Brooklyn

Tishrei at 770: Record number of Chabad hasidim visit 770

Record number of Chabad-Lubavitch hasidim visit world headquarters at 770 in Brooklyn, New York.

Brooklyn: Listeria fears spark recall of ice cream and frozen desserts

Brooklyn kosher ice cream chain recalls all of its ice cream and frozen desserts due to listeria fears.

NYC man gets 60 days in jail for punching Jew wearing IDF sweatshirt

28-year-old from Staten Island who appears at hearing wearing keffiyeh and spouting anti-Israel slogans pleads guilty to hate crime charge.

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.

Reward offered after men hold Brooklyn kosher pizzeria owner at gunpoint

Suspects wanted for robbery of Crown Heights kosher restaurant in which owner forced to lie on floor while thieves make off with valuables.

New York auction house latest to cause outrage by selling Nazi items

Brooklyn auction of Nazi memorabilia takes place a week after Christie's auction of high end jewelry connected to Nazi regime.

Knife-wielding Black Hebrew Israelite threatens Jews in Brooklyn

Assailant charged with hate crime after brandishing knife at Israeli Orthodox students in NYC park, demanding money.

Vandal smashing car windows in Jewish area of Brooklyn arrested

Suspect who went on car vandalism spree with iron bar in Crown Heights now in police custody with help from Shomrim.

Teen who broke Jewish boy’s nose in Brooklyn gang attack arrested

Suspect is fourth member of masked gang to be arrested for unprovoked attack on two Jewish teens on Crown Heights street.

Left-wing NYC Council members vote against End Jew Hatred Day

Group of hard left Brooklyn Democrats refuse to support adopting May 29 as day marking fight against antisemitism.

Jewish journalist suing NYC bar for refusing service over Zionism

Conservative reporter allegedly humiliated on date and kicked out of Brooklyn bar over Zionist views by angry bartender.

Brooklyn: Antisemitic biker attacks Jewish man in front of young child

Vicious Flatbush beating of Jewish man by angry motorcyclist being investigated as hate crime by NYPD.

Two Brooklyn Jews attacked with pepper spray by antisemite

Children rescued from collapsed Brooklyn inflatable Passover ride without injuries

First responders evacuate children from inflatable ride at NYC Passover amusement park after it malfunctions.

Boro Park: Jewish man killed in traffic accident minutes before Passover

Car runs red light, causing collision which leads to 23-year-old newlywed being struck and killed on his way to synagogue.

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.

Woman arrested in Crown Heights for punching Jewish man in face, hurling abuse

Orthodox victim accosted in Brooklyn store by woman demanding money who punches him repeatedly in the face.

Teen charged for violent muggings of Crown Heights Jewish boys

16-year-old was one of 5 teens who viciously robbed and assaulted Jewish boys walking down Brooklyn street.

Massive fire engulfs first floor of Crown Heights apartment building

Trapped residents rescued on ladders by firefighters as they work to get evening blaze under control with help from Hatzalah and Shomrim.

Debit card scammer steals thousands from Jewish Brooklyn shops

Man convinces Midwood shopkeepers to let him key in his debit card number, at which point he issues himself hefty refund and flees.

Crown Heights Jewish man viciously beaten after minor car accident

Antisemite punches and chokes victim, sending him to hospital with serious injuries.

Brooklyn: U-Haul truck hits multiple pedestrians, bomb squad called in

Truck runs over biker and multiple pedestrians in Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn before being surrounded and driver arrested.

Crown Heights Jewish man brutally punched in the head

Orthodox man victim of unprovoked vicious early morning assault in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn JCC holds job fair for hundreds of Ukrainian refugees

Bensonhurst Jewish community center offers Ukrainians the chance to network with employers and connect with services.

Neturei Karta in Brooklyn demonstrates in support of Islamic Jihad terrorists

Members of extremist sect demonstrate in memory of terrorists killed in Jenin gun battle.

Teens with knife attempt to rob Jews in Crown Heights

Group of teens brandishing knife attempt to rob Jewish residents of Brooklyn.

Attempted abduction of child from Flatbush synagogue ends with arrest

Man who attempted to kidnap child from synagogue found hiding in nearby yeshiva by Flatbush Shomrim.

Jewish woman assaulted near Crown Heights subway station

Shomrim pursues man who grabbed and pushed victim but NYPD does not make arrest.

Fire in Williamsburg building injures 17 people

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

In ‘The Offering’ a Jewish spirit haunts Hasidic Brooklyn

The latest Yiddish-inflected horror movie, 'The Offering,' is set in a Hasidic enclave in Brooklyn, where an ancient demon haunts locals.

Teen gang attacks Jewish boys in Crown Heights

Group of teens also harasses Jewish couple and woman walking alone.

Flatbush Hatzolah transport fire victim in critical condition to hospital

Man saved from Brooklyn apartment building engulfed in flames and transported to hospital by Hatzolah.

Masked teen gang attacks Crown Heights Jewish man

Group of teens accosts Jewish man in Brooklyn, throwing object at him.

Flatbush Shomrim helps arrest career burglars after botched robbery

Shomrim Shabbos Patrol alerted to home invasion in progress, helps arrest burglar and partner across the street in van full of stolen goods.

Jewish girls spat on by antisemite in Crown Heights

Young Jewish girls on their way to school verbally assaulted by assailant in Brooklyn.

Jewish woman slapped by laughing teens after entering Crown Heights store

Yet another brazen unprovoked antisemitic assault takes place in Brooklyn.

Jewish man stabbed to death outside Brooklyn restaurant

30-year old victim stabbed to death after getting into altercation with man outside eatery in Marine Park neighborhood.

'Lebanese groom' case comes to Tel Aviv rabbinical court

Rabbinic court forces Eliya Hawila to give his wife a divorce after ruling doubt about his Jewishness prevents annulment of marriage.

New York subway attacker pleads guilty to terrorism charges

Frank James, who opened fire on New York City subway train last April, admits to 10 counts of committing a terrorist attack.

Fatal Brooklyn home invasion: 1 dead, 3 stabbed

Home invasion gone wrong in Brooklyn leads to stabbing attack with one dead and second victim in life threatening condition.