Manhattan

Israeli victims of Iranian terrorism among those to be compensated after sale of NYC skyscraper

The United States first sought to seize the 650 Fifth Avenue skyscraper in 2008, after learning of the Iranian government-owned bank’s secret interest in the property.

650 Fifth Avenue, a 36-story office tower near Manhattan's Rockefeller Center, is seen on April 20, 2014.
A satellite image shows damage on Kharg Island, Iran, after US strikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, March 14, 2026.

In striking Kharg Island, Trump struck the choke point of Iran’s oil economy - opinion

Tucker Carlson looks on during US President Donald Trump’s meeting with oil  industry executives, at the White House in Washington, Jan. 9.

What Bret Stephens got wrong in his ‘State of World Jewry’ address - opinion

The Midtown Manhattan skyline of New York City is seen as ice floats on the Hudson River on January 28, 2026.

New York UN School ignored Jewish teacher's antisemitism complaints, investigated her instead


English Overseas: US Jewish volunteers teach Israelis English over Zoom

An idea born during the pandemic is continuing to spawn healthy educational and personal gain for all.

 STATESIDE VOLUNTEERS and Jerusalemite students get together for a Zoom chat.

Longtime Trump executive Weisselberg pleads guilty in tax fraud scheme

A grand jury last year indicted Weisselberg, 75, for concealing $1.76 million of "off-the-books" income.

Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg exits after his arraignment hearing in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, July 1, 2021

Zoos: Cruel cages or compassionate conservation?

Zoos have come under incredible assault, as places that are utterly immoral prisons of cages for animals that should be allowed to roam free

 VISITORS WATCH a polar bear at Central Park Zoo in New York.

The fierce fight for Jewish Congressional representation in NYC

The new maps, which went into effect at the end of May, have shaken up many Democratic strongholds and will have a ripple effect across the national political landscape.

House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) stands with House Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA); House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel (D-NY); House Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and other House committee chairs at a news conference to announce artii

Recent spike in antisemitic crimes in NYC

A perpetrator of an antisemitic hate crime also reportedly threw items lit on fire through a synagogue's gate, according to the NYPD.

 Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers check Manhattan subways after a shooting at a subway station in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, US, April 12, 2022

How Zabar’s, NY’s iconic Jewish grocery, got its start

The space Charlie recommended was in the Crystal Pure Food Market, at 2249 Broadway, between West 80th and 81st streets.

 THE FAMED Zabar’s on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

New York’s indifference to the Shoah - opinion

Interestingly, the parades honoring Pétain and Laval each occurred in October 1931. This was about a decade before their crimes of genocide against the Jewish people took place.

 A TICKER TAPE parade takes place in New York City’s ‘Canyon of Heroes’ in lower Manhattan last summer to honor essential workers for their work during the outbreak of COVID-19.

Radio host Nachum Segal plans to rebuild after fire destroys studio

The studio was the headquarters for the Nachum Segal Network since 2002, where Segal hosted his popular radio show, “Jewish Moments in the Morning.”

 Nachum Segal had been broadcasting from the studio that was destroyed in the fire since 2002.

‘SNL’ parodies ‘Fiddler’ — and a famous Hasidic-run camera store

In a skit on Saturday’s SNL episode, guest host John Mulaney led the cast in a parody of Broadway musical numbers that included an homage to “Fiddler on the Roof.”

 John Mulaney and Kenan Thompson perform a parody of “Fiddler on the Roof” with a chorus line of Hasidic dancers on “Saturday Night Live,” Feb. 26, 2022.

Texas synagogue hostage-taker claimed to have planted bombs in NYC

Law enforcement determined this week that there is no basis to these claims.

FOR NEW YORK City, the financial capital of the world, cyberattacks have always posed a major threat.