old suspected of assaulting, stabbing to death 19-year-old college student in Manhattan park.

Watch: 2 Israeli women mugged at New York subway station

Two Israeli tourists attacked, robbed at knife-point in mugging at Brooklyn subway station.

NY's AG: 'Campaign to deny Jews housing blatantly anti-Semitic'

New York state accuses town of ‘systematic effort’ to bar hasidic residents.

New Yorker sentenced to 40 years for supporting Hezbollah

35-year-old convicted of providing material support to Hezbollah sentenced to 40 years in prison.

New York police to be trained how to recognize hate crimes

Amid spike in anti-Semitic incidents, new law passed requiring that officers be trained to recognize hate crimes.

Candidate who targeted haredim fails in Rockland County

Haredi residents of Rockland County felt that district attorney candidate Michael Diederich targeted them in his campaign.

De Blasio says 'something doesn't fit' on Epstein's death

Watch criminal defense attorney David Bruno discuss the evidence in the investigation on Jeffrey Epstein's death.

Plane malfunction causes passengers to celebrate holiday in US

El Al Flight 008 from New York to Israel cancelled due to a technical glitch and will only take off after the holiday.

Boy, 8, descendant of Hasidic rebbe, dies in NY boating accident

Descendant of Skverer Rebbe visiting from Israel dies when boat capsizes during Sukkot trip in Haverstraw Bay Park in Rockland County.

In Tel Aviv, 200 protest Naama Issachar's sentence

Protesters call to 'free Naama' at two simultaneous demonstrations in New York and Tel Aviv.

Fire breaks out in 770

Fire began in closet for emergency lights' battery, reports say.

New York: Jewish boy in critical condition after being attacked

'Emotionally disturbed' man picks up Jewish boy and throws him to the ground in unprovoked assault.

"Anti-Semitic graffiti" at NY Holocaust memorial

Material and graffiti described as hateful and anti-Semitic discovered at Holocaust memorial in White Plains, NY on the eve of Yom Kippur.

Anti-Semitic hate crimes in NYC up significantly in 2019

Number of anti-Jewish hate crimes recorded by NYPD since January rises to 311, compared to 250 during same period in 2018.

Anti-Semitic graffiti found in New York high school

Hate-filled graffiti found inside Westchester County high school for the second time in one month. Governor Cuomo orders probe.

New York salutes IDF soldiers

$37 million raised for IDF soldiers at FIDF National Gala, ‘A Night of Heroes.’