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Central Synagogue in Manhattan. (Michael Horowitz)
August 16, 2026, 9:47 pm
Jewish watchdog urges NYPD to increase officers in hot spots after synagogue attack
Community training helped guards respond quickly to apprehend assailant, group says.
By Joseph Strauss
Central Synagogue in Manhattan. (Michael Horowitz)
August 16, 2026, 9:38 pm
Assailant who attacked congregant, guard at NYC Shabbat services charged with hate crimes
The assault took place at the iconic Central Synagogue in Manhattan.
By Sharon Udasin
Central Synagogue in Manhattan. (Michael Horowitz)
August 15, 2026, 8:07 pm
Assailant attacks congregant, guard at NYC Shabbat services
The assault took place at the iconic Central Synagogue in Manhattan.
By Sharon Udasin
Screenshot of New York Magazine
August 14, 2026, 10:00 pm
‘New York Magazine’ faces backlash over edition critics say marginalizes Jewish, Israeli identities
The publication “couldn’t find a way to celebrate one part of the city without also denigrating and erasing another,” a former New York Magazine editor wrote.
By Mike Wagenheim
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
Jewish progressive Brad Lander celebrates his victory in the Democratic primary for New York's 10th congressional district with supporters, Brooklyn, New York, June 23, 2026. (Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA)
June 24, 2026, 3:59 pm
5 takeaways from the NY primaries: Shifting Jewish power centers, King Mamdani and more
What the Democratic Party’s left-wing lurch in New York City means for Jews.
By Andrew Lapin
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
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