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Andrew Yang, the frontrunner in the race for NYC mayor, bolstered his support in the Orthodox community in Brooklyn on Wednesday with the backing of two elected officials who carry considerable clout. Kalman Yeger and Simcha Eichenstein, a City Council member and a state Assembly member respectively, representing the neighborhoods of Borough Park and Midwood, said Yang stood out as a fresh face and a leader who will treat their community with respect. “What Andrew Yang gives more than any other candidate is a reason to believe that our community has a future in this city,” Yeger told repo...

When a suspect in a series of synagogue attacks in the Riverdale section of the Bronx was released by a judge without bail, it was a tough pill for some in the Jewish community to swallow.

Release of suspect in Bronx synagogue attacks reignites debate over bail reform May 5, 2021 3:05 pm Jordan Burnette, the suspect in a series of synagogue attacks in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, is being charged with burglary as a hate crime. (Screenshot from WCBS-2) Advertisement (JTA) — When a suspect in a series of synagogue attacks in the Riverdale section of the Bronx was released by a judge without bail Sunday evening, it was a tough pill for some in the Jewish community to swallow. It also revived a debate among Jews over New York state’s eliminatio...

Turbulence Ahead: Are the skies less friendly to Observant Jews? Illustrations by Esti Friedman The thin piece of colored cloth that accompanies virtually every COVID regulation on the ground has created some atmospheric pressure in the formerly friendly skies as well. Flight attendant crews, once limited to reminding passengers to fasten seatbelts and pouring out frothy cups of warm Diet Coke, have now been handed their roughest job yet — ensuring that every passenger, every second of the time, has every part of their lower face covered. Given that this directive has led to an increasing n...

ALBANY — The Assembly Judiciary Committee will begin an impeachment investigation against Gov. Andrew Cuomo after city police contacted executive officials over a new accusation that the governor sexually assaulted an unnamed aide. A current female aide alleges Cuomo aggressively groped her in the Governor’s Mansion last year after she was summoned to the residence to help fix a technical error with the governor’s cell phone, according to a Wednesday report in the Albany Times Union. The staff member, whose identity was not disclosed, claims she and the governor were alone in C...