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Police stand guard in front of the Riverdale Jewish Center in the Bronx, New York (Photo by Lev Radin/Sipa USA) In the latest in a string of attacks against Jewish institutions in the Bronx borough of New York, the Riverdale Jewish Center (RJC) was yet again targeted by a stone-throwing assailant in the early hours of Monday morning, sustaining damage to windows, The Algemeiner has learned. The attack was the seventh incident in recent days — following similar incidents at nearby Jewish institutions including Chabad of Riverdale, Young Israel of Riverdale and the Conservative Synagogue Ada...

April 26, 2021 On Friday evening, an unidentified assailant in New York City attacked a 61-year-old Asian man, leaving him fighting for his life. The victim has not been identified. Currently, the crime is being looked at under review as a hate crime. However, there was a surveillance video released by the New York City Police Department’s Hate Crime Task Force, where the victim can be seen being pushed to the ground by the unidentified attacker, who then kicks him in the head multiple times. Detectives @NYPDHateCrimes and @NYPD25Pct are investigating: Fri. April 23rd, approx. 8:20 PM, 3rd...

The facade of the Riverdale Jewish Center in New York, May 21, 2009. REUTERS/Chip East The New York Police Department has mobilized to protect Jewish institutions in the Bronx borough of the city after the targeting of synagogues in the area by a stone-throwing assailant continued Saturday night, bringing the total number of incidents up to six, The Algemeiner has learned. On Thursday night and Friday morning the Riverdale Jewish Center (RJC) and Chabad of Riverdale were attacked. On Saturday night both were targeted again, as well as Young Israel of Riverdale and Conservative Synagogue Adat...

Asian Man In Critical Condition After Another Attack In New York City By Kat Lonsdorf  April 25, 2021 A 61-year-old Asian man is fighting for his life after an attack by an unidentified assailant in New York City on Friday evening. The assault is being investigated by police as a possible hate crime. In surveillance video released by the New York City Police Department’s Hate Crime Task Force, the victim can be seen being pushed to the ground by an unidentified man, who then kicks him in the head multiple times. The victim — who has not been publicly identified — was rushed to a local...

After Chauvin Verdict, Mayoral Candidates Promise Police Reform arrow Dianne Morales attends a protest at Barclays Center in the wake of the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. Gwynne Hogan / Gothamist Following Tuesday's guilty verdict in the closely watched trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd, Maya Wiley reiterated her pledge to cut $1 billion from the New York City Police Department and redirect those funds to communities with high rates of gun violence. Wiley was one of several leading Democratic mayoral candid...