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The exterior of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn. (James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images)
May 27, 2026, 4:19 pm
Park Slope Food Coop votes for Israel boycott
Overwhelming majority of members back banning Israeli products after years of campaigning by pro-Palestinian group.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
The Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn, N.Y. (Credit: Beyond My Ken via Wikimedia Commons)
May 1, 2026, 11:08 am
NY Jewish leaders call for probe after Jew-hatred at food coop meeting
At a Park Slope Food Coop meeting, a member, who reportedly compared Jews to Nazis, was applauded for saying that "Jewish supremacism" is a problem in this country.
By JNS
Francisco Sanles, 48, was arrested by Nassau Sounty Police in Syosset, New York on April 22, 2026. (Nassau County Police Department)
April 24, 2026, 12:35 pm
Long Island father and teen son arrested after swastika drawn in school bathroom
Police found explosives at the home of a 15-year-old Syosset, New York, teen accused of drawing the graffiti.
By Grace Gilson
A photo of Scarsdale High School in Scarsdale, New York. (Google Streetview)
April 21, 2026, 11:46 am
Israeli Culture Club flyers ended up in a urinal. Now the school board president is facing calls to resign.
The incident in Scarsdale, New York, has drawn national attention.
By Grace Gilson
Ethiopian restaurant. (Credit: ammarhreib/Pixabay)
February 17, 2026, 8:33 am
Cafe in Harlem, NY, ends dine-in service, citing anti-Israel harassment
Jewish leaders and elected officials condemn backlash targeting Ethiopian-Israeli owner
By JNS
New York Attorney General Letitia James, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani speak at a press conference outside Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, after a man was arrested for ramming his car into the building, Jan. 28, 2026. (Screenshot)
January 29, 2026, 8:55 am
Man arrested after ramming car into 770 Eastern Parkway, Chabad’s NY headquarters
No one was injured in the incident, which drew NYPD chief Jessica Tisch and Mayor Zohran Mamdani to Crown Heights.
By Philissa Cramer
Anti-Israel protesters led by Pal-Awda in the Jewish neighborhood of Boro Park, Brooklyn, February 18, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
January 16, 2026, 11:42 am
After Betar probe, Jewish group demands investigation of NY anti-Zionist groups
Legal advocacy organization requests state attorney general take action against Within Our Lifetime and Pal-Awda
By Luke Tress
Some of the political candidates likely to make waves among Jewish voters in 2026. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket; John Nacion/Deadline; Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc.; Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc.; Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images; Sophie Park/Getty Images; Noam Galai/Getty Images; John Lazenby/UCG/Universal Images Group; Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc.; Micah for Assembly; Udo Salters Photography; Design by Jackie Hajdenberg)
January 5, 2026, 3:26 pm
How Jewish politics are shaping the 2026 election map, from coast to coast
In New York, Maine, Michigan and more, antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment are driving high-stakes contests.
By Andrew Lapin
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signs executive orders on Jan. 1, 2026. (Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)
January 2, 2026, 12:34 pm
Mamdani axes all Adams executive orders in past 15 months, including those defending Jews
"I was elected as a Democratic socialist and I will govern as a Democratic socialist," the mayor said in his inaugural address.
By JNS Staff
New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (2nd R) celebrates alongside his wife Rama Duwaji (2nd L), his parents Mahmood Mamdani (L) and Mira Nair during an election night event at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater in Brooklyn, New York on November 4, 2025. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
January 2, 2026, 9:20 am
How Mira Nair and Mahmood Mamdani’s politics shaped New York City’s new mayor
Mamdani’s parents and wife’s pro-Palestinian and anti-colonial activism offer a window into the political influences that shaped his path to Gracie Mansion.
By Grace Gilson
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather at a "No Settlers on Stolen Land" rally against a Nefesh B'Nefesh event at Park East Synagogue in Manhattan, Nov. 19, 2025. (Selçuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
November 21, 2025, 9:41 am
After protest outside Manhattan synagogue, Mamdani says Israel immigration event misused ‘sacred space’
The mayor-elect was responding to a pro-Palestinian protest outside an event hosted by the nonprofit Nefesh B’Nefesh.
By Joseph Strauss
Zohran Mamdani at the Resist Fascism Rally in Bryant Park on Oct 27, 2024 (Photo by Bingjiefu He, CC BY-SA 4.0. via Wikimedia Commons)
November 12, 2025, 9:39 am
Does it really matter that Mamdani loathes and demonizes Israel?
There’s an argument to be made that Zohran Mamdani’s decisive victory is all about local issues. It’s delusional
By David Horovitz
A man stares down at New York City as his airplane leaves. (Getty Images)
November 7, 2025, 1:41 pm
From Texas to Tel Aviv, invitations go out to Jews fleeing ‘Mamdani’s New York’
In Maryland, a new Jewish federation moved up its launch to capitalize on a threatened — but hardly guaranteed — exodus.
By Grace Gilson
Zohran Mamdani at the Resist Fascism Rally in Bryant Park on Oct 27, 2024 (Photo by Bingjiefu He, CC BY-SA 4.0. via Wikimedia Commons)
October 29, 2025, 4:30 pm
Why rabbis across America are taking sides in New York’s mayoral race
From California to Pennsylvania, clergy are speaking out — some warning Zohran Mamdani endangers Jewish life, others calling that fear itself the real threat
By Benyamin Cohen
Rep. Elise Stefanik is among the Republican leaders who condemned the content of the leaked texts by members of the Young Republicans. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
October 20, 2025, 10:32 am
NY State Young Republicans chapter disbanded amid racist, antisemitic chat scandal
The Republican Jewish Coalition condemned the texts and said those involved should “step aside.”
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
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