News for New York City 9-year old Jewish boy attacked on Brooklyn subway platform during SukkotThe boy, part of a group helping Jews shake the lulav, was accosted by a man who yelled anti-Semitic statements and grabbed his arm. Kosher restaurants fear losing customers over NYC vaccine mandateAs New York City vaccine mandate goes into effect, kosher restaurants fear losing customers - or getting fined for non-compliance. NYC killer disguised as Hasidic Jew fatally shoots man getting into his carVideo footage of Queens, NY killing shows man apparently wearing garb of a Hasidic Jew as he waits to ambush other man getting into his car. Torah scrolls rescued from flooded Williamsburg, NY synagogue by HatzalahAfter being rescued from basement entrance, Torah scrolls were unrolled on tables to dry out and remove any chance of further damage. At least 6 dead in New York City, New Jersey floodingFour people have drowned in NYC basements; another two people died, one after being trapped in a submerged car near Passaic River. NY in State of Emergency due to 'historic' weather eventTropical Storm Ida has brought extreme weather conditions, with residents now being urged to stay at home. Suburban NYC Jewish community raises $1 million for Haiti relief aidLocal Jewish NYC nonprofits donating a million dollars worth of goods in two containers to Haitians in critical need of help. De Blasio orders vaccination mandate for NYC education workersAll workers in education department to be ordered to be vaccinated by September 27 after FDA approves Pfizer vaccine. Lightning interrupts New York City concert"We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert" in Grand Central Park interrupted as Hurricane Henri approaches the area. Nach Waxman, New York City cookbook store owner and Jewish text enthusiast, dies at 84Nach Waxman, owner of the NYC cookbook store Kitchen Arts & Letters, as well as a maven of both Jewish cooking and Jewish texts, has died. Broadway theatres announce vaccine requirementAudiences, performers, stage crews and theatre staff will be required to be vaccinated, guests will also have to wear masks inside theatres. NYC lawmaker Chaim Deutsch gets 3 months in jail for tax evasionFormer New York City councilman Chaim Deutsch sentenced to 3 months in prison for federal tax evasion. 50 CUNY professors quit union over resolution calling Israel a ‘settler-colonial state’Dozens of professors quit union after it passes resolution condemning Israel as a 'settler-colonial state'. NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio joins boycott of Ben & Jerry's ice creamDe Blasio says that he will not be eating Ben & Jerry's "Cherry Garcia" flavor ice cream for a while. New York man arrested over anti-Semitic attackStaten Island man arrested for allegedly throwing a firework at a woman during pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protests in Manhattan. Eric Adams emerges as winner of NYC Democratic mayoral primaryPreliminary vote count finds Eric Adams is narrowly ahead of Kathryn Garcia, 50.5 percent to 49.5 percent. Swastika stickers found on Goldman Sachs and Verizon buildings in NYCTwo suspects caught on camera plastering hateful stickers comparing Israel to the Nazis on two large officer towers in Battery Park City. Curtis Sliwa: Don't call me an anti-SemiteRepublican candidate for NYC mayor calls for dialog with local haredim after being accused of anti-Semitism over 2018 video.NYC mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa said Orthodox Jews are trying to take over the cityVideo surfaces from 2018 of Republican candidate for NYC mayoral race blasting Orthodox community. 'They don't vote like normal Americans.'Eric Adams leading NCY mayoral primaryFormer NYC police captain leads race for Democratic nomination to be next mayor of New York on law and order platform.Questions arise about NY mayoral candidate's ties to Linda SarsourAt 2017 speech, Maya Wiley introduced Sarsour as a close friend who she was honored to be on stage with. Herb Sturz, driver of criminal justice reform in New York City and beyond, dies at 90Sturz, a top deputy to Mayor Ed Koch and an early advocate of criminal justice reform, dies at 90. Man violently trashes Flatbush, NY kosher restaurant, assaults JewsAs he is being held down outside kosher restaurant until police arrive, man says that he doesn't like Jewish people. New New York City transit CEO is son of Hebrew book publisherJohn Nathan Lieber, son of former president of Hebrew Publishing Company of Reconstructionist Judaism, takes over MTA. 67-year old Jewish man punched in the face in front of Brooklyn synagogue20-year old attacker also yells anti-Semitic insults, arrested nearby, charged with hate crime assault. NYPD to increase presence in Jewish communitiesNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio condemns anti-Semitic violence in the city: Hatred has no place here.Remorseless: NYC anti-Semitic attacker says 'I'd do it again'Man held on $10,000 bail for brutal attack on Jew tells prison guards he'd do it all over again. De Blasio, Cuomo condemn anti-Semitism in New York CityNew York City Mayor says brutal attack on Jewish man in Times Square was "absolutely disgusting and unacceptable". In New York City, Jewish nonprofit distributes halal food to MuslimsJewish nonprofit distributes 1,500 boxes of halal food for Ramadan, including pricey dates. Jews and Asians most targeted groups as hate crimes soar in NYCNumber of attacks on Asians in New York City skyrockets, fueling surge in hate crime. NYC mayoral candidate: Israel is an 'apartheid' stateIn a recording, NYC mayoral candidate Dianne Morales can be heard claiming Israel is an 'apartheid state,' criticizing 'propaganda trips.' 24-year-old aims to be NYC’s first Bukharian City Council memberDefying his community's cultural norms, David Aronov, a Bukharian Jew, is running for NYC City Council. Andrew Yang films campaign ad in Orthodox Brooklyn toy store, continuing Jewish outreachNYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang continues his Jewish outreach with Boro Park campaign ad, wishing locals a 'happy Sabbath' Religious Jewish couple accuses NYC housing authorities of religious discriminationCouple files federal lawsuit accusing 2 New York City agencies of discrimination in affordable housing lotteries. This chef, born next to a matzah factory, is delivering meals to Holocaust survivors'A Holocaust survivor who’s 90 years old, who’s taking care of them?' asks chef David Tefy. 'I have to do something.'Orthodox Jewish couple and baby slashed in New York City in ‘possible bias incident’Young family of 3 wounded in knife attack near Battery Park in downtown Manhattan. Oversight of Orthodox yeshivas becomes a major issue in New York City’s mayoral raceOversight of Orthodox yeshivas in New York City has emerged as a major issue in this year's mayoral race. Researchers: New coronavirus variant identified in New YorkResearchers say new coronavirus variant that shares some similarities with the South African variant is on the rise in New York City. NY charity wants vaccines for pantry workersDavid Greenfield, head of largest kosher pantry network, says volunteers deserve access to vaccine equal to that of supermarket staff. Words in snowIn its intensity, it is somehow ominous. It does not stop. First the plague, then the cold weather halted this great city. Op-ed. New York cancels vaccinations amid severe winter stormNew York City public schools are all-remote again Tuesday, as a powerful winter storm continues to pummel the area. How NY sanitation workers helped one Jew go dumpster diving for his lost tefillinNew York City Sanitation Department workers help an Orthodox Jewish man recover his lost tefillin after they were accidentally thrown out. Gunman opens fire at police officers near NYC churchGunman opens fire after outdoor choir performance at New York City cathedral and is shot dead by police. No other injuries. Report: Satmar Hasidim hid massive NYC wedding from public viewAfter one massive Satmar wedding in NY was cancelled, another wedding was held, drawing thousands despite coronavirus restrictions. Jewish day schools and yeshivas remain open as NYC public schools closeJewish day schools, yeshivas, and other private educational institutions in New York City remain open amid public school closures.New York public schools to close amid COVID-19 surgeMeanwhile, the US has surpassed 250,000 deaths from COVID-19. Watch: Woman arrested in NYC after spitting in police officer's faceWoman shouted 'F--- you, fascist' at police officer and spat in his face before being arrested. It is Orthodox Jew vs. Orthodox Jew in New York - and all Jews loseWhen the public sees Jews fighting Jews like we are witnessing in New York, all Jews lose. Op-ed.NYC Mayor seeks shutdowns in nine neighborhoods, including Jewish areasMayor Bill de Blasio plans to reimpose restrictions on nine neighborhoods amid rising COVID-19 cases.NYC vows to crack down if COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Orthodox neighborhoodsNew York authorities threatening drastic enforcement measures in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods after Yom Kippur.NYC’s Jewish Museum to reopen Oct. 1 following 6-month closureVisits to Jewish Museum on Fifth Avenue to be free through end of December as Museum ends coronavirus closure.NYC warns of coronavirus spread in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoodsNew York City's health department expresses 'significant concern' over concentration of new coronavirus cases in Jewish neighborhoods. New York yeshiva closes after 13 students test positive for coronavirusYeshiva in Queens, New York shut down after more than a dozen students test positive for the coronavirus. Coronavirus infection rates spike in New York City's Orthodox neighborhoodsWeddings suspected of hastening spread of coronavirus as infection rates spike in Jewish neighborhoods in and around New York. Note from New York CityWe fear what may be coming but also feel passive about changing this awful scenario. Opinion.NYC delays start of school year to allow more prep timeInstruction supposed to begin on Sept. 10 will be delayed until Sept. 16. Cuomo: If Bill de Blasio won't stop Brooklyn weddings, I willNew York governor vows state will step in to block weddings in Brooklyn's haredi neighborhoods if NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio won't intervene. |
