Mamdani skips Israel parade, while Jewish NYPD commissioner will march as marshal
Mayor promises a heavy police for Celebrate Israel on Sunday, while abstaining from city tradition
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News Protesters picket Manhattan synagogue over Israel real estate sale, testing Mamdani and new law
The NYPD kept demonstrators and counterdemonstrators nearly a block away from Park East Synagogue, where a prior protest spurred measures to protect houses of worship
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News Who is Jessica Tisch, the Jewish NYC police commissioner who will serve in Mayor-Elect Mamdani’s administration?
As Zohran Mamdani faces distrust from Jewish voters over his record on Israel and protests, keeping Jessica Tisch sends a message
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Fast Forward Mamdani said NYPD boots were ‘laced by the IDF.’ What is the relationship between US police and Israel?
Was there any truth to the hyperbole?
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Fast Forward Rabbi Alvin Kass, longest-serving NYPD chaplain famed for 9/11 response, dies at 89
Kass once disarmed a hostage-taker with pastrami sandwiches from the Carnegie Deli
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Fast Forward Jews were targeted by the majority of hate crimes in NYC last year, NYPD says
Data compiled by the department showed that there were 345 anti-Jewish hate crimes across the city in 2024, nearly 54% of the 641 total hate crimes tallied
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Fast Forward Jessica Tisch, Jewish public servant, appointed as commissioner of NYPD
The 43-year-old three-time Harvard grad, who hails from a prominent Jewish family, vows to keep NYC “safe and vibrant”
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Fast Forward NYPD hate crimes unit is investigating alleged assault on pro-Israel leader
Footage online showed Todd Richman, chairman of the political advocacy group Democratic Majority for Israel, being hit by pro-Palestinian protesters on the anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack
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