Tag: New York City

In New York City, the death toll has reached 1,139, with a total of 44,915 more people who are sick.

The ship arrived none too soon: more than a thousand people have already lost their lives across the Empire State.

At least 11 percent of the city's patrol officers, a total of 4,111 officers, were officially out sick by the weekend.

"Take this seriously. You’ve been warned, you need to stop services, help people practice their faith in different ways.”

In Israel, 425 new patients have been identified by Shabbat morning, bringing the total number of infected Israelis to 3,460, with 12 dead and 89 recovered.

The US has bypassed China and Italy on Thursday with the largest number of infected patients – 85,604.

The Event 201 exercise did, however, produce a warning that from today's perspective is quite eerie.

UJA is making $250,000 available for Passover meals to-go that will be distributed to those who are newly isolated or quarantined.

Monday was the deadliest day so far in the US, with 100 new coronavirus deaths reported.

"There's no more gatherings. There's no more events. There's no more big barbecues. All that is gone . . . Probably for months."

NY Gov. Cuomo: “I don’t believe it is going to be a matter of weeks – it’s going to be a matter of months."

On Wednesday, Haredi reporter Jacob Kornbluh tweeted the video of an outdoor Orthodox wedding with "many participants in a cramped backyard."

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo: “We are testing aggressively. The more positives you find, the better.”

the Health Ministry asks anyone who was in the same area to immediate enter a self-quarantine at home and report on the ministry website.

The news led to the closure of three Jewish day schools as a “precautionary measure.”

Two people died of the coronavirus in Washington state.

Critics say the pendulum has swung too wide, and individuals are being released despite posing a danger to others, including some who have been accused of committing anti-Semitic crimes.

100 new cameras will be installed in Williamsburg, Crown Heights and Borough Park. The first 30 cameras will be operational by March.

A concern, especially amid the spate of attacks against Orthodox Jews, is that those who allegedly commit nonviolent hate crimes would remain on the streets, putting the public at risk.

The question on everyone’s mind is: What can be done? What can we or anyone do about deranged individuals from all walks of life who are out there, with hate directing their next move? What should we expect from our politicians?

"An increase in swastikas, an increase in hate speech, escalation into shoving, some assaults and a 21% increase in anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City.”

The “No Hate, No Fear” solidarity march kicked off at 11 am in Manhattan’s Foley Square.

The series follows "a diverse band of Nazi Hunters living in 1977 New York City."

Grants of up to $100,000 each to nonprofits at risk of terrorist attacks can go towards improving building security by acquiring and installing items ranging from fences, lighting and video surveillance to metal detectors and blast-resistant doors, locks and windows.

The incident is under investigation by the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force.

“The 1.5 million Jews of our great city and region will not stand down. We will not be intimidated.”

“The two great lessons of the Holocaust are: ‘Never forget, and ‘Never ignore.’ Never ignore means you have to stand up to the first act of anti-Semitism," Giuliani said.

But only Mayor De Blasio has the authority to formally request a 'state of emergency' status for New York City from the Governor.

On Friday, Mayor de Blasio tweeted: "Hate doesn’t have a home in our city."

“This guy is so traumatized, ended up in the hospital. He’s going back for MRIs. I mean, his life is changed forever,” Hikind said about the victim.