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"This lawsuit is a last resort. Unfortunately, the Governor’s new executive order makes it impossible for us to practice our religion."

Tischler is being described as a populist and a brute, but this relatively new voice of Borough Park is recognized by police as a leader in the community.

As Governor Cuomo shuts down schools in Brooklyn, Orthodox Jews feel unfairly targeted.

Most of Borough Park is considered a hot zone, based on what the governor described as coronavirus diagnosis data.

During a Tuesday news conference, the governor said he deeply respects and has close ties to the Orthodox Jewish community that go back more than 30 years. Cuomo said the crackdown results from love and respect for Orthodox Jews.

The governor also announced a hike in the fine for violations of mass gathering regulations - the fine is now $15,000.

Osman Butt, 25, was charged with burglary and criminal mischief for allegedly breaking windows of the Shore Parkway Jewish Center.

"There are many good people here in New York and elsewhere who are fighting this hatred of Jews,” he said. “What we are seeing is alarming."

Whether synagogues or “whether talking about black churches or Roman Catholic Churches, the community must agree to the rules,” insisted New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

"This can only happen with state approval," de Blasio admits. "We'll be working to get approval. We understand this is uncharted territory."

No arrests have yet been made, although a reward of $2,500 is being offered for information leading to an arrest of the perpetrator.

The President signed an executive order that requires federal agencies to consider the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism under appropriate circumstances.

Tischler told The Jewish Press that the city’s intent in holding the press conference in Boro Park (on 18th Ave. and 56th St.) was “to embarrass us.”

The Jewish Day School Educator Training program has released five tips for teachers whose classrooms are returning to "virtual" or remote learning.

If you look at those clusters and you look at those zip codes, you will see there’s an overlap with large Orthodox Jewish communities. That is a fact.

Health Department officials said Wednesday they are worried about an increase in coronavirus cases in the neighborhood.

Knowing about a potential exposure allows you to self-quarantine immediately, get tested and reduce potential exposure risk.

NY State’s worst "cluster" is in the mostly-Satmar town of Kiryas Joel in Orange County, where 19% of the tests Monday came back positive.

Non-public schools private schools that do not enforce mask use and social distancing regulations (six feet apart) will face closure.

They will be compelled to quarantine and fill out a travel form when they arrive in New York. Failing to obey the rules could result in a $2,000 fine.

The decision followed a firestorm of criticism from Palestinian Authority Arabs and pro-PA advocacy groups.

Shulem Lemmer will be interviewing U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir to gain more information to pass on to areas in New York that are seeing a rise in cases.

It appears the issue for most people, at least in New York City, is not the physical discomfort of the test.

Unwilling to simply accept the inevitable, Miriam Werczberger sent an email to Oscar Munoz and Scott Kirby at United Airlines.

“We are concerned about how COVID-19 may be affecting Orthodox communities in these neighborhoods and beyond."

When U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday, September 18, at her home in Washington, D.C., it was just around the time of shkiah – the beginning of Rosh Hashanah and Shabbos.

“Here's someone of, by and for Brooklyn and this city who did the greatest things on the world stage.”

A-G Barr: "It is my hope that the cities identified by the Department of Justice today will reverse course and . . . start protecting their own citizens."

"What's going on in New York right now demands our best. We need to hang tough, be there for one another, be caring, remember our humanity, and support each other through this really difficult time in our city."

It was the day that changed America. It won't be the same again.