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Jewish man stabbed in Manhattan's Diamond District, Shomrim seeks public help identifying suspect

Manhattan Shomrim and the New York Police Department Hate Crimes Task Force are investigating the stabbing as a possible antisemitic attack.

 Members of the NYPD and Federal Law Enforcement create a security perimeter on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 18, 2023.
 THE TWIN Towers burn

‘You are standing today’: A Jewish lesson for America, 25 years after 9/11

Jessica Tisch speaks after being sworn in as the next Commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD)

'I stand with you': NYPD head Jessica Tisch speaks at NYC synagogue a week after antisemitic attack

This image shot on May 20, 2019 shows New York Central Synagogue on Lexington avenue.

'It’s all a racial thing': Man faces federal charges after synagogue attack


Columbia extends protest deadline after students agree to dismantle some tents

The deadline was pushed back to 8 a.m., with students amassing at the university in response to a possible confrontation with police.

 A man passes by as demonstrators attend a protest outside Columbia University, as the protest encampment continues in support of Palestinians, amid ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 23, 2024.

Most potential jurors rejected in Trump trial within minutes, said they couldn't be impartial

At least 50 jurors were rejected from the trial from the overall number of 96 of the potential jurors.

 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Richmond, Virginia, on March 2.

Two Orthodox Jews in NYC pelted with objects by passing car

The men, aged 19 and 65, were waiting to cross a street when they were struck “by multiple small objects” that came from a passing white vehicle, according to the NYPD.

 Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City.

NYPD arrests 13 pro-Palestinian protesters who backed-up Manhattan traffic during morning rush hour

It's not clear who organized Monday morning's protest. 

 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest as they take part in the ‘Biden: Stop supporting genocide!’ rally in New York City on January 20.

‘Shame on you’: Pro-Palestinian protesters shout at NY cancer hospital

Pro-Palestinian protestors took their demonstration to a cancer hospital in New York City.

 People attend a protest in solidarity with the Palestinians as police stand guard, New York, December 25, 2023

Eyal Shani’s fast-casual Times Square restaurant is going kosher

The kitchen will be thoroughly cleaned and prepared according to kosher guidelines, and a certificate of kashrut from Rabbi Aaron Mehlman of National Kosher Supervision is expected to be issued.

 Tourist are passing New York City's popular Times Square during the summer of August 2017.

Progressive Manhattan synagogue vandalized with antisemitic symbols

The door of the synagogue was defaced with swastikas and symbols representing the KKK movement.

(ILLUSTRATIVE) A swastika was painted onto a busy road in Australia.

Pro-Palestinian protesters shut down Grand Central Station, vandalize NYT building

ABC and Fox reported that services at the terminal were extremely limited as a result of the demonstrations.

 A woman holds a mock-up newspaper with a list of names of people killed in Gaza, during a rally in support of Palestinians, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, outside The New York Times building in New York City, US, November 9, 2023.

NYC Jews volunteer after pro-Palestinian baristas quit Israeli-owned cafe

Caffe Aronne had to shut down after two of the cafe’s baristas quit their jobs due to the cafe's support of Israel – until local Jews stepped up to help.

 Customers pack into Caffe Aronne in the Upper East Side after staff members quit due to the store's pro-Israel activities, Nov. 7, 2023.

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.