Report: NY firefighters won't use hoses against violent rioters
While hoses are being used by police forces in Israel, NYC fire department bans their use for crowd control
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Orthodox man assaulted in Brooklyn
Two blacks, one Hispanic, assault Jewish man walking in Brooklyn.
Jewish lawmaker suffers upset in NY primaries
New York congressional primaries race called for Jamaal Bowman, who ran against leading pro-Israel lawmaker Eliot Engel.
Mass layoffs at New York JCC
New York City’s flagship JCC cuts 35% of jobs as pandemic layoffs continue.
NY Jewish Week suspends print edition
150-year-old Jewish newspaper announces final print edition to be released this month, switch to 'digital-first model.'
NY Judge: Cuomo can keep Jewish summer camps closed
Last-ditch effort by Orthodox Jews to allow sleepaway camps to open fails as judge refuses to hear case in lawsuit.
Judge blocks NY’s coronavirus limits for religious services
Federal judge rules in favor of lawsuit by 3 Orthodox Jews, 2 Catholic priests against New York's limitations on houses of worship.
NY Museum of Jewish Heritage to lay off 40% of staff
Museum says financial crisis caused by coronavirus pandemic is forcing it to lay off two thirds of its employees.
Opening synagogues or fighting obesity?
How can the NY faithful reduce synagogue attendance, so that state law is not snubbed? Opinion
COVID-19 deaths in NY fall to 17, lowest since start of outbreak
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says 'Phase 2' of reopening of New York City as daily death toll from coronavirus falls below 20.
De Blasio: We won't let people 'take law into their own hands'
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy: 'If Americans can protest, families should have access to their neighborhood parks.'
Jewish lawmakers fight discriminatory COVID-19 enforcement
Orthodox lawmakers in New York pledge to reopen parks closed in Jewish communities as city enforces restrictions on Jews but not protestors.
Jim Clyburn and other Democrats back Eliot Engel in tight race
'Eliot Engel has been in the fight for justice and equality his entire life,' Democrat Jim Clyburn says.
NYC protesters demand: 'Open our parks!'
At a protest in Midwood, NYC, families gather to protest decision to keep parks shuttered while other parks in the city have reopened.
Synagogues can reopen on limited scale in most of New York state
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo approves reopening of churches, synagogues in most of the state - but at 25% capacity.
Several people injured in shooting in Brooklyn
Suspect dead and several others injured, including two NYPD officers, in shooting in Brooklyn.
NYC 'Celebrate Israel' Parade to be held online
Largest public event to support Israel to be held over ZOOM and not on Fifth Avenue.
Curfew to be imposed on New York City
Governor Andrew Cuomo announces curfew from 11 PM to 5 AM as New York faces riots, protests over murder of George Floyd.
NY mayor considering curfew amidst riots
New York mayor says he is discussing imposing curfew as city faces protests, looting, attacks on police during anti-racism demonstrations.
Flying from NY to Israel during coronavirus
Photographer Shahar Azran decided to fly from NY to Israel. How was the process? How is isolation maintained? What are feelings in NY?
Crematoria burning round the clock in New York City
At epidemic's peak, a New Yorker was dying every two minutes.
'Being a Republican in NY is like being an IDF soldier in 1967'
New York state assemblywoman tells Jewish audience being a Republican in NYC is like being an Israeli soldier during the Six Day War.
Cuomo: Limited religious services might be allowed by Shavuot
New York's governor says state might permit small-scale gatherings for religious services by Shavuot.
Watch: Cuomo takes coronavirus test in front of the cameras
New York Governor demonstrates how easy it is to take the coronavirus test.
Half of all US plasma donors are Orthodox Jews
After overwhelming New York's blood banks, Orthodox Jewish COVID-19 survivors begin flocking to Delaware, Philadelphia, to donate plasma.
2 arrested for allegedly ripping face masks off Jews in Brooklyn
Couple shouts anti-Semitic slurs at group of hasidic Jews, tries to rip face masks off several men.
'It's as if three weeks of my life completely disappeared'
Jewish attorney at center of COVID-19 outbreak in New York area still has no idea how he got it.
Cuomo: Several regions could reopen their economies this weekend
New York Governor says regions of the state could reopen after meeting criteria related to hospitalizations and coronavirus testing.
NYC Mayor won't delete controversial tweet
Bill de Blasio says deleting controversial tweet related to the Jewish community would turn the saga into “a new story”.
Watch : New York Governor Cuomo holds coronavirus briefing
Watch coverage as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo makes an announcement on coronavirus relief efforts.
New York public schools will not reopen this year
New York Governor says public schools will not resume in-person teaching for the remainder of the year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Watch: Jewish New Yorkers respond to Blasio
Jews from New York respond to the mayor's tweets which "singled out the Jewish community"
President Rivlin expresses solidarity with New York
Israeli President speaks with New York Governor Cuomo, thanks governor for his commitment to New York Jewish community.
New York outlines reopening strategy
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo: State will obey CDC recommendation not to reopen until state and regional hospitalization rates see 14 day decline.
New York state could reopen after May 15
Governor Andrew Cuomo says manufacturing and construction could restart in mid-May following coronavirus lockdown.
Five Towns rabbis: Ban on public prayers still in force
Over 50 New York rabbis publish joint letter urging community to continue praying at home, cease attending illegal public prayer gatherings.
NY man charged for harassing Jews over coronavirus
30-year-old Queens man indicted on counts of intimidation and harassment over two confrontations in New Jersey.
Two New York cats test positive for coronavirus
Two pet cats in New York state test positive for COVID-19, likely contracted it from people in their households or neighborhoods.
Hasidic Jew leads effort to fight coronavirus
Chaim Lebovits of Monsey encourages Jews who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate their blood plasma and help others battling the virus.
NY Celebrate Israel parade is called off
Annual parade in support of Israel in Manhattan cancelled as New York City bans public events through June.
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Noach Dear dies from coronavirus
66-year-old Justice Noach Dear remembered as a "good man and a friend to all".
New York: At-home deaths over 10 times usual
Brooklyn hasidic neighborhoods see spike in at-home deaths during coronavirus crisis.
861 die of coronavirus in UK in 1 day
Curfews in the UK, New York extended 3 weeks as coronavirus death toll mounts.
Cuomo: The worst of coronavirus is over
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo provides coronavirus update, says worst is over if New Yorkers follow health guidelines.
New York: Deceased buried on second day of Yom Tov
Under guidance of rabbis, deceased COVID-19 victims in NY haredi community brought for burial on second day of Yom Tov for Diaspora.
Cuomo: Mayor doesn't have authority to reopen schools
New York Governor Cuomo blasts NYC Mayor de Blasio for saying schools will reopen in September. 'He didn't close them, he can't reopen.'
Where will New York unclaimed coronavirus victims be buried?
Aerial footage shows mass grave in New York City, where unclaimed coronavirus victims are being buried.
US lights up in blue, in honor of healthcare workers
Across the US, cities illuminate buildings in blue to honor healthcare workers on the front lines fighting coronavirus.
New York reports new single-day record coronavirus deaths
New York state records 779 deaths in one day and now has the most coronavirus cases in the world.
Cuomo urges Jews to refrain from large gatherings
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo: I understand the Jewish Orthodox community but now is not the time for large religious gatherings.
Fighting for the rights of Jews in New York
Arutz Sheva speaks with NY Republican candidate for Congress Cindy Grosz about politics in days of coronavirus.
8,500 Passover meals delivered to vulnerable New Yorkers
UJA-Federation of New York providing more than 8,500 free Passover seder meals and kits to most impacted New York households.
New York: Tiger tests positive for coronavirus
Tiger at Bronx Zoo tests positive for new coronavirus. It is believed the tiger was infected by a zoo employee.
'Afraid the angel of death will knock on the window'
40 Jews from haredi neighborhoods in NY pass away over past 2 days amid coronavirus outbreak.
Brooklyn landlord waives rent for hundreds as goodwill gesture
Brooklyn landlord decides to cancel rent for nearly 300 renters in his 18 apartment buildings in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York hate crime legislation named after Monsey victim
Governor Andrew Cuomo announces he is renaming proposed state hate crime legislation in honor of Monsey stabbing victim who died on Sunday.
CDC issues travel advisory for tri-state area
Travel advisory gives governors discretion to implement it, does not include essential employees.
New York State on Pause order extended through Passover
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo: You worship the way you can, but the gatherings are just not a good idea.
Trump decides against quarantine in coronavirus 'hotspots'
US President backs away from calling for a quarantine in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, calls for "strong Travel Advisory" instead.
Virus cases swamp hospitals in US epicenter New York
New York isn't yet choosing who gets the last ventilator, but bodies are still piling up.
