Jacob Kornbluh is the Forward’s senior political reporter. Follow him on Twitter @jacobkornbluh or email [email protected].
Jacob KornbluhSenior Political Reporter
By Jacob Kornbluh
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Fast Forward Andrew Yang racks up more Hasidic endorsements, locking up Orthodox voting bloc
A group of nine leading Hasidic sects in Brookyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood, including the two large Satmar factions, have decided to back Andrew Yang as their first choice for mayor, sources who were involved in Monday night’s decision told the Forward. The endorsement locks up the Orthodox voting block for Yang, one of the leading candidates…
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News EXCLUSIVE: Scott Stringer and Elyse Buxbaum talk about their marriage and the mayoral race
When a former campaign volunteer last month accused Scott Stringer of sexual harassment, his wife said she “didn’t even question” whether the allegations could be true. “I know him,” said Elyse Buxbaum, in an exclusive joint sit-down interview with the Forward. “I’ve known him for 15-plus years. It’s just not even who he is.” But…
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Fast Forward NY lawmaker introduces bill to exempt hate crimes from cash bail reform
David Weprin, a state assemblyman from Queens, unveiled a bill Thursday that would require cash bail for suspects arrested and charged with hate crimes. The measure, he says, will help combat an alarming rise in antisemitic and anti-Asian incidents across New York City. It also comes at a time of increasing violent attacks against Jews…
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News New PAC to push back on anti-Israel rhetoric in New York races
A group of activists and philanthropists are launching a new political action committee to push back against candidates and politicians they see as out of sync with the views of the mainstream Jewish and pro-Israel community. The group, called the “Real Jewish Vote,” had been in the works in recent weeks, preparing to play a…
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News Should candidates for office in NYC weigh in on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Five of the eight leading candidates in the race for NYC mayor have chimed in on the recent violence between Israel and Hamas. And the two competitors for first place, Andrew Yang and Eric Adams, faced fierce backlash for expressing their support for Israeli airstrikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. Yang tweeted, “I’m…
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News Bullied as a kid for being Jewish, Dan Quart says he’ll be tough on hate crimes as Manhattan DA
Growing up in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in the early 1980s, Dan Quart, now a member of the State Assembly, was the frequent target of antisemitic slurs. “The walk from my house to synagogue was pretty long,” Quart, 48, said in a recent interview. “I’d go with my friends, and as a big…
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Fast Forward NYC comptroller candidate pledges solidarity visit to Israel if elected
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, one of the leading candidates for New York City comptroller, said Thursday that in light of recent turmoil, she will travel to Israel if elected. “Supporting our longtime friends in Israel is more important today than ever,” Caruso-Cabrera told the Forward. “That’s why the first international trip I will take following my primary…
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News Former Pentagon official behind Iron Dome funding running for Congress
Hundreds of rockets that rained down on Israel in the past few days have been intercepted by the Iron Dome, a defense system credited with saving countless lives. Now one of the Americans most instrumental in making the Iron Dome possible is running for Congress. Eric Lynn, a Jewish Democrat who recently launched his campaign…
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