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(Aug. 5, 2026 / JNS) In early 2023, an Orthodox Jewish mother sought help from the staff at the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty at a council event for women and children.“She just said, ‘Look, I have a problem,’” David Greenfield, CEO and executive director of the Met Council, told JNS. “‘I qualify for WIC, […]
(Aug. 4, 2026 / JNS) Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City, and his staff haven’t contacted the Orthodox Union’s kosher division or the Kof-K Kosher certification about kosher food at the city-run grocery stores that the mayor has planned, the agencies told JNS.A city request for proposals to operate five city groceries, one per […]
(Aug. 4, 2026 / JNS) Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City, released a nearly 14-minute documentary on Tuesday titled “The Union of Pinnacle Tenants: A Short History of NYC Housing” and focused on a group that he supported on his first day in office in January.The short film addresses a tenant union spanning 93 […]
(July 28, 2026 / JNS) One of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s appointees to the panel overseeing the nation’s largest public-school system signed a 2025 letter denying there was a “rampant crisis of antisemitism” on college campuses and accusing Congress of weaponizing Jew-hatred to advance a “far-right authoritarian attack on higher education.”Madeline (“Maddy”) Fox […]
(July 13, 2026 / JNS) Inna Vernikov, 41, had been speaking with JNS for about an hour when she delivered one of her characteristically blunt verdicts on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. “He’s a liar,” the New York City Council member said matter-of-factly. “He’s a fake.” The statement was natural coming from the Ukrainian-born […]
Ofir Akunis spoke with JNS after he was one of those who addressed more than 600 attendees at an Oct. 7 memorial in Manhattan.
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