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News Hochul pushes 25-foot buffer around New York houses of worship as Mamdani wavers on local bills
The New York governor, running for reelection, amplified her pledge to pursue action as critics claim restrictions would limit New Yorkers’ constitutional rights
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Opinion I’m a Jewish candidate for New York comptroller. Our state must divest from Israel bonds
It is time to stop investing in a government that acts in contradiction to our people's deepest values
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Fast Forward Meet the rabbi running for State Assembly on the Upper West Side
If she wins in 2026, Stephanie Ruskay would be the first female rabbi to hold elected state office in American history
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Opinion How my Jewish great-grandfather paved the way for Zohran Mamdani — and Donald Trump
The language being used to attack Mamdani sounds a whole lot like what my great-grandfather experienced in the 1930s
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Fast Forward Outrage ensues after a Long Island high school study guide calls Zionism ‘extreme nationalism’
Rep. Elise Stefanik called the review sheet ‘a total amoral abomination’
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Fast Forward Cuomo has a commanding lead over Mamdani in NYC mayoral race, but his Jewish support is stuck
The Marist poll shows Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist with a long history of criticizing Israel, garnering 14% among Jewish voters
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Culture I have seen the future of America — in a pastrami sandwich in Queens
San Wei, which serves pastrami sandwiches along with churros and biang biang noodles, represents an immigrant's fulfillment of the American dream
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Fast Forward Trump nixes pro-Israel darling Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be UN ambassador
Trump cited the Republicans’ razor-thin majority in Congress, where Stefanik has served in the party leadership
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