Brooklyn

Jewish group files cease and desist order against Park Slope Food Co-op for its Israel boycott

Pro-Israel activists filed a cease-and-desist letter after Park Slope Food Co-op approved a boycott of Israeli products, alleging the move is illegal.

The exterior of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers his 100 Days Address, a speech dedicated to outline the progress made on his core campaign promises since taking office, in Queens, New York City, US, April 12, 2026.

Mamdani to appoint anti-Israel JVP rabbi to taxpayer-funded city hall faith liaison role

Photographs Maniac Murder Cult members shared on their Telegram channel from the criminal complaint, November 17, 2025.

White supremacist leader sentenced to 15 years in prison for plot to poison NYC Jewish kids

Rabbi Nahum Israel Ober.

Brooklyn hasidic Jew found dead in remote area of Colombia, ZAKA working to repatriate body


Brooklyn event with Itamar Ben-Gvir cancelled days before his US trip

The event featuring the far-right Israeli minister was to be hosted by Beis Shmuel Chabad, a Crown Heights synagogue.

 Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives to a court hearing of the Shin Bet official arrested in suspicion of leaking classified information to a journalist and a Minister at the court in Lod, April 15, 2025.

Mother, two daughters killed by driver with suspended license in Brooklyn's Jewish area

"This was a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions," said Mayor Adams.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish family walks in a street of Williamsburg in the Brooklyn borough of New York on October 7, 2025

New York City ex-allies clash over Trumpian style in an Orthodox district race

Tuesday's special election will decide the 44th district representative for orthodox south Brooklyn.

US President Donald Trump attends a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (not pictured), ahead of the NATO summit in Watford, in London, Britain, December 3, 2019.

NYC Israeli real estate event descends into violence after protests

Al-Awda claimed that the anti-Israel protests were to stop what they claimed was the sale of “stolen” land. 

 NYC Israeli real estate event devolves into violence after anti-Zionist protest, February 19, 2024.

'Genocide cuisine': Brooklyn Israeli restaurant vandalized with graffiti

The restaurant said that its branches would continue to welcome all, and encouraged patrons to spread "love, not hate."

An Israeli cuisine restaurant was vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti in Brooklyn on Saturday

NYPD Muslim Officers Society plays crucial role in Brooklyn's massive hanukkiah lighting

"There's a place for love and unity. There's mutual respect, especially religiously," NYPD detective Amen said.

 The massive menorah at Grand Army Plaza in Manhattan.

Eight incredible things to do during Hanukkah in NYC this year

Looking to stay entertained during this busy, chilly time of year? Here at the New York Jewish Week, we’ve got you covered.

 The pop-up Maccabee Bar is back in a new location this year.

New York street to be renamed after the Lubavitcher Rebbe

New York City Council approved renaming a section of Crown Heights' President Street as "Lubavitcher Rebbe Way" to honor Rabbi Schneerson, who transformed the Chabad movement.

MENACHEM MENDEL SCHNEERSON, the beloved Lubavitcher Rebbe.

'Anora' hits Israeli screens: A modern fairy tale with dark realities - opinion

Mikey Madison shines in Director Sean Baker's modern-day Cinderella story with a not-so-fairytale ending.

 MIKEY MADISON and Mark Edelshteyn in ‘Anora.’

Rabbi Kogan’s absence felt as Chabad emissaries gather under tight security in Brooklyn

The absence of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, a Chabad emissary from the UAE who was murdered last week, was deeply felt. 

 Rabbi Zvi Kogan