Williamsburg

Zohran Mamdani is not antisemitic, Satmar's Brooklyn leadership says

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a liberal muslim, and not antisemitic, Satmar's Williamsburg, Brooklyn, community leadership wrote in newsletter Der Blatt.

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New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (R) visits a sukkah of Satmar community leaders in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, October 10, 2025; illustrative.
Orthodox Jews of the Satmar Hasidim in the village of Kiryas Joel, New York, US, May 25, 2016

'Enough is enough!': Hasidic woman publicizes divorce battle

The rabbinical court gave Steinmetz ten days to provide a "get" or face excommunication, yet he refused and has not faced any repercussions since.

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Orbeez gell balls.

Hassidic Jews targeted in gel pellet attacks in NYC

The three suspects drove through Williamsburg for three nights shooting gel pellets at Ultra-Orthodox Jews from a toy gun.

|BySAM HALPERN
Residents of Hasidic Williamsburg have largely returned to pre-pandemic life, as seen on Sept. 29, 2020.

NYPD to increase patrols in Williamsburg due to rise in antisemitic hate crimes

Arrests by the Hate Crimes Task Force are up more than 100% this year, with arrests for attacks on Jewish New Yorkers up by 45%.

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Jewish men assaulted in suspected antisemitic incidents in Brooklyn

Antisemitic graffiti were found at synagogues in Racine, Wisconsin and Sharon, Mass. over the weekend.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019ByILANIT CHERNICK
An illustrative photo of Hasidim walking in Brooklyn, New York.

Model walks naked though Hasidic Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn

Marisa Papen walked naked throughout the neighborhood, including posing in front of a yeshiva school bus and in front of a synagogue.

MAY 28, 2019ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
A JEWISH FAMILY walks in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Yom Kippur.