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By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The focus is on crime, yeshivas as GOP’s Lee Zeldin seeks to close the gap.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Yoav Davis, founder of Jews of New York: "I have never seen such constant hate against Jews in our city."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Jews of New York representatives have gone out into the city streets to erase hate, such as "Jews suck" written on light posts. But threats against the city's Jews persist daily.
One of the bullets hit Zeldin's home.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Plaintiffs Steven Goldstein and Meir Ornstein filed the lawsuit on behalf of Congregation Bnei Matisyahu—a small, Modern Orthodox synagogue in Brooklyn’s Midwood neighborhood—to challenge New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The head of the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force, Deputy Inspector Andrew Arias, said hate crimes in New York have increased 45% in 2022.
Some 400 Blue and White tech initiatives are busily innovating in New York City.
By COLlive.com
The attacker is described as about 35 years of age, wearing a black bandana and black t-shirt. The victim fought back.
Upon notification of a possible hate crime, detectives from the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force will respond and conduct a thorough investigation.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
In one incident, two African-American teens chase a Jewish man down the street; in another, an African-American male sprays a fire extinguisher on a Jewish man.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The 44-year-old victim was choked by an unidentified male suspect, who made anti-Semitic remarks while she waited on the platform.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
A “fatwa” (religious edict) was placed on the author by Iran in the late 1980s; it has since been upgraded to a $3.3 million bounty.
The Flatbush Shomrim is assisting a new Asian community watch program as both minorities remain targets of increasing hate crimes.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
It is the second weekend in a row that someone has attacked Jews in the area.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The charges include reckless endangerment as a hate crime, criminal possession of a weapon, conspiracy, aggravated harassment and endangering the welfare of a child.
By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk
NIONCUNY vows to “create networks and programs within the CUNY Jewish population to question, critique and unlearn Zionism. . ."
By COLlive.com
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By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The New York City Police Department has released video footage of a suspect they are hoping to identify for drawing a swastika in front of a Jewish high school in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Four town hall meetings, in addition to Zoom interviews for two people vying for a seat on a mayoral advisory board, took place on the Friday night before Memorial Day weekend.
The two legislative sponsors of the bill both represent neighborhoods in Brooklyn.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Jews are the target of 40% of all hate-crime incidents.
In 2020, NYU signed an agreement to resolve “without further investigation” a complaint filed with DOE over “a hostile environment” for Jewish students on campus.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The bill, which unanimously passed the State Assembly earlier this week, will now be sent to Gov. Kathy Hochul for consideration.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Consul General of Israel in New York Ambassador Asaf Zamir spoke of the singular connection between Israel and New York, but also noted a four-fold spike in anti-Semitic incidents in the region.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The suspect threw the flammable items through the front gate of the Brotherhood Synagogue on Gramercy Park.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The assault follows two other incidents within the week, including an attack in which a rabbi was beaten by a man who yelled: “The Nazis should have killed you Jews.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Weissburg Commons has been used for educational, political, public health and religious programming for the school and its neighbors.
Two leading Jewish conservatives blasted New York City’s Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in a Wall Street Journal op-ed on May 6, claiming that museum staff told them they could not hold an event there if Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was invited to speak. The op-ed, titled “Persona Non Grata at […]
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Rabbi Yehoshua Lefkowitz was in the Crown Heights neighborhood when he was approached by an unknown suspect who punched him in the head and kicked him in the legs.
“He threw me down, punched and kicked me in the face, then left and said, ‘That’s what you get for being a terrorist,’ ” said Matt Greenman of Westchester County in New York, who was already on crutches.
The rally was organized by anti-Israel groups, including Within Our Lifetime, Palestinian Youth Movement and Samidoun, among others.
“We need a more visible police presence in at-risk neighborhoods, and need to build stronger educational frameworks and closer relationships with those in the broader community,” said Gideon Taylor, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council-New York.
A delegation of 12 disabled IDF veterans took off for New York last week in the framework of a special tour sponsored by the humanitarian organization Belev Echad.
Brighton Beach is home to one of the largest Ukrainian populations outside of Eastern Europe, so much so that the neighborhood is known by its nickname of “Little Odessa,” named for the Ukrainian port city on the shores of the Black Sea.
Jeff Mendelsohn, executive director of Pro-Israel America, tweeted that “by pulling his support for the Abraham Accords, Rep. Bowman makes clear that he isn’t interested in peace. He’s only interested in placating the anti-Israel Socialist party that’s supporting him.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Assistance will go to synagogues in the heavily Jewish neighborhoods of Midwood, Kensington, Williamsburg, Crown Heights, Borough Park and Flatbush with a capacity of fewer than 200 people and little staff.
The Anti-Defamation League New York/New Jersey region tweeted that the image “draws from the worst of millennia-old anti-Semitic tropes about Jews. At a time of rising anti-Semitism, this is not only irresponsible but dangerous. This image should never have been published.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
A total of 15 hate crimes targeting Jewish people were reported—a 275 percent increase compared to the four incidents the year before.
By COLlive.com
Rebbetzin Hecht, obm, was also one of the first teachers at the Beis Rivkah Girls' School in Crown Heights.
By Marc Gronich
The Brooklyn district represented by Simcha Felder (D-Borough Park/Midwood, Brooklyn) changes a great deal. His district number changes from 17 to 26, which will confuse voters and could encourage a challenger for the popular lawmaker.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The contest will focus, among other things, on the next generation of electric-vehicle charging, artificial intelligence and energy storage.
By Sean Savage
“Fighting bigotry should not be a competition between minority groups; it’s not a zero-sum game,” said Denise Katz-Prober, director of legal initiatives at the Brandeis Center.
By COLlive.com
The attacker threatened the woman, saying, “you little Jewish girl better get off this train before I hurt you."
Silver served in the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 2015.
By COLlive.com
The two students were walking past 1505 Carroll Street near Troy Avenue, heading to their Yeshiva dorm, at approximately 1:30 am, when the incident occurred.
By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk
“I would hope that she understands the severity of what she did,” Aryeh Fried told CBS New York. “To do it to anybody is obviously problematic, but for an adult to do it to a child is just beyond crazy.”
By Marc Gronich
One proposal stressed her desire to remake the current ethics commission with one that has teeth. During her remarks she hinted that she might have already known about her stumble on ethics.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Arthur Sorrey, the city manager of North Miami Beach, Fla., said the historic hiring of an Orthodox Jewish police officer is “a big deal for us … it’s something that took a lot of teamwork to pull it off.”
By COLlive.com
Zeldin was elected to the US Congress in 2014, representing New York’s First Congressional District, where he continues to serve as one of two Republican Jewish lawmakers.
The bus will allow easy access to students, educators, police, faith groups, and professionals to critical training on anti-Semitism, racism, bullying, stereotyping, hate, and intolerance.
By Marc Gronich
While Hochul would probably like to deliver this type of speech many more times, her political opponents – both Democrats and Republicans – would like this to be her last.
By COLlive.com
Both Menashe Shapiro and Fred Kreizman are graduates of Yeshiva University.
By COLlive.com
The state expects to receive significantly more applications than can be funded by the program.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“These fees impose a significant burden on elderly Holocaust survivors, victims and heirs who often rely on these payments to meet their everyday needs,” Acting Superintendent Adrienne Harris said in a press release on Wednesday.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Peres lived with his wife Sonia and their daughter in an apartment on the corner of West 95th Street and Riverside while he studied at New York University and the New School.
By Aryeh Werth
Many key community leaders publicly complained that the De Blasio administration did not consult or even inform them before the mayor’s Monday announcement.
By Marc Gronich
She also has to keep up her mantra of being responsible for the most transparent state government New Yorkers have ever seen. This goal appears to be a work in progress.
By Marc Gronich
“I have no problem raising taxes,” said Suozzi, “but not only in New York.” Suozzi said any tax hike, including a carbon tax, would have to come from the federal level.
The NYPD said that all the young victims wore traditional Jewish clothes, which marked them as targets.
Watch as we break down their lies and propaganda.
By Alan Zeitlin
Vernikov, 37, a Jewish Ukrainian-American, told JNS of her victory in Brooklyn: "People were angry with what the Democrats are doing to this country. People were ready for a change. They believed I was that change.”
Riots and looting broke out around the country in response to the not guilty verdict.
By Marc Gronich
Goldstein said he hopes a new cannabis-growing plant on the horizon will be the beginning of a revitalized and brighter future for the town.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said Ben & Jerry’s decision violated his office’s policy against the BDS movement against Israel.
By Marc Gronich
Hochul needs to cater to downstate interests on many issues. That moves her farther to the left but she can’t really ‘out-left’ Tish James.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
James Vincent, 44, was found guilty on Wednesday of randomly attacking Rabbi Menachem Moskowitz, 52, and shouting anti-Semitic slurs as he tried to strangle the victim.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Sharee Jones is being charged with reckless endangerment/hate crimes and attempted arson.
NYPD’s Crime Stoppers is offering a $3,500 reward for information leading to the woman’s arrest.
By Marc Gronich
While Kirschner’s caseload in Queens Criminal Court has prepared him for his role in state Supreme Court, he feels he’s had a special guiding hand from above.
By Marc Gronich
To show she can relate to the average candidate and committee member, Hochul continued with her resume. I’ve been fighting since 1974, fighting for candidates. I know how hard it is...
By Marc Gronich
“Resignation does not equal accountability,” Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing, Queens) wrote. “Dr. Zucker’s departure is the absolute minimum needed to restore faith and accountability in government..."
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Israel’s Ambassador accused Democratic New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of legitimizing Hamas’ “attacks against innocent civilians, as well as anti-Semitic lies.”
By Marc Gronich
In Crown Heights where were all the people who condemned me? The Chanukah attacks, where were they?
By Marc Gronich
"The goal isn’t necessarily to prevent big business from coming into the industry in New York but definitely from allowing them to be the only operators in this space,” Alexander said.
The killer was wearing a long coat, a hat, and payos.
By Marc Gronich
“The failure on the part of our state to deliver that much needed assistance is something that truly is shameful,” said Assemblyman Michael Lawler (R – Pearl River, Rockland County) during the debate.
By Marc Gronich
The eviction moratorium that’s expiring shortly will have no bearing on these individuals. We’re talking about literally sending people to their doors.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Long Island community joined area municipalities that have also decided to actively confront the issue.
By Marc Gronich
As if to leave New Yorkers with a positive message Cuomo in essence signed off by saying don’t forget about me. Remember the good things I did.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Hunter McElrath, 23, has a criminal record across the United States; authorities said the burglary did not appear to be a hate crime or an anti-Semitic attack.
By Marc Gronich
One of Cuomo’s last acts as governor was signing two bills into law allowing two Jewish institutions to receive back taxes that had to be paid to the town.
By Marc Gronich
The governor has a huge campaign fund and he could intervene in New York politics through that campaign fund, and that might be reason to continue the proceedings.
By Marc Gronich
One person who is clearly not a Hochul fan is the state Conservative Party chairman.
By Marc Gronich
Even though it was a friendly audience, Adams did not take questions. He had another fundraiser to attend. If Adams had taken questions Sherman would have requested he oppose upzoning.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
New York City Educators for Palestine wrote “it is vital that we continue to show our support for a free Palestine—and the more of us who can actively show our solidarity, the better protected we will all be from attacks by employers and union bosses.”
By Marc Gronich
‘Albany corruption is systemic, fundamental and real. One-party Democrat rule enables this type of malign behavior. It’s not just about Cuomo, it’s about those who continue to preserve the status quo and have failed to learn from the mistakes of the past.’
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Activists and community leaders will hand out educational materials about the BDS movement against Israel, in addition to free ice-cream.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The charges against Alix Dure, 18, include second-degree robbery, criminal possession of stolen property, attempted assault, menacing and harassment.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Protesters waved PLO flags while chanting “There is only one solution: Intifada revolution” and “We don’t want no two states, we want all of it.”
By Marc Gronich
Getting vaccinated is the key to our success defeating Covid-19 and restoring the economy. This extraordinary incentive for the state's young people has helped us put shots in arms across New York,” Cuomo said.
By Marc Gronich
‘Summer camps now have the freedom to hire, employ or to contract with mental health professionals in any way they see fit.’
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he will direct the state’s Hate Crimes Task Force to help investigate the incident.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
District Attorney Eric Gonzalez named the defendants: Daniel Shaukat, 20, of Bensonhurst; Haider Anjam, 21, of Midwood; and Ashan Azad 19, also of Midwood
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Town Supervisor Donald Clavin said the ice-cream maker’s statement “showcases the company’s anti-Israeli stance” and is supported by the “BDS movement—a movement I consider anti-Semitic.”
By Marc Gronich
‘Most Americans don’t realize what a critical juncture we are at and the fact that if our supply chain for microelectronics is cut off we will not be able to function as we do now.’
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“To our Jewish community—I know this is exhausting. No one should have to worry about being attacked for their religious beliefs, ever,” said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
By Marc Gronich
While chasidic Jews typically attend their own religious schools, local districts in New York have to pay for a percentage of their busing costs and special education services.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Mohammed Othman, 24, is being charged with three separate hate-crime assaults.
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