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NYPD: 55% of confirmed hate crimes in New York City are antisemitic

Confirmed hate crimes rose by 11.7%, with 55% of all these confirmed hate crimes being antisemitic, despite Jews making up only approximately 10% of NYC's population.

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch speaks during for a press conference at the New York Police Department headquarters in New York City, US, April 2, 2026.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is seen at a press conference after a car slammed into Chabad headquarters, last month. The election of Mamdani is the product of anti-Jewish hatred, not the cause, the writer says.

NYC police says device thrown during protests outside Mamdani's house was an explosive

The skyline of Lower Manhattan is seen at dawn from across the Hudson River in New York City, US, October 18, 2025.

Antisemitic hate crimes in NY surge by 182% in January 2026 compared to previous year

Members of the Orthodox Jewish community walk past NYPD officers as they stand guard outside of Congregation Shaarei Zion of Bobov on June 02, 2025 in the Borough Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City (Illustrative).

NYPD: 'Kill all the Jews' email sent to 300 students leads to teen arrest


New York City police officer shot and killed

Two officers were shot while responding to a report of domestic violence. One remains in critical condition.

Emergency personnel respond at the scene where NYPD officers were shot while responding to a domestic violence call in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, US, January 21, 2022.

New York woman spits on child after making antisemitic slurs

The suspect, a female apparently in her 20s, allegedly approached an 8-year-old boy who was standing on the sidewalk with two other children.  They say she made the comments and then spat.

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Orthodox man beaten in Brooklyn in antisemitic attack

The victim, a 26-year-old man, was chased down by two individuals who struck him with what police described as an “unknown object,” resulting in a laceration to his head.

New York City police officers block hassidic men from entering a synagogue, closed due to COVID-19, in Brooklyn, in March 2020.

NYPD investigating antisemitic assault in Brooklyn

The suspect was waiting for a store to open before making antisemitic statements and punching a man in the face multiple times.

NYPD investigate an ultra-orthodox man for abduction.

Armed man in standoff with NYPD at UN entrance surrenders

NYPD on the scene asked the man to put his weapon down.

 The sun shines behind the United Nations Secretariat Building at the United Nations Headquarters. New York City, New York, U.S., June 18, 2021.

Democrat Eric Adams wins NYC mayoral election

Adams, who defeated long-shot GOP challenger Curtis Silwa, pitched himself as a moderate Democrat who opposes the "defund the police" movement, but promises to rid of racist policing practices. 

Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends a rally at City Hall the day before the election in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 1, 2021.

NYPD search for woman who set Flatbush Yeshiva on fire

The NYPD is offering rewards of up to $3,500 for information about a woman who set the entrance to the Yeshiva of Flatbush on fire.

NYPD investigate an ultra-orthodox man for abduction.

NYPD cop charged with vandalizing Jewish summer camp

Matthew McGrath, 37, was arrested and charged with felony burglary and criminal mischief after he allegedly broke into and vandalized a Jewish summer camp.

NYPD investigate an ultra-orthodox man for abduction.

NYPD commissioner meets with rabbi, FBI to discuss increasing antisemitism

The event at the Park East Synagogue comes in response to a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents in New York City.

New York's Park East Synagogue during the memorial service for Pittsburgh shooting victims

NYPD investigates multiple antisemitic incidents in Brooklyn, New York

The incidents come as antisemitic incidents continue to rise in frequency throughout the Western world.

Gazing out at the altered skyline from a perch in Brooklyn, August 14