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. 

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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

The deal is valued at $451 million and includes more than 5,000 apartments across 90 buildings, most of them subject to rent regulation.

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Interior of the Kingsbrook Synagogue.

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

For nearly 100 years, the synagogue has served Jewish hospital patrons and residents in the surrounding neighborhoods of East Flatbush and Crown Heights.

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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

Officials said the victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was treated and released from Kings County Hospital.

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Activists launch independent haredi news organization

Naftuli Moster is launching a news organization focused on tackling the news desert in the haredi world.

DECEMBER 1, 2022ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
Man reading 'Yated Ne’eman’ in Mea She’arim

Man pleads guilty to federal hate crimes against three Jews in separate attacks

Saadah Masoud plead guilty to federal hate crimes against three Jews in three separate attacks in New York.

NOVEMBER 25, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement, also known as BDS.

Largest US Kosher food bank to feed 135,000 people in need on Thanksgiving

While all the items in the food bank are Kosher, CEO of the Met Council David Greenfield emphasized that the organization supports Jews and non-Jews alike.

NOVEMBER 23, 2022ByOMRI NAHMIAS
The Queens precinct and the Met Council distribute food to those in need for Thanksgiving.

Kyrie Irving returns following suspension for antisemitism, helps Nets knock off Grizzlies

Irving's next appearance will likely be Sunday night.

NOVEMBER 20, 2022ByREUTERS
Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving (11) at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, Oct 29, 2022

'Jews kill blacks' and 'Jews enslave Black lives' found graffitied in Georgia

The antisemitic graffiti was found in Atlanta spray painted on public property.

NOVEMBER 5, 2022ByNOA FEIGENBAUM
Downtown Atlanta

Worker at famed Brooklyn kosher bakery found dead in freezer

The man was caught in rotating blades of the machine while working in the freezer and appeared to have been locked inside for some five hours.

NOVEMBER 4, 2022ByJACOB HENRY/JTA
Image of the NYPD Logo

Largest NYC Orthodox voting bloc endorses Zeldin for governor

Despite backing two incumbent Democrats, Letita James for attorney general and Charles Schumer for senate, the Bobov Sect endorsed Lee Zeldin for governor over current Gov. Kathy Hochul.

NOVEMBER 2, 2022ByHALEY COHEN
US Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY) speaks during the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention broadcast from Washington, US August 26, 2020.

Two Jewish youths attacked in NYC in separate incidents

According to the tweet, the suspects made "anti-Jewish statements" and threw eggs at the boy, who was dressed in "traditional Jewish garb."

OCTOBER 28, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
NYPD vehicle370

Tourists are back, but are things back to normal? - opinion

Are things back to normal now that tourists are back in Israel for Sukkot?

OCTOBER 7, 2022ByAARON KATSMAN
THE ‘UMBRELLA STREET’ in downtown Jerusalem is seen nearly empty. Will the streets now be filled again?

'The Choice': A feminist novel on Brooklyn hassidic Jewry - review

From the most down-to-earth subjects to the most pristine spirituality, The Choice is some ride.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022ByAARON LEIBEL
BROOKLYN HAREDIM protest coronavirus restrictions in New York City, 2020. The author delves into the entanglements, rivalries and complexities of the Brooklyn hassidic community.