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Fast Forward Junior’s, NYC’s iconic Jewish cheesecake emporium, buys back guns to protect the city it loves
A Brooklyn boy's death inspires the third-generation owner of the restaurant with deep roots in the borough
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News NYC mayor urges Jewish New Yorkers to speak out in support of the police
At a Jewish Heritage Month event, Mayor Eric Adams said he’s got Jews’ backs amid rising antisemitism
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Fast Forward Mayor Adams to meet with 55 women rabbis who are concerned he’s only hearing from Orthodox Jews
They aim to convey that most Jewish people in New York City are progressive
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New York Voices In a new exhibit on Eldridge Street, an artist dreams of kosher hot dogs
Jewish folk artist Steve Marcus brings his winning weiner drawings to the East Village
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Culture Why Audrey Gelman’s pastoral fantasy doesn’t make sense for Jews
The Wing founder's new "country store" is inspired by a fictional English village — with its own rabbi
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Fast Forward NY Jewish councilwoman urges forceful response to rise in antisemitism
A Jewish New York City councilwoman is calling on her colleagues to speak out more forcefully against antisemitism and increase awareness of the Holocaust amid a rise in antisemitic incidents across the city. Julie Menin, who is serving her first term on the City Council, on Wednesday will host a virtual town hall for her…
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News A lifelong Jewish activist, new NYC comptroller vows to lead on progressive issues
Comptroller Brad Lander became the highest-ranking Jewish official in New York City when he took office on Jan. 1. He’s also considered among the most progressive, and can point to a long resume of activism – much of it honed with Jewish groups. “I find a lot of the values that undergird my progressive politics…
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News Council race in Queens tests support for Israel in New York politics
Just days before early voting kicks off in the June 22 Democratic primaries, a race in eastern Queens is raising concerns among mainstream Jewish leaders who take issue with a candidate’s stance on Israel, and worry about rising anti-Israel sentiment within the progressive movement — a force that could ultimately shape the makeup of the…
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