Brooklyn

Teens arrested after allegedly spray painting dozens of swastikas on Brooklyn playground

The teens have been charged with aggravated harassment charges, and one has been charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime, according to the New York Police Department. 

Antisemitic vandalism found at a playground in Brooklyn.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces the appointment of Christine Clarke as chair and commissioner for the New York City Commission on Human Rights at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights, Queens in New York City, New York

US court rejects Mamdani's attempt to block real-estate deal involving Israeli-owned company

Interior of the Kingsbrook Synagogue.

Gov. Hochul says she stepped in to block demolition of historic Brooklyn shul

 A New York City Police (NYPD) vehicle drives on the corner where a 13-year-old boy was found after being shot and killed, in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, US, March 1, 2024.

Jewish man hospitalized after stabbing near Chabad headquarters in Crown Heights


Living among celebs: Ed Sheeran vacates expensive Brooklyn apartment

The deluxe 300sq.m. apartment returns to market with a slight price bump.

  Ed Sheeran

Pro-Palestinian protesters call for ceasefire at Grand Central Terminal

The demonstration, organized by the anti-Zionist organization Jewish Voice for Peace, was but one of many anti-Israel protests in NYC in the past week.

 A man walks in silhouette at Grand Central Station in New York City, US, September 18, 2023.

Jewish NYC lawmaker Inna Vernikov arrested after carrying gun to pro-Palestinian protest

New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul said, “New York’s gun safety laws apply to everyone.”

 INNA VERNIKOV

US Gay man stabbed to death in hate crime for dancing to Beyonce

One of O'Shae Sibley's friends, who witnessed the attack and tried to save him, said “they murdered him because he’s gay, because he stood up for his friends.”

Participants celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia, February 29, 2020.

New Yorkers march in solidarity with Israeli protesters

The march over the Brooklyn Bridge was part of a global solidarity movement that has flourished in the city with the most Israelis outside of Israel.

 People visit the Brooklyn Bridge during hot weather in New York City, US, July 13, 2023.

Former head of Jewish security patrol in Brooklyn pleads guilty to sex crime involving a teenager

The guilty plea comes more than five years after Daskal was first arrested and charged with sex crimes related to the alleged abuse of a girl.

 A handcuffed suspect waits at the magistrates court.

ADL offering $50,000 reward for tips on 1994 NYC murder

Ari Halberstam, 16, was murdered on the Brooklyn Bridge in 1994 by Rashid Baz, who also fired upon 14 other Jewish teens in a van.

Participants in a Jewish solidarity march across New York City's Brooklyn Bridge, Jan. 5, 2020. The march in the city was held in response to a recent rise in anti-Semitic crimes in the New York metropolitan area. (Jeenah Moon/Getty Images)

Jewish journalist sues bar for refusing to serve him

Conservative journalist Elad Eliahu, 29, was reportedly on a first date last month in Brooklyn when a bartender allegedly told him to leave while calling him a "Zionist fascist."

Two pints of beer

Six NYC Council members reject establishment of 'End Jew Hatred Day'

Among those on the 51-member council who did not support the measure was Shahana Hanif, a representative of the heavily Jewish Brooklyn neighborhoods of Borough Park and Park Slope. 

End Jew Hatred Protest in NYC, held in front of the public library. (End Jew Hatred)

A new dance club in Williamsburg is bringing Tel Aviv party culture to Brooklyn

Some of the biggest night club venues in Brooklyn can hold thousands of people. Silo, by contrast, holds only 500, which carries a more intimate feel.

Nightclub (Illustrative)