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'Mayor de Blasio ends his career in office picking a fight with Yeshivas,' said an Orthodox leader in New York, as the community decries what they view as government overreach in dealing with COVID

Sharee Jones is being charged with reckless endangerment/hate crimes and attempted arson.

Brooklyn borough president Eric Adams receiving the endorsement of the Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition. (JNS) In what some saw a shocking move, the leadership of the Satmar Chasidim in New York announced that they are backing of Brooklyn Borough president Eric Adams for mayor after previously endorsing his closest competitor former Democratic mayoral candidate Andrew Yang. Adams called the endorsement a “very significant moment” in his political career and one that could bring th...

State lawmakers passed one bill allowing Blooming Grove to impose a land conservation tax but set aside the same request from Chester.

Brooklyn Jewish community throws weight in Democratic primaries for New York mayor race Brooklyn Jewish community throws weight in Democratic primaries for New York mayor race The leadership of the Satmar Chasidim in New York announced that they are backing of Brooklyn Borough president Eric Adams for mayor after previously endorsing his closest competitor former Democratic mayoral candidate Andrew Yang. (June 11, 2021 / JNS) In what some saw a shocking move, the leadership of the Satmar Chasid...

Four suspects have been arrested for allegedly attacking Jews and shouting antisemitic slurs outside two Brooklyn synagogues during the past week. In Borough Park, three men reportedly leapt out of their car in front of a synagogue to harass and assault Jewish men attending Shabbat services. They allegedly punched the victims and chased them with a baseball bat before banging on the synagogue’s door and vandalizing a nearby vehicle, according to NBC 4 New York. According to Jewish New York A...

Photo Credit: Facebook Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein (left) on the scene after several Jews were harassed near the Agudath Israel of Sixteenth Avenue in Borough Park, talking to several NYPD police officers, including Deputy Inspector Richie Taylor (far right). Jewish community leaders from Agudath Israel of America met with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for 90 minutes Friday afternoon, May 21 st, in a hastily called meeting to discuss the spate of hate crimes erupting against Jews in hig...

A Brooklyn man has been arrested in connection with antisemitic harassment in Brooklyn over the weekend. Police say 20-year-old Daniel Shaukat was among at...

NYPD deploys more officers to Jewish communities after Borough Park hate crimes NYPD deploys more officers to Jewish communities after Borough Park hate crimes It comes in the wake of two hate-related crimes that took place in the Brooklyn neighborhood. The New York Police Department. Credit: Shutterstock. Spread the word. The NYPD will deploy “critical response command officers” and have authorities drive with turret lights on to frighten possible attackers, NYPD Chief of Department Rodne...

Get email notification for articles from Sam Sokol Follow May. 25, 2021 8:22 PM Following a series of high-profile antisemitic incidents last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday he’s directing the state police to reinforce security at Jewish institutions in the New York City area. In a statement, Cuomo condemned the anti-Jewish violence that has flared up in the wake of Israel’s fighting with Hamas and Islamic Jihad this month. He described it as “antithetical to the promise...