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NYPD reports 43 antisemitic incidents in March, reversing downward trend

Since the start of October, there have been 253 antisemitic incidents reported to police, far more than the 137 anti-Jewish crimes during the same period last year.

By LUKE TRESS/JTA
05/04/2024

'Housing was once a human right' for Jews growing up in New York City

As housing prices rise and the personalities of neighborhoods disappear, a return to affordable, safe, communal life in an integrated community is essential.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
31/03/2024

'F***ing murderous k*ke': Pro-Palestinian protestors harass Jewish woman in NYC

As anti-Israel protests continue to occur throughout the US, a NYC protester on Friday started to chase Jewish women and call her a “f***ing murderous k*ke”.

Activists cry foul after historic Brooklyn synagogue is demolished

The synagogue, built in 1907, was the oldest surviving synagogue in the now heavily Jewish neighborhood of Borough Park. 

30/03/2024

'Down with the USA:' Anti-Israel activists protest Biden NYC fundraiser

In addition to the former presidents, according to Reuters, the event featured comedian Stephen Colbert, Queen Latifah, Lizzo, Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo and Lea Michele.

Several women on TikTok claim they were punched in the face on the street by strangers in NYC

There are numerous testimonies from women on the app, all telling similar accounts that they were on their phones or looking down, and all of a sudden, they were punched in the face. 

Why is Israel losing US and international sympathy?

Perhaps our suffering and the Holocaust we endured have bred in us an excess of humanity that has allowed hateful weeds to sprout among the flowers in our beautiful country.

By DAVID BEN-BASAT
22/03/2024

New York mayor accused of sexually assaulting transit co-worker in 1993

Lorna Beach-Mathura alleged that Adams, then a transit officer, assaulted her in his car while parked along the Hudson River after promising her a ride home to discuss her career problems.

By REUTERS
19/03/2024

UWS residents clean up after Effy’s, a neighborhood kosher cafe, is hit with anti-Israel graffiti

The graffiti, which police are investigating as a hate crime, conscripted Effy’s into a growing, dismal club of New York City kosher restaurants that have been vandalized.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
19/03/2024

11-month-old Binyomin Kuravsky was killed by a faulty radiator

The Department of Buildings issued a vacate order for the apartment, and friends have organized a GoFundMe to support relocation, childcare and counseling costs for the Kuravskys and their newborns.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
15/03/2024
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