Tag: Bill de Blasio

"I am so happy that my son is spreading our family message of unity and compassion for all people."

"He still has to get the City Council to agree - and the unions. Not happening."

Commissioner Shea called for the violence against his officers to stop, saying, “Words matter.”

"While we encourage people to protest peacefully, safety is paramount; at the same time we are in the midst of a global pandemic which spreads in crowds."

Strangely, it is the anti-Zionists among us who have offered a psychologically astute response to our frustrations, as religious Zionists, at the fact that our fellow Jewish brothers and sisters aren't afraid enough to make aliyah.

In a letter in April, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called for the U.S. Justice Department to “monitor New York City” for cases of “constitutional violations” concerning religious discrimination against Jews.

Chassidic parents in Brooklyn have been complaining that yeshivas continue to operate in secret, and that parents are under "strong social pressure" to send their children there.

“No swimming, no parties, no sports, no gatherings. If we start to see a lot of violation of those rules, up will come the fences closing off those beaches."

Of course, it was the Mayor who led the anti-Semitic charge back on April 29, when he attacked Williamsburg Jews who participated in a Police-approved funeral.

Other folks, not just us, Orthodox Jews, think the mayor's attack on Haredi Jews was about as anti-Semitic as one can be in New York City in the post Father Coughlin era.

The Mayor committed to talk with his team to discuss whether or not taking down the tweet is the right thing to do.

While some rabbis have banned the porch minyan on various grounds, week upon week of staying home has started to wear people down, and the phenomenon has increased.

“To run back to City Hall and send a tweet – this is kicking your friend when they’re down. Way down.”

“It’s not a happy announcement, but it’s one we have to make,” said New York Mayor Bill de Blasio.

"Chances are that there will be a second wave, which will be bigger than the first wave."

NY Governor Andrew Cuomo tweeted: "I had a productive meeting with President Trump today."

“Food accessibility is one of our most basic rights, and kosher-observant New Yorkers shouldn’t have been weeks behind the rest of the city.”

“If you look at the past three days, you could argue we are past the plateau and starting to descend,” Cuomo said.

“This will help everyone to remember, when they’re in that kind of space, it’s so important to protect each other."

"There's nothing easy about this decision. . . I can also tell you it's the right thing to do. It will clearly help us save lives.”

Earlier on Thursday, a five-week-old baby was brought to the Sheba hospital in Tel Hashomer after being infected with the coronavirus.

"It will be done in a dignified, orderly—and temporary—manner. But it will be tough for NYers to take."

In Israel, 233 more coronavirus patients were recorded overnight Wednesday, raising the total to 5,591, with 21 dead.

"Take this seriously. You’ve been warned, you need to stop services, help people practice their faith in different ways.”

On Wednesday, Haredi reporter Jacob Kornbluh tweeted the video of an outdoor Orthodox wedding with "many participants in a cramped backyard."

"To say the least, this is a very troubling moment, a moment where I am just distraught at having to take this action."

Democrats – like the rest of us – know that a Bernie Sanders presidency would be just like the Donald trump presidency, but Bolshevik.

This year, it would be difficult for Democratic presidential candidates to attend the AIPAC conference even if they don't wish to boycott it: the conference starts right on the Sunday leading up to Super Tuesday.

100 new cameras will be installed in Williamsburg, Crown Heights and Borough Park. The first 30 cameras will be operational by March.

"An increase in swastikas, an increase in hate speech, escalation into shoving, some assaults and a 21% increase in anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City.”