New York

Buffalo:

Ten dead in mass shooting at supermarket

Shooter entered supermarket wearing military-style gear. He held racist and antisemitic views, according to reports

This black Jewish filmmaker is the wife of NY’s new Lt. Governor

Lacey Schwartz Delgado, wife of NY’s new lieutenant governor, has explored her black and Jewish identity in interviews and 2015 documentary.

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.

Bomb threat leads to evacuation of Albany, NY JCC

Albany JCC has been the victim of at least five bomb threat hoaxes since 2017.

Palestinian Arab "resistance" on the streets of New York!

It's high time Jewish organizations grow a collective spine and begin to demand zero tolerance to the hybrid Israel-haters. Op-ed.

New York Governor announces funding for Holocaust survivors

Kathy Hochul announces $2.6 million in funding to support the Holocaust Survivors Initiative.

Trump found in contempt of court in New York civil case

NY judge holds former president in contempt of court for not turning in subpoenaed documents, subjects him to $10,000 per day fine.

Anti-Israel protesters march on Israeli consulate in New York

“We don’t want no two state, we want all of it,” say pro-Palestinian protesters outside of Israeli consulate in NY. “Israel, go to hell.”

NYC still honoring 2 French Nazi collaborators

New York City removed statues of former US presidents, but left plaques honoring two French Nazi collaborators in its Canyon of Heroes. Why?

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.

'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.

Post-COVID NYC: Jewish Museum's kosher restaurant won't reopen

It’s official: Russ & Daughters’ kosher outpost at the Jewish Museum won’t return.

Follow in Hannah Arendt’s footsteps on this New York walking tour

Hannah Arendt biographer devises walking tour of the Upper West Side, charting Arendt's rise from penniless refugee to popular intellectual.

NY college expels student for antisemitic images drawn in blood

St Lawrence University student removed from campus for drawing disturbing images in blood on dorm bathroom.

Jewish boys attacked by teens with machete in New York

Teens with knife, crowbar, and machete target group of 6 kids because they are Jewish in latest antisemitic hate crime in New York City.

Famed NY Jewish eatery Russ & Daughters to get TV series

New York's Russ & Daughters, famous for its Jewish delicacies like smoked fish, bagels and babka may become fodder for a TV series.

NY’s stalled Holocaust education bill given new boost by sponsor

State senator brings Holocaust exhibit to New York's capital in bid to boost support for stalled Holocaust education bill.

Orthodox firebrand Heshy Tischler runs for office, again

New York Orthodox activist who led protests against COVID mandates is running for district leader in Brooklyn.

14 Orthodox leaders endorse New York's Kathy Hochul

Rabbis and Orthodox community leaders in Queens back Andrew Cuomo's replacement, Kathy Hochul, in upcoming election.

Jewish summer camps file second lawsuit against Catskills town

Catskills Jewish summer camps have filed a second lawsuit against the town of Wawarsing over zoning laws they allege are discriminatory.

Cuomo claims 'cancel culture' used to oust him

Former New York Governor: They used cancel culture to effectively overturn an election.

Kosher soup kitchen gets 'angel' delivery offer

A kosher soup kitchen partners with DoorDash to help New Yorkers in need.

In New York, Jews aren't safe in either party

Jews have nothing to celebrate at the NYSGOP convention, even if Lee Zeldin is Jewish,because he has a rocky road ahead.Op-ed.

New York: Elderly Jewish bus driver beaten by group of teens

NYPD searching for group of Black teens suspected of brutally beating elderly Jewish man in 'unprovoked coordinated attack.'

A Jewish photographer became Chinatown's ‘unlikely’ chronicler

Emile Bocian, a Jewish photographer, took some 80,000-100,000 photographs of Manhattan's Chinatown.

Trump's children ordered to testify in fraud case

New York judge rules that Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka must answer questions under oath in probe into family business.

‘F— Jews’ sprayed outside Israeli restaurant on Upper West Side

Incident is latest in a series of antisemitic acts in New York recently.

NY federation funds security at smallest Orthodox synagogues

UJA-Federation of New York creates a $250,000 fund to beef up security at at least 50 small synagogues in Brooklyn.

NY is lifting its mask mandates. Will synagogues follow suit?

New York State's mask mandate expires - but will synagogues continue to require wearing masks?

New York crossing guard fired for antisemitic comments

Guard allegedly hurled abuse at Jewish mothers and their children: 'Push your Jewish kids and get hit by a bus.'

Rise in Hate Crimes:

NYC leaders suggest tools to fight antisemitism

NYC saw 3 times as many antisemitic hate crimes in January 2022 compared to the same period a year ago, prompting concern from lawmakers.

The hasid who made linens popular and fashionable

Ben Barber, who owns a leading textile company, tells Israel National News his secret to success.

Winter storm pummels eastern US

New York and Massachusetts receive two feet of snow, thousands left without power as major winter storm hits.

Brooklyn subway hate crime

Antisemite attacks Jewish woman, threatens to hurt her

Jewish woman riding subway to Brooklyn has antisemitic abuse hurled at her by man who threatens to hurt her if she stays on the train.

ADL offers $5,000 reward following attack in Crown Heights

Anti-Defamation League offers reward for info on assailant who attacked 21-year-old hasidic man in Brooklyn.

Former NY lawmaker Sheldon Silver dies at 77

Former New York State Assembly Speaker was serving a prison sentence following conviction on corruption charges.

Jewish man randomly punched in the nose in Brooklyn

Jewish man was punched in the nose in Crown Heights section of Brooklyn by man who crossed the street and allegedly attacked him.

The walls of this home would speak in Yiddish

If the walls in this Crown Heights house could talk, they’d speak Yiddish.

Woman who harassed 8-year-old Jewish boy is arrested

NYPD arrests woman who told Jewish siblings: ‘Hitler should have killed you all.’

NY Senate bill would ban contracts with BDS supporting companies

NY Senate bill would block government agency contracts with individuals or companies that are boycotting Israel.

Was 9-year old girl arrested by NYPD for not having vax card?

Social media video claims to show NYPD arresting nine-year old girl for not having a vaccination pass at Museum of Natural History.

New York AG: Trump firm misled banks to get loans, tax benefits

NY state investigators tell court they have found evidence that Trump's company gave “fraudulent or misleading” evaluations of assets.

GrubHub lists New York's most popular bagels and bagel shops

These are the most popular bagels in New York, according to GrubHub.

New York: Woman dies after being pushed into train tracks

Suspect turns himself in after pushing woman onto tracks ahead of oncoming train.

Jewish camps file discrimination lawsuit against Catskills town

Eight Orthodox Jewish camps in Wawarsing, NY are claiming that land use restrictions were put in place to force them to move elsewhere.

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.

United Hatzalah to get first foldable Ambucar

New York-based Gindi Equities, a mission-driven multi-family investment company, donates first foldable Ambucar to United Hatzalah.

Monsey Hanukkah attack killer may be transferred back to NY

Two years after the deadly attack, accused killer may be transferred from Missouri to a mental health facility in New York.

Orthodox nurses publish 140-page vaccine info pamphlet

Fighting anti-vaxxers among Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jews, nurses write a 140-page rebuttal.

$180,000 reasons to think mystery CUNY donor is Jewish

New Yorkers mystified by mystery donation to university in multiple of 18, which represents 'life' in Hebrew.

New Program

Join a new program by Rav Berkovits: Mitzvas Talmud Torah

Everybody wants to be a Talmid Chacham, everybody wants their children to be Talmidei Chachamim. What exactly is a Talmid Chacham

Jews remain most targeted group for hate crimes in New York City

Data compiled by the NYPD shows that hate crimes have doubled this year, with Jews and Asians the most frequent victims.

New York City Hall defaced with swastikas

Incident caught on camera, suspect identified by NYPD Hate Crime Task Force.

Jewish teen killed in Woodmere car crash

15-year-old girl dies after drunk driver crashes into vehicle while she was returning home from camp reunion.

Anti-Semitic posters found at SUNY Buffalo during Hanukkah

Posters found in multiple buildings featuring neo-Nazi films and racist statements are being investigated by campus police.

Former champ Yuri Foreman is now the ‘Vegan Boxing Rabbi’

Orthodox former boxer puts rabbinical ordination to use certifying vegan restaurants in New York.

Brooklyn Jewish children as young as three targeted by attackers

Three assaults by the same group against Jewish children prompt the ADL to offer a $10,000 reward for info leading to arrest and conviction.

Will progressive rabbis apologize for anti-Semitic scapegoating?

'Political red zones were aimed at classic scapegoats - a rabbi ought to know better than to declare a pig to be kosher,' CJV says.

'Israel Real Estate Show in New York was a huge success'

Arutz Sheva speaks to Gidon Katz, producer of the Israel Radio Show, about the success of the mega event and American interest in aliyah.

Man threatens to run over Jews at New York planning meeting

New York State Police Hate Crimes Task Force investigating after man's violent rhetoric about Jews at local planning meeting.