New York

Lawmaker: Roger Waters performance may violate anti-BDS law

Nassau Count lawmaker seeks to block performance of former Pink Floyd star over laws preventing county from doing business with BDS.

New York-New Jersey train derails at Penn Station

Train derails while pulling into Penn Station, no injuries.

Teen charged with hate crime in vandalism of NY Jewish camp

Local teen had broken into historic Jewish summer camp and covered it in anti-Semitic graffiti.

Gunman opens fire in New York hospital

One dead and six people wounded as doctor opens fire at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital, where he used to work.

Upstate NY mikveh under construction vandalized with swastikas

Vandals draw swastikas on mikveh in new Satmar neighborhood.

Watch: Was torching of 'Mitzvah bus' a hate crime?

Iconic 'Mitzvah bus' in Brooklyn was targeted by vandals before going up in flames this week. Was arson an act of anti-Semitic hate?

Rabbi found dead at Jewish summer camp

Young rabbi found dead in his bed in NY summer camp.

Manhattan street corner named after Elie Wiesel

Southwest corner of 84th Street and Central Park West named after late Nobel peace laureate Elie Wiesel.

'The haredi parties are taking coalition bribes'

15,000 participate in rally, listen to Satmar Grand Rebbe Zalman Teitelbaum incites against Israel and the IDF.

Kapparot can continue in NY, appeals court rules

NY appellate court upholds ruling allowing pre-Yom Kippur custom of 'kapparot' in the city after suit filed to stop it.

Passenger dies on El Al flight from Israel to New York

Brooklyn woman stops breathing in middle of flight to New York, dies suddenly on way home from Bar Mitzvah.

New York to celebrate 'Shimon Peres Day'

Annual Salute to Israel parade in New York City to coincide with first ever 'Shimon Peres Day,' initiated by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

‘No Jews,’ other anti-Semitic messages painted on NY home

Several anti-Semitic messages spray-painted all over walls of home for sale in Rockland County, New York.

1 dead, 22 injured as car rams into pedestrians in Times Square

18-year old woman killed, 22 injured as car rams into crowd of pedestrians on sidewalk in Manhattan's iconic Times Square.

Pro-PA students try to silence Consul General

Palestinian Arab students tried to interrupt lecture by Israeli Consul in New York. Dayan remained on stage and answered them.

'Your neighbor is a Nazi!'

New York yeshiva students protest outside Queens home of Nazi concentration camp guard Jakiw Palij.

French consulate in New York evacuated after bomb threat

French consulate in New York briefly evacuated following bomb threat.

New York State to establish hate crimes task force

New York Police man new task force, work with Division of Human Rights.

New York Congressman pushes for tax credits for large families

Congressman Jerold Nadler reintroduces legislation allowing larger families to receive proportionally larger tax credits.

'America means letting people be people.'

Photo of hassidic Jewish couple, nursing Muslim woman on NYC subway goes viral.

Killer of 6-year-old New York boy given 25 years

Pedro Hernandez, convicted for the 1979 murder of Etan Patz, sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.

Robbers beat, rob sexton of Flatbush synagogue

Intruders break into, rob, Chabad synagogue in Flatbush, beat and rob caretaker.

Upstate NY man charged with hate graffiti on his own home

Man claiming to be a convert to Judaism arrested for hate-crime hoax. Local Jewish leaders say he never converted.

New York prepares for super-snowstorm

New York prepares for 12-18 inches of snow, residents run to supermarkets to stock up on supplies.

'We'll fight anti-Semitism aggressively'

NY Governor Cuomo, Israeli President Rivlin speak at Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem following wave of anti-Semitic incidents in US.

Swastikas discovered on property in New York

Swastikas, vulgar graffiti discovered on vehicles and homes in suburb of Buffalo.

New York unveils grant to combat anti-Semitism

New York state takes steps to combat spike in anti-Semitism and hate crimes.

Swastikas found in LA, NY

Papers with hand-drawn swastikas left on homes in LA. Swastika found drawn in the hallway of building in Williamsburg

ADL to honor commuter who cleaned anti-Semitic subway graffiti

New York commuter who led cleanup of anti-Semitic graffiti on subway being honored by the Anti-Defamation League.

Murderer of 6-year-old New York boy convicted

Jurors convict former store clerk of 1979 murder of six-year-old Etan Patz in New York.

Man shoves Jewish woman, calls her 'dirty Jew' on NY subway

Man with German accent shoves Jewish woman, spews anti-Semitic rants, on NY subway.

Cartoon depicting IDF soldiers on NY exam called 'offensive'

Political cartoon dealing with Israel-PA conflict appears on New York state Regents exam.

New York Jewry protests anti-Israel UN Resolutions

New York rabbis organize rally outside UN to call on Congress to cut funding to Israel-obsessed organization.

Massive blaze in Queens, NY, destroys Jewish businesses

Massive fire in Queens, New York, destroys more than a dozen businesses, most Jewish owned, causing millions of dollars in damages.

Brooklyn man hit with ice chunks as teens shout slur

Two teenagers throw chunks of ice at an Orthodox man in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg while shouting a slur.

Prominent Jewish congressman, Israel supporter dead at 94

Benjamin Gilman, a Republican who served in House of Representatives for 30 years, passes away.

ADL decries attack on Muslim police officer and son in NY

Anti-Muslim attacks have "absolutely no place in our neighborhoods," says Anti-Defamation League.

TV series billboard shows Statue of Liberty giving Nazi salute

New advertisement for Amazon TV series “The Man in the High Castle” shows the Statue of Liberty giving a Nazi salute.

New York releases blacklist of BDS-supporting companies

New York state releases a blacklist of 13 foreign companies that support the anti-Israel BDS movement.

Jewish man killed in freak accident in Williamsburg

Member of Satmar Hasidic community in New York killed after his jacket became caught in a truck.

NY governor orders statewide hate crimes unit

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo orders the formation of a new statewide hate crimes unit following an "explosion of hate crimes".

Osher Ad - now in the US

Popular Israeli supermarket chain opens up first store in the US.

Jewish rapper memorial in New York defaced

Incident is part of a wave of racist and anti-Semitic incidents around the country since Donald Trump’s election victory.

Tefillin recovered from garbage dump

Haredi volunteers in New York find lost set of Tefillin accidentally thrown out by owner.

Trump-themed swastika graffiti found in upstate New York

Graffiti that included a swastika and seemed to reference Trump's campaign slogan found in an upstate New York town on Election Day.

NY village, town to pay hassidim for discrimination

Upstate New York village and its host town will pay $2.9 million to settle lawsuit alleging they tried to stop new housing for hassidim.

Protesters decry bookstore banner comparing Trump to Nazis

Upstate New York bookstore display contains the name "Trump" superimposed over a Nazi flag.

Staten Island synagogue feuds with Kars4Kids entity

Orthodox congregation on Staten Island feuding in court with a Jewish group associated with Kars4Kids.

NY Hebrew charter school network awarded $4.9M federal grant

U.S. Department of Education gives a $4.9 million grant to a New York-based network of Hebrew-language charter schools.

New York Jewish newspaper endorses Clinton

For the first time in its history, The Jewish Week of New York endorses a presidential candidate - the Democratic one.

11 injured in train accident on Long Island

11 people suffer injuries in an accident involving a Long Island Rail Road passenger train and a work train.

Watch: Netanyahu buys books in Manhattan

Between his meeting with Obama, the UN speech and his meetings with Trump and Clinton, Netanyahu bought some books at a New York store.

After bombings, New Yorkers cop an Israeli attitude

New Yorkers show resilience after recent explosions.

'My workers survived by keeping Shabbat'

Daniel Peretz, the owner of a store and furniture gallery in the heart of Manhattan, tells how Shabbat observance saved his life.

Swastika carved on NY train attracts commuter's attention

Swastika carved into a seat on the Long Island Rail Road captures the attention of a commuter.

Bomber charged with use of weapons of mass destruction

Federal prosecutors charge Ahmad Rahami, arrested the bombings in New York and New Jersey, with four counts.

New York bombing suspect to be charged with attempted murder

Ahmad Rahami, apprehended in Linden, New Jersey, to be charged with attempted murder and gun related offences.

Ayelet Shaked in rousing speech in New York

Justice Minister speaks at 'Hovevei Zion' conference led by Dr. Joe Frager and produced by Arutz Sheva, and received rousing applause.

US: Search for 'armed and dangerous' terrorist

Police are searching for Ahmad Khan Rahami who is suspected of planting the bomb that wounded 29 people in Manhattan.

25 injured in explosion in Manhattan

25 people suffer minor injuries in explosion in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan which may have been caused by an explosive device.