Tag: New York
NYPD to increase security at synagogues for High Holidays following rise...
The head of the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force, Deputy Inspector Andrew Arias, said hate crimes in New York have increased 45% in 2022.
(September...
Outraged, Pleading, Defiant New York Yeshivas Brace for Vote on Education...
By Reuvain Borchardt
NEW YORK — Yeshivas statewide are bracing for a Board of Regents vote on regulations that would for the first time allow the...
Blade-Wielding Assailant Tries to Stab NY Gubernatorial Hopeful Lee Zeldin at...
New York gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Lee Zeldin was nearly stabbed at a campaign rally in Fairport, New York, a small town just outside of...
New York Reports 1st US Polio Case in Nearly a Decade
New York health officials on Thursday reported a polio case, the first in the U.S. in nearly a decade.
Officials said the Rockland County resident...
New York state lawmakers pass Holocaust Education Bill
The bill, which unanimously passed the State Assembly earlier this week, will now be sent to Gov. Kathy Hochul for consideration.
(May 26, 2022 / JNS) The New York...
‘Presumptive’ case of monkeypox identified in Florida
By Yaron Steinbuch
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Florida health officials are investigating a “presumptive” case of monkeypox — making the Sunshine State the third possible US...
New York City Raises Covid-19 Alert Level to High, Advises Masks
New York City has raised its Covid-19 alert level to high amid increasing pressure on the health care system. The city upped the warning from...
NYPD Locates Van Sought In Brooklyn Subway Shooting
NEW YORK (AP) — A gunman in a gas mask and a construction vest set off a smoke canister on a rush-hour subway train...
March sees 92% jump in anti-Semitic hate crimes over previous year,...
The rise in incidents of Jew-hatred comes amid an overall increase in crime across the five boroughs.
(April 12, 2022 / JNS) Anti-Semitic crimes fell slightly in New...
Federal Officials Confirm Bird Flu Detected In New York
NEW YORK (AP) — A highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a non-commercial backyard flock of birds on Long Island in New...