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Four Arrested in NYC, Accused of Attacking Jews

One yelled “God kill all the Jewish people” repeatedly while in police custody.

New York City Has an Antisemitism Problem Despite its Pro-Israel Mayor

The sad reality is that truth, facts, logic and rationality have no place here, or in any other arena when antisemitism reigns supreme.

Mayor Adams Warns Asylum Seekers Will ‘Destroy New York City’

48 years ago, on October 30, 1975, the New York Daily News ran its immortal headline, “Ford to City, Drop Dead.”

New York City Mosques Can Now Publicly Call to Prayer on Fridays and Ramadan

NYC mosques will be allowed to use external loudspeakers on Friday afternoons and every evening of Ramadan to call for prayers.

NYC Council Votes to Name Street after Antisemitic Nation of Islam Leader

“The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad Way” honors a dishonorable man who cozied up with neo-Nazis and called Jews greedy.

Only 2 Perps in NYC Antisemitic Attacks Sentenced to Jail, Since April 2018

Minorities are committing vast majority of antisemitic assaults in NYC.

Antisemitic Assailant Shouts ‘Kanye 2024,’ Knocks Down Man in Manhattan

The attacker shouted “numerous” antisemitic comments at his victim, including referencing West, before fleeing on a bicycle pulling a trailer with the sign “Hungry Disabled.”

NYPD to Increase Security at Synagogues for High Holidays Following Rise in Hate Crimes

The head of the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force, Deputy Inspector Andrew Arias, said hate crimes in New York have increased 45% in 2022.

Despite the US Economic Slump, Israeli Startups Blossom in the Big Apple

Some 400 Blue and White tech initiatives are busily innovating in New York City.

JFREJ Dodges Legitimate Jewish Communal Concerns

Attacking Jewish targets, abolishing the police and jails, supporting anti-Israel candidates, all of this in our name with "The Jewish Vote."

ADL Chief Sides with Candidate Brian Robinson Against Far-Left

Robinson took the far-Left org JFREJ (Jews For Racial & Economic Justice) to task for pretending to represent mainstream Jewish interests, or even Jewish interests at all,

Jewish Leaders, Parents Criticize New York Board of Ed Meetings on Shabbat

Four town hall meetings, in addition to Zoom interviews for two people vying for a seat on a mayoral advisory board, took place on the Friday night before Memorial Day weekend.

New York Jewish Leaders Urge ‘Concrete Action’ After String of Antisemitic Attacks

“We need a more visible police presence in at-risk neighborhoods, and need to build stronger educational frameworks and closer relationships with those in the broader community,” said Gideon Taylor, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council-New York.

New York Mayoral Frontrunner Adams Gets High Marks from Orthodox Community

“The Flatbush Jewish community, our leadership, residents, yeshivah leaders, parents and business owners all agree that, for our community, the No. 1 issue in the election was public safety,” said community leader Chaskel Bennett.

Interview: Maya Wiley for Mayor

The following is an interview of Maya Wiley that was conducted as part of an ongoing series of interviews of candidates running for NYC Mayor.

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.

Andrew Yang Walks Back Tough Anti-BDS Stance During Muslim Democratic Club forum

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang said he has an issue with organizations that don’t disavow “very, very violent tactics” towards Israel, though he doesn’t have an issue with individuals or activists “making a case for what they think is right.”

Only a Democrat Can Select New York’s Next Mayor

Only 3% of New Yorkers will actually get to choose the next mayor in the coming primaries this June.

Cuomo Orders State Officials to Assist Jewish Day School After Anti-Semitic Hacking

The Division of Human Rights is expected to hold a virtual forum for families discuss the incident and learn about resources to combat hate.

‘No Criminality’ After NYPD Cops Poisoned by Drink from Shake Shack During Protest Shift

Employees at Shake Shack were questioned and a sample of the shake was taken to a lab for testing.

Three New York Orthodox Jews Sue Cuomo, de Blasio Over Coronavirus Restrictions

Howard Slugh of the Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty said the First Amendment applies to everyone unless the government has a compelling interest to restrict religious gatherings.

Can NY Jews Go Out After Curfew for Religious Needs?

There have been numerous inquiries about going to the Mikvah or to a Minyan for Maariv...

Free Meals for New Yorkers

List of locations where the New York City Department of Education is providing free meals available daily for any New Yorker.

NYC Commission on Human Rights Unveils Ad Campaign Focused on Protecting Jews

The ads feature images of individual New Yorkers, including two women, a person of color and a Chassidic man, along with the message “Jewish New Yorkers belong here. Anti-Semitism does not.”

Official Welcomes Installing of 100 Cameras in NY in Response to Anti-Semitic Attacks, Calls...

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

Left-Wing Jews Oppose Additional Police Protection for Brooklyn Chassidim

“Anti-Semitism is on the rise. It is in the water. It is being fueled by a white nationalist administration."

De Blasio’s New Hate Crime Chief Says Mayor Is Wrong on Source of Anti-Semitism

“When it happened to me personally, I realized how much it meant to my identity and how much fear it raised,” Lauter told reporters.

New York’s Jewish Students Eligible for Title I Assistance

Spearheading advocacy for day schools and yeshivahs was the Jewish Education Project, a partner agency of UJA-Federation of New York.

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