New York City

August 4, 2026, 8:42 am

Anti-Jewish hate crimes in NYC grow even as violent crime across the city decreases

A string of high-profile attacks last month have Jews on alert.

By Shira Li Bartov

Jews held a Tisha B'av protest opposing Israeli government moves they said curbed democracy, outside the Israeli consulate in Manhattan, July 26, 2023. (Luke Tress)

August 2, 2026, 3:26 pm

Zohran Mamdani has made it impossible for liberal Zionists like me to protest Netanyahu’s UN visit

Jews who want to rally against the Israeli prime minister now run the risk of appearing to align with New York’s anti-Israel mayor, writes a former and aspiring protester.

By Menachem Z. Rosensaft

July 20, 2026: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers video calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but admits the city does not have the legal authority to arrest him. (NYC Mayor's Office)

July 23, 2026, 6:37 pm

Jewish groups say Mamdani is abusing his office in attacks on Netanyahu

The New York mayor urged the federal government to arrest the “war criminal” in a recent video.

By Kelly Hartog

July 22, 2026, 11:37 am

Mamdani lacerates Netanyahu while admitting he can’t arrest him

The New York mayor urged the federal government to detain the Israeli leader

By Kelly Hartog

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 28: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attends the 2026 Pride March in New York City. (TheStewartofNY/Getty Images)

June 29, 2026, 2:40 pm

Mamdani says ‘I can’t tell you I support’ Israel as a Jewish state

Israel’s consul general in New York responds by saying the mayor is “inciting and spreading hatred.”

By Kelly Hartog

The "Jew York Pride" group marches in the New York City Pride March on June 28, 2026. (Grace Gilson)

June 29, 2026, 2:31 pm

LGBTQ Jews face cheers and heckles at NYC Pride

The contrasting receptions of two Jewish contingents at Pride reflected the complex reality Jews face in LGBTQ spaces.

By Grace Gilson

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani addresses the crowd during the 'Get Out the Vote' rally at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn on June 18, 2026. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

June 20, 2026, 11:37 pm

Mamdani calls AIPAC ‘monsters’ in rally ahead of NY primaries

Sen. Bernie Sanders joins the NYC mayor to promote progressive candidates in final day of the campaign.

By Kelly Hartog

Two NYU flags flying above entrance to Frederick Loewe Theatre on New York University campus. (Plexi Images/GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

June 4, 2026, 3:02 pm

NYU student charged with hate crime for flying flag with swastikas, Star of David over campus building

An NYU spokesman said the school would “immediately pursue our disciplinary procedures, which carry the most severe consequences.”

By Grace Gilson

JCRC New York CEO Mark Treyger, UJA-Federation of New York CEO Eric Goldstein, City Council Speaker Julie Menin, Gov. Kathy Hochul and other New York politicians march in the annual Israel Day Parade on May 31, 2026. (Grace Gilson)

May 31, 2026, 9:51 pm

NY Democratic stalwarts show support for Israel even as Mamdani skips parade

Gov. Kathy Hochul signs legislation establishing 50-foot protest buffer zones around synagogues ahead of march.

By Grace Gilson

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani appears live on WNYC’s “Mamdani’s First 100 Days: Lessons from La Guardia” in Manhattan, April 20, 2026. (Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)

May 18, 2026, 9:57 am

Mamdani releases ‘Nakba’ day video

The CEO of Met Council said that the video "has strained relationships with a lot of us in the leadership, who have tried to work in good faith with the administration"

By Debra Nussbaum Cohen

Anti-Zionist protesters in New York City, May 5, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

May 6, 2026, 9:33 am

Protesters bearing Hezbollah flag scuffle with NYPD while marching on synagogue

Demonstration against Israel real estate event draws hundreds, who chant ‘Death to the IDF’ and ‘End the settler Zionist state’; counter-demonstrators warn ‘Antizionism is a hate movement’

By Luke Tress

Hasan Piker attends a press conference during Web Summit Qatar 2026 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 3, 2026. (Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

March 31, 2026, 2:51 pm

Before he hit a Passover seder, Zohran Mamdani shared an Eid dinner with Hasan Piker

Plus, even some of Mamdani’s allies are challenging his claim that Rama Duwaji is a “private person.”

By New York Jewish Week Staff

Julie Menin, speaker of the New York City Council, speaks at a press conference at City Hall ahead of a vote on a package of bills that fight hate, including antisemitism, March 26, 2026. (Credit: Will Alatriste/NYC Council.William Alatriste)

March 26, 2026, 4:53 pm

NYC Council approves buffer zones around houses of worships, schools

"The increase in hateful acts across the city is absolutely abhorrent, and we have to do something about it,” stated Julie Menin, the council speaker.

By Jessica Russak-Hoffman

Police stand between Israel supporters and anti-Israel crowds during a protest in New York City, October 8, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

March 20, 2026, 12:01 pm

As NYC Oct. 7 hate crime offenders get sentenced, a victim wonders what justice looks like

Assailants are set to have their records cleared, while a Jewish woman who was clawed just after start of the Hamas onslaught grapples with ongoing trauma

By Luke Tress

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attends the Saint Patrick’s Day mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, March 17, 2026. (Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)

March 18, 2026, 11:01 am

Mamdani turns St. Patrick’s Day event into protest against ‘genocide’ in Gaza

“Leaders who claim to stand for human rights should not use rhetoric that puts Jewish communities at risk,” the AJC said

By By JNS Staff and Debra Nussbaum Cohen