Tag: Monsey
Monsey machete-attack suspect unfit for federal trial, according to DOJ attorneys
Attorneys from the U.S. Justice Department are conceding that they may not be able to prosecute Grafton Thomas, the man accused of stabbing five people, killing one, in a December 2019 machete attack at...
Judge rules Monsey machete-attack suspect deemed unfit for federal trial
The suspect accused of the Dec. 28 machete attack at a home and prayer hall known as Rabbi Rottenberg’s Shul in Monsey, N.Y., injuring five of the 100 or so celebrants at a Hanukkah candle-lighting party...
Gov. Cuomo renames state hate-crime bill after late victim of Hanukkah stabbing
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Monday that he will rename the state’s Domestic Terrorism Act after Yosef Neumann, who died on March 29 of the injuries he suffered three months earlier during a stabbing attack on...
One of five people injured in Monsey Hanukkah stabbing dies of wounds
A victim of the Dec. 28 machete attack at Hanukkah party at a home and prayer hall known as Rabbi Rottenberg’s Shul in Monsey, N.Y., has succumbed to his wounds.
“We are sad to inform...
Did New York bail-reform changes take on too much too quickly?
Slated to be the cornerstone of New York State’s social-justice reform in 2020, a new law that eliminates bail for misdemeanors and some felony crimes has come under increasing scrutiny, in part because of...
Cuomo allocates $680,000 for security measures in Monsey, New Square
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday the allocation of more than $680,000 to install license-plate readers throughout Monsey and the neighboring village of New Square to help protect Jewish communities in the area.
The new...
Monsey suspect indicted on attempted murder charges
The suspect in the Dec. 28 machete attack at a home and prayer hall known as Rabbi Rottenberg’s Shul in Monsey, N.Y., slashing and injuring five people, has been indicted by a grand jury on six attempted murder charges,...