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.

Rising anti-Semitism on CUNY campuses in New York

ZOA protests investigators' conclusion that there's nothing to do about it.

Investigation opened into Trump Foundation

New York Attorney General opens investigation into Donald J. Trump Foundation to make sure it’s complying with charity laws.

Jewish equestrian champion killed in riding accident

Rebecca Weisbrod, 21, lost her life on the training tracks of New York.

NY Mayor de Blasio: BDS on the wrong side of history

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio defended Israel in the face of BDS movement: 'It's a matter of being consistent with progressive values.'

30 attend stranger's funeral in New York

Galvanized by a Facebook post, 30 people showed up for a funeral where only the rabbi and the funeral director were expected.

New York man pleads guilty to planning ISIS-style attack

New York man accused of planning New Year's Eve machete attack pleads guilty, faces up to 20 years in prison.

US hassidic schools agree to improve secular education

After investigation by Department of Education, hassidic schools in NY agree to improve secular curriculum, but don't specify how.

Watch: NYPD officers help Jewish man with wedding proposal

Three New York Police Department police officers stage a fake traffic stop as part of a Jewish man's wedding proposal.

Former Rabbi of Aleppo, Syria, dies in New York at 93

Rabbi Yom Tov Yedid, formerly the Rabbi of the ancient Jewish community of Aleppo, dies after a distinguished career in Torah scholarship.

Rabbi to Pope: Remove church from Auschwitz

Rabbi Avi Weiss writes: "A church does not belong at the largest Jewish cemetery in the world.”

IDF orphans gain strength in America

Orphans of IDF soldiers are celebrating their coming of age, together, in a trip to America.

'Anti-Semitic' rhetoric in NY Congressional race

Candidate Keith Wright shares article accusing opponent of not helping community because he is Jewish.

Jewish businessman arrested in ongoing federal corruption probe

Brooklyn Jewish businessman, three New York police officers arrested in a wide-ranging federal corruption investigation.

Assault rifles and Nazi paraphernalia found in New York home

29-year-old with a assault rifles, bomb-making instructions and Nazi paraphernalia in his home arrested on weapons charges.

NY approves more oversight, funding for Orthodox school district

New York’s state legislature approves bill providing greater oversight of East Ramapo School District.

NY congregation to appeal ruling on historic Touro Synagogue

Congregation Shearith Israel in New York to appeal a federal court ruling stripping its control of historic synagogue in Rhode Island.

Watch: Parents of kidnapped teens bring unity to America

Parents of Naftali Frankel, Eyal Yifrah, and Gilad Sha'er stress the importance of unity at New York festival.

Cuomo's anti-BDS order seen as game changer by both sides

New York Governor's executive order opposing BDS shouldn’t have made a splash — but it did.

American Jewish leaders laud Cuomo's anti-BDS move

Conference of Presidents welcomes anti-BDS Executive Order signed by New York Governor.

UJA applauds New York Governor's anti-BDS moves

UJA-Federation of New York lauds Governor Cuomo for directing state entities to divest all public funds supporting BDS.

NYPD search for illiterate anti-Semitic vandal

Police hunt man caught on video painting swastika on Manhattan building, who evidently needs spelling lessons.

Jews and guns

To carry or not to carry - in today's world, is that even a question we should be asking anymore?

Watch: How do people react to a Jewish-Muslim couple?

Social experiment tests perceptions in New York neighborhoods.

Uzbek man charged in New York over ISIS terror plot

Azizjon Rakhmatov charged along with four suspected accomplices, after offering to engage in 'acts of martyrdom' for ISIS on UN soil.

Activists picket Polish NY consulate over 'Holocaust whitewash'

200 demonstrators protest attempts by Polish government to 'deny Polish war crimes during the Holocaust.'

11-year-old charged in blaze outside Crown Heights Jewish school

11-year-old boy charged with setting fire to a school bus outside a Jewish school in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn.

Jewish school enrollment in NY up by 4.4 percent in one year

Enrollment in New York State’s Jewish day schools and yeshivas increased by 4.4 percent last year.

Sheldon Silver, NY power broker, sentenced to 12 years

Former New York State Assembly Speaker sentenced to 12 years in federal prison on corruption charges.

What we know, and don't know, about how Jews voted in New York

Some scant concrete data about how Jews voted in the presidential primaries in New York.

Ex-leader of Orthodox security patrol charged with bribing cops

Former Shomrim leader charged in federal court with bribing New York police officers.