Brooklyn

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.

This Muslim basketball star is teaching Holocaust education

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

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.”

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.

Brooklyn subway shooting suspect arrested

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

'Person of interest' identified in Brooklyn subway shooting

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

'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.

Brooklyn shooter identified through credit card

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

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.

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.

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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 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.

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.

NYPD arrests Brooklyn man who punched Hasidic Jew

24-year-old Brooklyn man charged with assault after punching yeshiva student in the face in Crown Heights on Shabbat.

NYC tow truck driver fired for hurling antisemitic abuse at Jews

Jews in Borough Park verbally assaulted by tow truck driver after he was unable to back into a driveway to tow a vehicle.

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.

Man waving machete threatens Brooklyn Jewish community

Man waving a machete in Borough Park was arrested for making threats against the Brooklyn Jewish community.

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.

Brooklyn woman spits on boy after making antisemitic comments

The NYPD is searching for a woman who made antisemitic comments to a group of Brooklyn children and then allegedly spit on one of them.

Suspect arrested in NYC attack on Jewish man wearing IDF shirt

NYPD have arrested a 27-year old man in connection with the December antisemitic assault of a Jewish man wearing an IDF sweatshirt.

Brooklyn antisemitism victim: They called us dirty Jews

Blake Zavadsky, victim of antisemitism from Brooklyn, describes attack to i24NEWS.

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.

Brooklyn protesters support victims of antisemitism

The march follows last week’s attack on two Jews who were called “dirty Jews” and punched in the face.

Two Jewish men attacked, called 'dirty Jews' in Brooklyn

NYPD investigating suspected hate crime after two Jewish men attacked in a store in Brooklyn.

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.

Brooklyn man sent to prison over antisemitic assault

Brooklyn man sentenced to 11 years in prison in connection with brutal 2018 attack on Jewish man walking home from synagogue.

Hasidic leader urges teachers in Brooklyn yeshiva to get vaccine

Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach, leader of the Belz Hasidic sect in Israel, urges teachers at new Belz school in Borough Park to get vaccinated.

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.

Muslim who deceived Brooklyn woman: I want to convert in Israel

Lebanese Muslim man who claimed to be a Jew: My lying is not justified, but I lied because I was in pain. I want to correct my mistake.

Brooklyn Jewish woman asked ‘Are you a Jew?’ and then slapped

Assault of Jewish woman is the latest in a string of recent anti-Semitic attacks in Brooklyn.

Author Chaim Walder's books removed from Brooklyn store

Eicher's bookstore will no longer sell books by Chaim Walder - even though they were bestsellers. 'Crucial step in protecting our children.'

NYC teacher told he couldn't wear 'Proud Zionist' T-shirt

Brooklyn teacher files complaint after being told he was not allowed to wear a T-shirt with an Israeli flag that said “Proud Zionist.”