Manhattan

Attacker yells 'Allahu Akbar,' stabs two in potential Manhattan antisemitic hate crime

"The NYPD’s initial investigation suggests that mental health may have been a factor. They are also evaluating these stabbings as potential hate crimes," Mayor Mamdani explained.

JULY 24, 2026|ByESTHER DAVIS

The Lincoln Square Synagogue at 200 Amsterdam Avenue on the corner of West 69th Street in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, was built in 1970 and designed by Hausman & Rosenberg.

Justice Department asks judge to uphold NYT subpoenas in Air Force One leak probe

The July 10 subpoenas from Manhattan US Attorney Jay Clayton seek to force journalists to reveal sources, which critics call part of Trump's broader pressure campaign against the media.

JULY 23, 2026|ByREUTERS

All of America, it turns out, is not Mamdani’s Manhattan.

The Alaska perspective: A reminder that the world doesn't revolve around Israel - comment

In Alaska, one is reminded that the world neither revolves around Israel nor is obsessed with it.

JULY 11, 2026|ByHERB KEINON

After 50-years of Jewish outreach, pioneering American Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald steps down

The synagogue’s energetic educational director, Ephraim Buchwald, 29, suggested that Lincoln Square create a Shabbat service that could reach the majority of American Jews.

JULY 10, 2026|ByGARY ROSENBLATT/JTA

Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators face off on Manhattan streets

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators approached the people who had come to the End Jew Hatred rally, screaming, “Hey hey, ho ho, Israel has got to go!”

OCTOBER 9, 2023ByLISA KEYS/JTA, JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA

PRO-PALESTINIAN/anti-Israel groups hold a demonstration across from the Washington Monument, earlier this year. A sign reads: ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.’

Facing declining enrollment, Schechter Manhattan to close at end of school year

Schechter Manhattan’s closure means that only one school with roots in the Conservative movement remains in the five boroughs.

OCTOBER 4, 2023ByBEN SALES/JTA

Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City.

WATCH: Sea lion uses NYC flooding to make grand escape

The sea lion was only out for a brief period of time and never left the sight of Central Park Zoo personnel.

OCTOBER 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A sick sea lion is shown at the Marine Mammal Care Center, as it recovers from toxic algae that is being blamed for causing sickness to sea lions and dolphins along the coast of Southern California, in San Pedro, California, U.S., June 23, 2023.

Anti-Netanyahu protest message screened on UN HQ in New York

The message was displayed on the eve of the High Court of Justice's hearing on the law to abolish the reasonableness standard and in light of Netanyahu's planned visit to New York City next week.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

An anti-Netanyahu message is displayed on the side of the UN Headquarters in Manhattan a week before his planned visit to New York City.

Louise Levy, ‘supercentenarian’ subject of longevity study among Ashkenazi Jews, dies at 112

The Longevity Genes Project aims to explore the “good” genes that allow people to live well into the triple digits.

JULY 29, 2023ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA

What are the scientific processes behind aging?

New York crane snaps and crashes into street, injuring six

Multiple civilians and firefighters suffered minor injuries when the crane boom, a 16-ton load of concrete being lifted and debris from the nearby building fell into the street.

JULY 26, 2023ByREUTERS

Smoke is visible after a construction crane caught fire on a high-rise building in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., July 26, 2023

New children's book depicts Jewish Theological Seminary's devastating 1966 library fire

The 56-page book detailed a historical event she had never heard of before: the 1966 library fire at the Jewish Theological Seminary, in Morningside Heights.

JUNE 13, 2023ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA