New York
More than 100 Jewish leaders urge Cuomo not to undo bail reform
More than 100 New York Jewish organizations and leaders signed a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo urging him not to undo the state’s bail reform law.
At least 100 test positive for coronavirus in Hasidic Brooklyn neighborhood
At least 100 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Brooklyn’s Hasidic Borough Park neighborhood.
In containment zone around synagogue, National Guard serves amid eerie stillness
“It’s scary, because you still have to go out there.”
Woman indicted on hate crime charge in subway attack on Israeli college student
She is seen on video verbally and attacking the student while using anti-Semitic epithets.
Live coronavirus updates: AIPAC says 2 conference attendees tested positive for coronavirus
We are closely monitoring the coronavirus outbreak within the Jewish community in New York and beyond, and are posting updates as they happen here. If you are being affected by the virus we would like to speak to you, please email reporter Ari Feldman at feldman[at]forward.com .
NYC Jewish day school closed due to ‘suspected case of coronavirus’
SAR Academy was one of two New York-area schools to close, saying it was taking “precautionary measures.”
New York City’s latest tactic to combat anti-Semitism: An ad campaign featuring diverse Jewish New Yorkers
A Hasidic community activist said he hoped the initiative “will have the desired effect of making us visible, that we belong.”
Anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City fell in January
Anti-Semitic hate crimes, however, made up 72% of total hate crimes in the city last month.
Man charged with hate crime for yelling at Jewish couple in New York City
He called the couple “F***|ing Jews!”
Jews unite at rally against anti-Semitism, but diverge on police response
Will more NYPD officers stop anti-Semitic assaults in New York? Some Orthodox Jews say yes, but other Jews and people of color disagree.
