Posts Tagged: new york city
Attacker in 2021 Antisemitic Assault in New York Sentenced to Three Years in State Prison
The final criminal proceeding for the case of Joseph "Joey" Borgen, a Jewish man whom a gang of antisemites mauled and pepper-sprayed in broad daylight...
Fourth Assailant Sentenced to Prison for Brutal Antisemitic Beating of Joseph Borgen
Mohammed Othman, one of a gang of men who in 2021 brutally attacked and pepper-sprayed Joseph Borgen in New York City as he was on...
US Commodities Firm Fires Trader Kurush Mistry Over NYC Vandalism of Posters Broadcasting Plight of Hamas Hostages
A commodities trader caught on camera vandalizing posters in New York City that highlighted the plight of the more than 200 hostages seized by Hamas...
‘We Have Each Other, We Have Israel’: More Than 10,000 Gather for Pro-Israel Rally in New York City
Over 10,000 people gathered near Central Park in New York City on Monday night for a vigil and rally to commemorate 30 days since Hamas'...
Video: Non-Jews Confront Man in New York City for Tearing Down Posters of Israeli Kids Kidnapped by Hamas
A non-Jewish group of people in New York City confronted a man ripping down posters of Israeli children who were kidnapped by Hamas during the...
NYC Law Firm Rescinds Offers to Ivy League Students Who Signed Anti-Israel Letters After Hamas Massacre
Davis Polk & Wardwell, a major New York City law firm, said on Tuesday that it had rescinded job offers to three students at Harvard...
‘Sobering’: US Antisemitic Hate Crimes Spiked 36 Percent in 2022, FBI Reports
Antisemitic hate crimes across the US skyrocketed last year by 36 percent compared to 2021, with the Jewish community only trailing African Americans as the...
‘Preparation Prevents Panic’: Amid Rising Antisemitism, Experts Say High Holidays Security Will Be ‘Robust’
Ensuring security during the Jewish High Holidays at a time of surging antisemitism requires heightened cooperation between Jewish communities and law enforcement agencies, according to...
New Exhibit Focusing on Jewish Comics, Pop Culture Opening in New York
The Center for Jewish History in New York City announced this week a new exhibition opening in the fall that will showcase the history of...
NYC Mayor Adams’ Trip to Israel Highlights Ties to Jewish Community
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) on Monday arrived in Jerusalem for a three-day trip to Israel during which he will meet with Prime...
NYPD Searching for Suspected Antisemitic Vandal Wanted for Targeting Jewish Sites
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is searching for a man suspected of vandalizing multiple Jewish targets and attempting to force his way into...
‘Never in A Million Years’: Inna Vernikov on Her Path to NY Politics
Walking up a brick pathway leading to a pre-war-era apartment building in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn in late summer of 1996, 12-year-old Inna Vernikov,...
NYC Teachers Launch Petition Asking for No School on Last Two Days of Passover
Nearly 1,500 New York City teachers and Department of Education (DOE) staff have signed an open letter calling on Mayor Eric Adams to grant time...
‘Slap on the Wrist’: 60 Day Sentencing of Antisemitic Attacker Slammed by Jewish Organization
A leading US Jewish antisemitism watchdog criticized on Tuesday the sentencing of Suleiman Othman, who was recently convicted of assaulting a Jewish man in an...
