‘AIPAC lost its way’: Bill de Blasio says pro-Israel group has become too partisan
In exit interview, the former mayor and congressional candidate reflects on Israel, the Jewish vote and why he’s given up on electoral politics
In exit interview, the former mayor and congressional candidate reflects on Israel, the Jewish vote and why he’s given up on electoral politics
‘People are looking for another option,’ former New York mayor said hours after meeting with Orthodox leaders in Borough Park
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio condemned offensive remarks by Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause New York, against the Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn. In an interview with the Gothamist in February, a local New York website, Lerner characterized the Orthodox community as an ‘extremist bloc.’ “I find her comments absolutely wrong,…
When New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio released a list of 33 neighborhoods that would be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccine appointments and sites, Brooklyn’s main Orthodox neighborhoods were not on it, prompting renewed accusations that he has treated those communities unfairly in regard to the pandemic. Borough Park, Williamsburg and Crown Heights – neighborhoods…
Andrew Yang said he would not take action to boost secular education in yeshivas if elected mayor of New York City, staking out a position likely to win him support in Brooklyn’s Orthodox communities. “As mayor, I will always respect religious freedom including the freedom of parents to do what’s best for their kids educationally,”…
(JTA) – If New York City’s mayor won’t stop weddings in Brooklyn’s Hasidic neighborhoods from happening, the state’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, said Wednesday that he will. “If the mayor is not doing any enforcement actions, then the state will,” Cuomo said at a news conference, according to the New York Post. “We’ve had superspreader events…
A federal judge in Syracuse issued a preliminary injunction Friday preventing New York officials from enforcing different coronavirus restrictions for houses of worship than for secular nonessential businesses. Senior U.S. District Judge Gary L. Sharpe wrote that Governor Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Letitia James and Mayor Bill de Blasio had made decisions that led to…
Five defendants, including three Orthodox Jews from Brooklyn, are suing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for violating their civil rights by forbidding religious gatherings and requiring “oppressive conditions” that limit gathering sizes during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the complaint filed last Wednesday….
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