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Man attacked and brutally beaten in Brooklyn

NYPD searching for suspect who attacked a 49-year-old man and seriously injured him last week.

Man attacked and brutally beaten in Brooklyn

RSV, a childhood illness, is surging in Orthodox Brooklyn

After receding during COVID pandemic, respiratory virus afflicting infants is now surging in heavily Jewish neighborhoods of Brooklyn.

RSV, a childhood illness, is surging in Orthodox Brooklyn

Anti-Semitic car ramming attack in Brooklyn injures five Jews

After video of the incident circulates online, Shomrim members discover the van involved and alert police who arrest suspect.

Anti-Semitic car ramming attack in Brooklyn injures five Jews

Anti-Semitic car ramming attack in Brooklyn injures five Jews

After video of the incident circulates online, Shomrim members discover the van involved and alert police who arrest suspect.

Anti-Semitic car ramming attack in Brooklyn injures five Jews

Brooklyn: Hatzolah ambulance involved in massive crash

One dead and several injured after a another vehicle collided with Hatzolah ambulance

Brooklyn: Hatzolah ambulance involved in massive crash

Brooklyn rabbi under investigation for promoting child marriage

Hasidic rabbi from Williamsburg, Brooklyn under investigation by NYPD for reportedly arranging marriages between underage teens.

Brooklyn rabbi under investigation for promoting child marriage

Woman breaks into Brooklyn yeshiva, eats, steals $180 of food

Hungry thief breaks into Borough Park yeshiva at beginning of Shabbat. Police searching for perpetrator.

Woman breaks into Brooklyn yeshiva, eats, steals $180 of food

Rabbi Yehezkel Roth, the Karlsburger Rebbe, dead at 86

Hundreds of men pack into Brooklyn study hall and street for Hasidic rabbi’s funeral.

Rabbi Yehezkel Roth, the Karlsburger Rebbe, dead at 86

Brooklyn patrol founder arrested on sexual misconduct charges

Shomrim founder accused of grooming and abusing teenager is arrested.

Brooklyn patrol founder arrested on sexual misconduct charges

NY: Jewish document stolen during Holocaust dropped from auction

Auction of Romanian Jewish burial society records frozen amid claims documents were stolen during the Holocaust.

NY: Jewish document stolen during Holocaust dropped from auction

Thousands attend secret Hasidic wedding in Brooklyn

Son of Bobov Rebbe holds massive wedding ceremony in Brooklyn in secret, flouting coronavirus limits, drawing guests from Europe and Israel.

Thousands attend secret Hasidic wedding in Brooklyn

Watch: Vandal strikes 4 Brooklyn synagogues in 1 hour

Graffiti vandal defaces 4 synagogues, breaking into one of them, in Shabbat hate-spree.

Watch: Vandal strikes 4 Brooklyn synagogues in 1 hour

Beis Ya'akov high school vandalized in Brooklyn

Police searching for two suspects after Orthodox Jewish school vandalized in New York City with swastika.

Beis Ya'akov high school vandalized in Brooklyn

Thousands gather in Brooklyn for Hasidic rabbi's funeral

Massive funeral service held in Williasmburg for Satmar rabbi; the latest mass gathering reported in New York's Orthodox community.

Thousands gather in Brooklyn for Hasidic rabbi's funeral

Cuomo reduces restrictions on Brooklyn Jewish neighborhoods

New York's governor rolls back some restrictions imposed on predominantly Jewish neighborhoods in Brooklyn, as coronavirus rates fall.

Cuomo reduces restrictions on Brooklyn Jewish neighborhoods

Brooklyn yeshivas operating despite closure orders

Many Orthodox Jewish schools remain open in New York coronavirus hotspots like Borough Park, defying closure orders.

Brooklyn yeshivas operating despite closure orders

Brooklyn activist Heshy Tischler arrested over lockdown protest

Orthodox Jewish activist Heshy Tischler arrested following Borough Park anti-lockdown demonstration. Supporters mob journalist's home.

Brooklyn activist Heshy Tischler arrested over lockdown protest

Orthodox Jewish man assaulted on Coney Island

The assault occurred on Tuesday afternoon. The victim was briefly knocked unconscious and required medical attention.

Orthodox Jewish man assaulted on Coney Island

Brooklyn: Anti-lockdown mob beats fellow hasidic Jew

Protesters call Jewish man filming protest a "snitch," beat him and leave him in critical condition during protest against NY restrictions.

Brooklyn: Anti-lockdown mob beats fellow hasidic Jew

Man arrested for vandalizing Orthodox synagogue in Brooklyn

25-year-old man arrested after Orthodox synagogue in Brooklyn vandalized during Sukkot festival.

Man arrested for vandalizing Orthodox synagogue in Brooklyn

Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn protest against COVID crackdown

Protesters torch masks in Borough Park demonstration against New York's crackdown on neighborhoods with high coronavirus rates.

Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn protest against COVID crackdown

New York will erect statue in Brooklyn to honor RBG

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces state to build memorial to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her birthplace.

New York will erect statue in Brooklyn to honor RBG

Cuomo: If Bill de Blasio won't stop Brooklyn weddings, I will

New York governor vows state will step in to block weddings in Brooklyn's haredi neighborhoods if NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio won't intervene.

Cuomo: If Bill de Blasio won't stop Brooklyn weddings, I will

11-year-old Jewish girl abducted by neighbor in Brooklyn

28-year-old Brooklyn man's plot to kidnap his 11-year-old neighbor thwarted by his own mother.

11-year-old Jewish girl abducted by neighbor in Brooklyn

Why this year's census will likely under count NY Orthodox Jews

Only 49% of Boro Park residents filled out 2010 census, and with census period cut, some fear locals will be significantly under counted.

Why this year's census will likely under count NY Orthodox Jews

NY: Member of Shomrim wounded in knife attack

Shomrim patrol member slashed in the leg while stopping gang assault on man in Borough Park, Brooklyn.

NY: Member of Shomrim wounded in knife attack

Orthodox man assaulted in Brooklyn

Two blacks, one Hispanic, assault Jewish man walking in Brooklyn.

Orthodox man assaulted in Brooklyn

NYPD looking for three suspects in anti-Semitic attack

NYPD looking for three men suspected of beating 51-year-old Orthodox Jewish man and yelling anti-Semitic slurs at him in Brooklyn.

NYPD looking for three suspects in anti-Semitic attack

Watch: Rabbi Wallerstein calls on US Jews to make Aliyah

Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein, founder of Ateres Naava Seminary in Brooklyn, says living in America is 'not for us' anymore.

Watch: Rabbi Wallerstein calls on US Jews to make Aliyah

2 shot, including police officer, in Brooklyn

The incident reportedly took place at Church and Flatbush avenues just before midnight. Another officer reportedly slashed.

2 shot, including police officer, in Brooklyn

Several people injured in shooting in Brooklyn

Suspect dead and several others injured, including two NYPD officers, in shooting in Brooklyn.

Several people injured in shooting in Brooklyn

'Religious expression shouldn't be last on the priority list'

Orthodox leaders press for reopening guidance as parents say yeshivas are already holding classes.

'Religious expression shouldn't be last on the priority list'

NYPD shuts illegal Brooklyn yeshiva with 100 children inside

New York Police Department closes yeshiva in Brooklyn after neighbors inform that school operated in violation of city and state orders.

NYPD shuts illegal Brooklyn yeshiva with 100 children inside

'Nursing home wrongfully buried my cousin in Catholic cemetery'

Elayne Boosler says Brooklyn nursing home did not notify relatives of her cousin’s death and did not buried her in her Jewish family plot.

'Nursing home wrongfully buried my cousin in Catholic cemetery'

Three arrested outside Chabad headquarters

Chabad-Lubavitch spokesman says three men arrested on Thursday were part of unsanctioned group and didn't have permission to be there.

Three arrested outside Chabad headquarters

Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Noach Dear dies from coronavirus

66-year-old Justice Noach Dear remembered as a "good man and a friend to all".

Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Noach Dear dies from coronavirus

Brooklyn landlord waives rent for hundreds as goodwill gesture

Brooklyn landlord decides to cancel rent for nearly 300 renters in his 18 apartment buildings in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Brooklyn landlord waives rent for hundreds as goodwill gesture

Watch: Jewish couple weds in 'socially distant' wedding

In Brooklyn's Jewish community, couple holds 'socially distant' wedding. 'We reflect on what's really important in life.'

Watch: Jewish couple weds in 'socially distant' wedding

100 people test positive for coronavirus in Borough Park

Over 800 people test positive for coronavirus in New York City, including 100 in Hasidic neighborhood in Brooklyn.

100 people test positive for coronavirus in Borough Park

Son of Brooklyn COVID-19 patient tearfully urges 'wake up'

Zalman Goldstein: 'People think they'll go to synagogue with 10 people, not realizing they're already infecting someone.'

Son of Brooklyn COVID-19 patient tearfully urges 'wake up'

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NYU Professor builds bridges with Brooklyn neighbors

NYU Adjunct Professor for International Relations Roy Germano tells Arutz Sheva about his work and impressions from visiting Crown Heights.

NYU Professor builds bridges with Brooklyn neighbors

Hate crime charges for Brooklyn woman who slapped Jewish women

Brooklyn woman who assaulted three Jewish women last month - before being quickly released from jail - now faces federal hate crime charges.

Hate crime charges for Brooklyn woman who slapped Jewish women

Jewish woman assaulted in Brooklyn

'Horrifying to watch'. Teenage assailant beats middle-aged Jewish woman in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

Jewish woman assaulted in Brooklyn

MLK Day event brings together blacks and Jews

Orthodox-run soup kitchen brings together Jewish and black leaders for MLK Day.

MLK Day event brings together blacks and Jews

Brooklyn: Jewish girl killed in apartment fire

'Have you seen my daughter?' Mother's frantic call to neighbor after fire breaks out in Kensington home in Brooklyn, leaving one dead.

Brooklyn: Jewish girl killed in apartment fire

‘Kill All Jews’ graffiti found at Brooklyn high school

Call to kill Jews, swastika found on stairwell of Brooklyn Technical High School.

‘Kill All Jews’ graffiti found at Brooklyn high school

NY '100 cameras' plan to protect Jews 'a good first step'

'While the new cameras are an important step, they are from from providing the sense of security.'

NY '100 cameras' plan to protect Jews 'a good first step'

Watch: How widespread is black anti-Semitism in New York?

Video journalist Ami Horowitz takes to the streets of Brooklyn to see how widespread anti-Semitism is within the black community.

Watch: How widespread is black anti-Semitism in New York?

Brooklyn: Haredi woman killed by concrete mixer truck

68-year-old woman run over by truck in Boro Park Brooklyn, declared dead at the scene.

Brooklyn: Haredi woman killed by concrete mixer truck

More threats against Jews reported in Crown Heights

African-American man in his 30s threatens Jews in Crown Heights Brooklyn, following spate of violent attacks on local Jews.

More threats against Jews reported in Crown Heights

Suspect in Williamsburg attack held on bond

24-year-old woman pleads not guilty to robbery and assault charges after Hasidic man attacked in Williamsburg.

Suspect in Williamsburg attack held on bond

Jewish teen threatened with knife in Brooklyn

Two men threaten Jewish teen with a knife in Flatbush, call him "Jew boy".

Jewish teen threatened with knife in Brooklyn

Hasidic man attacked in Brooklyn

Two women reportedly yelled anti-Semtic epithets at Hasidic man in Williamsburg and then attacked him when he called 911.

Hasidic man attacked in Brooklyn

Non-Jew visits Brooklyn hasidic synagogue

Roy Germano: 'I recently visited a Jewish synagogue located near my home in Brooklyn. Go inside with me to see what I saw.'

Non-Jew visits Brooklyn hasidic synagogue

Three Jewish women attacked in New York

Police arrest 30-year-old woman who attacked three young Jewish women in Crown Heights, New York.

Three Jewish women attacked in New York

Man arrested for pointing gun at Jew in Brooklyn

Shomrim, NYPD cooperate to detain man who pointed handgun at Jewish man in Borough Park.

Man arrested for pointing gun at Jew in Brooklyn

Teens throw rocks at Jewish school bus in Brooklyn

3 teenagers attack bus filled with children from Chabad elementary school in Crown Heights.

Teens throw rocks at Jewish school bus in Brooklyn

Have all of NY's elected officials gone AWOL as Jew hatred soars?

Have all of NY's elected officials gone AWOL as Jew hatred soars?

Two Jewish teens attacked in Brooklyn

Attack in Crown Heights occurred on November 11 but reported by police this week.

Two Jewish teens attacked in Brooklyn

Watch: Hasidic man sucker punched in Brooklyn attack

Police say a suspect is under arrest for attacking a Jewish man late last night in Brooklyn.

Watch: Hasidic man sucker punched in Brooklyn attack