New York

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.’

New Jersey man indicted on charges of supporting Hezbollah

42-year-old allegedly surveilled dozens of iconic New York City locations and provided Hezbollah with detailed information about them.

Williamsburg: Thugs attack Jewish man

Three youths of color attack hasidic Jew, steal his phone.

From New York to the polls and back

Zerach and Rachel Greenfeld buy round-trip ticket from NY just to vote in Israeli elections. "So that the kids know what's important."

Swastikas found in Rockland County

Governor Andrew Cuomo orders investigation after swastikas found carved at Starbucks location in Nyack.

Jewish man, son stabbed outside NY synagogue

Jewish man, teenage son stabbed with box-cutter outside synagogue in Brooklyn, New York.

Playground at private NYC club hit with anti-Semitic graffiti

'Heil Hitler', swastikas, and 'gas chamber' painted at playground of private beach club in Queens.

Dani Dayan: 'Anti-Semitic attacks in NYC became a plague'

Dani Dayan, Israeli Consul in NY, speaks with rabbi who was brutally attacked in Crown Heights, demands 'zero tolerance.'

New York rabbi drowns after jumping in lake to save child

Body of New York rabbi found a day after he jumped into an upstate lake to save one of his children from drowning.

Anti-Semitic flyers found in New York neighborhood

Dozens of anti-Semitic flyers found in Queens, New York.

Three suspicious packages found in downtown New York

New York police declare suspicious packages safe, investigates whether they were left behind.

Rochester community to develop olive grove in Lower Galilee

Members of Rochester NY Jewish community to develop olive grove in Lower Galilee hoping to start new trend in Diaspora Jewish Communities.

Brooklyn Jewish school installs bullet-resistant doors

Crown Heights school installs bullet-resistant classroom doors in wake of mass shootings.

Can Satmar Hasidim save Bill de Blasio's campaign?

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio launches Yiddish fundraising campaign, look to raise much needed funds from Satmar Hasidic community.

Watch: Mass panic in Times Square over fears of shooting

Backfiring vehicle motor prompts thousands to flee Times Square in New York after pedestrians mistake sound for gunshots.

Watch: New York couple's anti-Semitic rant goes viral

Couple in the Catskills verbally assault Jewish man in lengthy - and vulgar - anti-Semitic rant.

Century-old synagogue to be turned into college student housing

108-year-old synagogue is becoming apartments for Syracuse University students

NY officials who tried to keep out Hasidic Jews sued

Federal lawsuit filed against town and county officials who have worked to block Hasidic development, hoping to prevent haredi influx.

Watch: Queens subway flooded

Rushing water breaks through wall at a Queens subway station, knocking one rider onto his back

New York raises smoking age from 18 to 21

In effort to 'stop cigarettes and e-cigarettes from getting into the hands of young people,' NY Gov. Cuomo signs bill to raise smoking age.

NY pol: They are trying to take our First Amendment rights

Former New York State Congresswoman Claudia Tenney recalls words of Holocaust survivor: 'Thou shalt not be a bystander.'

NY GOP chief: It's a dark time in our country

'We have members of congress perpetuating anti-Semitism,' warns chief of New York GOP. AOC should visit Yad Vashem before running her mouth.

Hasidic man beaten, robbed in Catskills

Orthodox Jewish man walking to synagogue suffers broken nose and facial trauma during mugging in the Catskills.

Jeffrey Epstein gave $50,000 to UJA-Federation in 2017

Disgraced New York financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein donated tens of thousands of dollars to local Jewish federation.

Restaurant reviewer skewers Israeli eatery for $24 tomato dish

Israeli chef says he received anti-Semitic hate mail after critical restaurant review was published.

Jeffrey Epstein arrested on new sex-trafficking charges

Billionaire New York financier Jeffrey Epstein, already a listed sex offender, arrested over new sex-trafficking charges

New York schoolteacher praises Hitler in yearbook

Yearbooks at upstate New York school recalled after teacher found to be praising Adolf Hitler in yearbook quote.

Watch: NY governor Cuomo visits Western Wall tunnels

Andrew Cuomo and his daughters visited the Western Wall and the tunnels, accompanied by Israeli consul Danny Dayan.

New York adoptees can now access their birth certificates

NY Assembly passes legislation to enable adoptees to access birth certificate. 'Knowing who we are and where we come from is crucial.'

Hotovely prays at tomb of Lubavitcher Rebbe

Deputy Foreign Minister prays at tomb of Lubavitcher Rebbe after speaking at Jerusalem Post conference and before returning to Israel.

Pennsylvania man arrested following mysterious blaze in Brooklyn

Man suspected of arson attack targeting Brooklyn rabbi arrested after fire leaves 13 injured, including 6-week-old baby.

Was Brooklyn fire an arson attack on local rabbi?

13 injured, 1 critically, as fire destroys three buildings in predominantly Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn, with signs of possible arson.