Posts Tagged: new york city
‘A Farce’: Joseph Borgen, Victim of Antisemitic Attack, Lukewarm on Assailant’s Punishment
Joseph Borgen, a Jewish Long Island resident whom five men assaulted and pepper-sprayed in a May 2021 antisemitic attack that shocked the New York Jewish...
‘Horrified’: NYC Lawmakers Refusal to Back Antisemitism Resolution Draws Fierce Condemnation
The New York City Council on Thursday passed a resolution declaring April 29 as "End Jew Hatred Day," but the decision of six council members,...
New York City Police Charge Man Accused of Graffitiing Swastikas on Jewish Daycare and Synagogue
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) charged a man with a slew of hate crime charges on Wednesday after he allegedly painted swastikas on...
Antisemitic Incidents in US Hit Record High in 2022, Anti-Defamation League Says
Antisemitic incidents in the United States increased 36 percent in 2022, according to an annual audit issued by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Thursday. The ADL...
NY Jewish Civic and Political Leaders Call for Harsher Penalties for Antisemitic Crime at Rally
A bipartisan group of Jewish and non-Jewish leaders on Wednesday called for an end to antisemitic hate crimes during an "End Jew Hatred" press conference...
Santos to be Removed from US Congress if he Broke Campaign Finance Laws, Comer Says
US Representative George Santos, who lied about much of his resume and life story, will be removed from Congress if found to have broken campaign...
New York City Police Identify Man Wanted For Antisemitic ‘Kanye 2024’ Assault Last Month
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has identified a man suspected of attacking a 63-year-old in Central Park while yelling "Kanye 2024." According to a...
‘Their Character Has Been Assassinated’: Wave of Antisemitic Attacks Has Immense Psychological Effect on Jews, Expert Says
The unrelenting wave of street-level antisemitic attacks in cities across the United States and Europe are having a profoundly negative psychological effect on individual Jews,...
NY Firefighter Arrested for Allegedly Vandalizing and Urinating on Sukkah; Ice Menorah Destroyed
A New York City Fire Department (FDNY) firefighter has been arrested for allegedly vandalizing in October a sukkah put up by the Manhattan-based Chabad Israel...
‘Kanye 2024:’ Elderly Man Hospitalized After Antisemitic Assault in Central Park
A 63-year-old man has been treated for injuries received during an antisemitic attack in New York City's Central Park in which his assailant allegedly invoked...
Jewish Boys Allegedly Chased by Men With Tasers in Flatbush, Brooklyn
Several men, one armed with a taser, chased a group of Jewish boys in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, a local Jewish community...
NYPD Arrests 17-Year-Old Antisemitic Assault Suspect
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has arrested a man suspected of assaulting members of Williamsburg's Jewish community in two separate attacks, the department's...
NYPD Arrests Man Accused of Shooting Jewish Father and Son with BB Gun
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has arrested a suspect accused of shooting a Jewish man and his seven-year-old son with a BB gun...
Jewish Man and 7-Year-Old Son Shot with BB Gun Outside Kosher Market in Staten Island
A Jewish man and his son were shot with BB guns on Sunday while standing outside a kosher supermarket in the Staten Island borough of...
