 Williamsburg synagogue receives 'cease and desist' order from city health departmentNew York City issues cease and desist order after Williamsburg synagogue holds event with at least 100 people. NYPD tries to disperse Jewish funeral in Borough ParkIncident comes two days after large funeral gathering in Williamsburg prompted Mayor de Blasio to single out the entire Jewish community. Coronavirus in the haredi communityA doctor practicing in Williamsburg writes: I’m a pediatrician who sees kids with coronavirus every day. It’s changed my whole way of life. A member of the hasidic community who was raised there explains the special problems its members face. Suspect in Williamsburg attack held on bond24-year-old woman pleads not guilty to robbery and assault charges after Hasidic man attacked in Williamsburg.Hasidic man attacked in BrooklynTwo women reportedly yelled anti-Semtic epithets at Hasidic man in Williamsburg and then attacked him when he called 911. NY Governor visits Jewish neighborhood in WilliamsburgNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo meets Rabbi David Niederman of Williamsburg following Monsey stabbing. Watch: Hasidic man sucker punched in Brooklyn attackPolice say a suspect is under arrest for attacking a Jewish man late last night in Brooklyn.Brooklyn synagogue vandalized during Rosh HashanahWindows of synagogue in Williamsburg broken during Rosh Hashanah services. Police searching for two suspects. Williamsburg: Thugs attack Jewish manThree youths of color attack hasidic Jew, steal his phone. Brooklyn: 3 Jews violently attacked within an hourNYPD Hate Crimes unit investigating series of assaults on Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg. NY governor: 'Anti-Semitism is a growing cancer.'NYC Uber driver curses out Hasidic passengerUber driver in Williamsburg, Brooklyn tells Jewish passenger 'you are 1 of those f***ing measles people.' Brooklyn police investigating 2 unprovoked anti-Semitic attacksADL offers reward for information leading to arrests of assailants responsible for two physical assaults on Jews in New York last week.Watch: Haredi man violently assaulted in BrooklynHasidic man the victim of latest assault on Jews in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Locals say attacks are 'getting worse by the day'.Another anti-Semitic attack in BrooklynAssailant curses, punches Jew in back of the head in Williamsburg in latest anti-Semitic attack in Brooklyn, NY. Watch: Hasidic child assaulted in Brooklyn11-year-old Jewish boy knocked to the ground in Williamsburg. NYPD searching for gang of 10 suspects involved in attack.Anti-Semitic attacks in Brooklyn caught on videoNYPD circulating surveillance video of group of teens who it says carried out series of recent anti-Semitic attacks in Brooklyn.NYC warns of measles outbreak among Orthodox Jews in BrooklynNew York City health department warns of measles outbreak in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in Brooklyn, urges parents to vaccinate children.Court finds hassidic man not guilty of beating African AmericanNew York court says no evidence man beat victim while he walking down the street in Williamsburg back in 2013. Brooklyn residents demonstrate against matzah factorySatmar matzah bakery spews 'toxic coal smoke,' residents say they have to wear masks to walk to the subway.Attempted murder of haredi man in WilliamsburgNon-Jew tries to kill his haredi boss in Brooklyn after getting fired. Williamsburg families won't identify mohels after babies herpesFamilies of 4 babies who contracted herpes refuse to give names after Health Dept. seeks to investigate the mohels. Swastikas found in LA, NYPapers with hand-drawn swastikas left on homes in LA. Swastika found drawn in the hallway of building in WilliamsburgBrooklyn man hit with ice chunks as teens shout slurTwo teenagers throw chunks of ice at an Orthodox man in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg while shouting a slur. Jewish man killed in freak accident in WilliamsburgMember of Satmar Hasidic community in New York killed after his jacket became caught in a truck.2 NY Jews sentenced for assaulting gay black manAttackers beat victim walking down street in Williamsburg, leaving him blind in one eye. NYT attacks gender separation at hasidic-area poolSeparate swim periods for women pit New York Times against city’s Orthodox community. Hassidic boy falls to death from Brooklyn balcony5-year-old laid to rest after tragically falling over the balcony railing of his family's new apartment. Orphan dies after seven-story fallGrandson of the Shoproner Rav killed in tragic accident in Williamsburg year after his mother died from an illness. Chicken pox outbreak hits hassidic BrooklynAround 75 cases of the virus since March strike Williamsburg, city distributes health pamphlets in English and Yiddish about the outbreak. Watch: Anti-Semite trashes Brooklyn synagogueCrazed man recorded attacking Williamsburg synagogue as congregants flee. Two Jewish Teens Pelted with PaintballsTwo Orthodox Jews, aged 13 and 16, attacking in Williamsburg while walking home from synagogue with their grandfather on Friday night. $72,000 Reward for Arrest of Millionaire's KillersVictim's family, NYPD and Crime Stoppers chip in to help bring murdered businessman's killers to justice. Hassidic Man Shot in Botched Williamsburg RobberyA hassidic man was shot Friday night after an assailant demanded money from him - which he did not have, because of Shabbat. Burned Mezuzot Found in New York on Yom Hashoah11 mezuzot were burned in an apartment building in Brooklyn as Jews marked Holocaust Remembrance Day. Hit-and-Run Killer Due in Court Again WednesdayMeanwhile, driver of livery cab that carried the Glaubers says he'd trade his life for theirs. Suspect in Brooklyn Accident Turns Himself InThe suspect in the hit-and-run that killed a hassidic couple in Brooklyn has turned himself into police. Baby of Killed Hassidic Couple Dies as WellA day after a car crash claimed the lives of a hassidic couple in Brooklyn and their son was born prematurely, the baby died as well. NY Hareidi Couple Killed On the Way to HospitalA hareidi-religious man and his pregnant wife were killed in an accident on their way to a hospital in Brooklyn. The baby survived. Swastika Painted in Elevator of Brooklyn BuildingA swastika was found painted in the elevator of a building in a Jewish section of Brooklyn on Tuesday. Billboards Calling G-d a "Myth" in WilliamsburgAtheist group's billboards reaching out to religious Jews, Arabs: "You know it's a myth... and you have a choice." |
