Tag: Brooklyn N.Y.
Woman charged with vandalizing home of Brooklyn Museum director
Law enforcement has filed hate crime charges against a woman alleged to have participated in dumping red paint and vandalizing the home of Anne Pasternak, who is Jewish and works as the Shelby White and Leon Levy Director...
Jewish family, allegedly assaulted at fifth-grade graduation, plans to sue NYC for $100 million
A Jewish family, that says it was physically assaulted at a fifth grade Brooklyn public school graduation, intends to sue New York City for $100 million, the New York Post reported.
At the PS 682 graduation on...
Brooklyn legislator’s Jewish constituents feel ‘abandoned, betrayed, endangered’
Shahana Hanif, a New York City Council member and co-chair of its Taskforce to Combat Hate, is ignoring antisemitism and leaving her Jewish constituents in Brooklyn’s 39th District feeling unsafe, according to an op-ed in the New York...
‘Explosion’ of conspiracy theories on social media about ‘tunnels’ at Chabad
The account Frum TikTok was one of many to post footage of a riot at a synagogue that is part of the world headquarters of Chabad-Lubavitch. Police were called after “young agitators,” as Chabad put it,...
Brooklyn restaurant offers seafood menu labeled ‘from river to sea’
According to a New York City restaurateur, a common chant regularly bellowed at anti-Israel rallies around the world means “just simply freedom and rights to the Palestinian people between the Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea.”
Abdul Elenani,...
Brooklyn-based restaurant takes the cake
A black-and-white, seven-layer cake from Gertrude’s, a restaurant that serves “Jew-ish cuisine” in Brooklyn, N.Y., is one of the city’s “Top 8” dishes, according to The New York Times.
Gertrude’s, in the Prospect Heights neighborhood, is...
A festival of laughs comes to Brooklyn, N.Y.
There are Jewish comedians. And then there is Jewish comedy.
The first-ever Chosen Comedy Festival, set for Aug. 16 in Brooklyn, N.Y., will bring both.
“There’s so much about Jewish comedy that is talked about in...
New York-area Holocaust survivors pack bags for much-needed summer getaway
A summer getaway is always nice. For some Brooklyn-area Holocaust survivors, it’s a lifeline.
The Blue Card, a nonprofit dedicated to aiding destitute Holocaust survivors, is preparing to host its annual summer retreat. It notes that it is...
New York Police Department offers reward in hate incident
The New York City Police Department has released video footage of a suspect they are hoping to identify for drawing a swastika in front of a Jewish high school in the Flatbush section of...
Guests at New York mayor’s mansion for Jewish Heritage Month note rise in anti-Semitism
“I was ready for just about anything when I came to an Eric Adams party, but a Chassidic guy singing Billy Joel was not one of them.”
So quipped New York City Council Member Lincoln...