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Culture When Robert Moses laid waste to the Jewish Bronx, was he trying to obliterate his Jewish heritage?
A new exhibit about Robert Caro's 'The Power Broker' sheds new light on New York's great creator and destroyer
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Fast Forward Antisemitic hate crimes in NYC have surged this year, according to police data
The NYPD says Jews have been targeted in at least 275 hate crimes this year
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Fast Forward In NYC, Jews gather together — and apart — for prayer and protest to mark one year since Oct. 7
A large, traditionally pro-Israel rally drew thousands to Central Park. But downtown, hundreds more gathered for a pair of left-wing Jewish rallies in Union Square.
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Fast Forward Where do NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ potential successors stand on Israel and Jewish issues?
What you need to know about Jumaane Williams, Brad Lander and others hoping to be the next mayor of New York City
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Fast Forward What Eric Adams’ Jewish supporters and critics are saying after his indictment
Adams' connections in the Jewish community may assist him as he fights the charges and the political firestorm they have ignited
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Culture In place of a proud emblem of Jewish immigration in NYC, million-dollar condos and a private garden
Gentrification comes for the Bialystoker Center and Home for the Aged
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Fast Forward NYC officially recognizes Landing Day, when the first Jewish community arrived in 1654
Three hundred and seventy years ago this week, 23 Sephardic Jews arrived in New York and established the first Jewish community
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Fast Forward NYPD reports 19 antisemitic incidents in August as anti-Muslim acts also spike
The August number of alleged attacks on Jews was higher than the 12 recorded over the same month last year, but relatively low in the 11 months since numbers started spiking after Oct. 7
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