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Fast Forward New York Republican lawmakers unveil plan to combat antisemitism ahead of budget vote
‘We need the governor and the state legislature to lock arms with us and lead the way,’ says letter
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Fast Forward New York Jets star Sauce Gardner says his ‘intentions were positive’ when he said that Jews ‘run the world’
Gardner said he did not know that he was echoing a common antisemitic trope
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Fast Forward Martin Greenfield, Auschwitz survivor and master tailor to American presidents, dies at 95
'Receiving your first tailoring lesson inside a Nazi concentration camp was hardly the ideal apprenticeship,' Greenfield once recalled
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Fast Forward Arsonist with ‘kill rabbi’ tattoo sentenced to decades in prison for burning rabbi’s home
Matthew Karelefsky was convicted last month of charges including attempted murder, arson and assault for the crime in Brooklyn
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Food Where can you find the best egg cream in the world? Not New York
Philadelphia's Franklin Fountain won the first National Egg Cream Invitational with an unconventional take on the New York classic
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Books Writers beware: Reading this journalist’s reflections on life may cause extreme jealousy
In his latest book, 'The Lede,' Calvin Trillin reflects on decades of reporting — and reveals some of his more colorful interactions with fellow titans of journalism
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Fast Forward In the wake of an antisemitism lawsuit, Barnard bans messaging on dorm doors
The college, which has been rocked by protests over the Israel-Hamas war, told students it’s trying make the campus feel more welcoming
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Fast Forward Police: Jewish man struck with baseball bat in Staten Island by assailant who called him ‘dirty Jew’
Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the assailant
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