Manhattan

BHI extends $88m bridge loan for Midtown Manhattan tower acquisition

Bank Hapoalim’s US arm said the financing will support Idan Ofer’s real estate arm and Metro Loft in the acquisition and conversion of 845 Third Avenue into a 529-unit rental property.

845 Third Avenue Tower, Manhattan.
The Candler Building in Midtown Manhattan.

Bank Hapoalim’s US arm funds $203m Manhattan housing conversion

FILE PHOTO: US Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel (not pictured), on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, September 17, 2025.

Manhattan district attorney investigates four sexual assault claims against California's Swalwell

650 Fifth Avenue, a 36-story office tower near Manhattan's Rockefeller Center, is seen on April 20, 2014.

Israeli victims of Iranian terrorism among those to be compensated after sale of NYC skyscraper


Radio host Nachum Segal plans to rebuild after fire destroys studio

The studio was the headquarters for the Nachum Segal Network since 2002, where Segal hosted his popular radio show, “Jewish Moments in the Morning.”

 Nachum Segal had been broadcasting from the studio that was destroyed in the fire since 2002.

‘SNL’ parodies ‘Fiddler’ — and a famous Hasidic-run camera store

In a skit on Saturday’s SNL episode, guest host John Mulaney led the cast in a parody of Broadway musical numbers that included an homage to “Fiddler on the Roof.”

 John Mulaney and Kenan Thompson perform a parody of “Fiddler on the Roof” with a chorus line of Hasidic dancers on “Saturday Night Live,” Feb. 26, 2022.

Texas synagogue hostage-taker claimed to have planted bombs in NYC

Law enforcement determined this week that there is no basis to these claims.

FOR NEW YORK City, the financial capital of the world, cyberattacks have always posed a major threat.

Investor Michael Steinhardt banned for life from collecting antiquities

Investor and philanthropist to Jewish causes Michael Steinhardt agreed to forfeit $70 million in looted antiquities and never again collect ancient artifacts in a plea deal.

 Michael Steinhardt speaks at the Champions of Jewish Values International Awards Gala in New York City, May 21, 2017.

Leaders, musicians raise antisemitism awareness with Hanukkah lighting in Times Square

Confirmed guests include 'Real Housewives of New York' star Eboni K. Williams, and recording artists David Broza and the a cappella group Maccabeats.

NEW YORKERS participate in a parade to celebrate Israel’s Independence Day, in Times Square in April.

Malcolm X's convicted killers to be exonerated - Manhattan DA

He was shot dead at New York City's Audubon Ballroom while preparing to deliver a speech. Three members of the Nation of Islam were convicted in the shooting.

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X wait for a press conference to begin in an unknown location, March 26, 1964

Timna TLV opens after winning critical acclaim

Nir Mesika grew up in Israel, relocated to the US and won accolades for his Mediterranean restaurant Timna in Manhattan.

 An individual kubana serving at Timna TLV

6 amazing Jewish films at DOC NYC, largest documentary festival in US

The festival will screen more than 120 feature-length documentaries in-person Nov. 10-18 at three Manhattan theaters — the IFC Center, SVA Theatre and Cinépolis Chelsea — and online until Nov. 28.

 Lower East Side, Manhattan

Fired Park East rabbi holding rival services blocks from his old synagogue

This will be at least the second service hosted by Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt since he was fired from the wealthy Orthodox congregation on Manhattan’s Upper East Side on Oct. 15.

 Park East Synagogue

Fired NY Rabbi says accusations of synagogue coup are 'hurtful'

Schneier’s allies accused Goldschmidt of inappropriately sharing synagogue members’ email addresses and of orchestrating a coup to replace Schneier, 91, who has led the synagogue for nearly 60 years.

 Park East Synagogue