Tag: New York City
Anti-Israel groups plan to rally against NYC ‘buffer zone’ legislation during vote
A coalition of anti-Israel activist groups plans to hold a rally and press conference on the steps of City Hall on March 26 to oppose proposed New York City legislation that would restrict protests...
Mamdani, Menin slated to aid in Passover food distribution in Brooklyn on Sunday
Both Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor, and Julie Menin, speaker of the New York City Council, listed on their schedules that they intended to aid in food distribution for Passover at Chasdei...
Moody’s downgrade of NYC ‘just a warning’ city comptroller says
Moody’s, the influential credit rating agency, downgraded New York City’s outlook from “neutral” to “negative” recently, indicating that the largest city in America may be a riskier investment if Mayor Zohran Mamdani draws $1.2...
NYC Council speaker joins Met Council mock Seder, food distribution
Julie Menin, the speaker of the New York City Council, attended a mock Passover Seder and food distribution at a Met Council senior residence on Wednesday evening.
“This was one of those evenings that reminds...
‘Kill a Jew, go to heaven’ graffiti found on NYC bike trail
A police car stands by guarded barricades near the Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt at the American Museum of Natural History on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, June 16, 2020. Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images.
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Moody’s shifts NYC economic outlook from ‘stable’ to ‘negative’
New York City Comptroller Mark Levine warned of looming financial challenges after Moody’s Ratings revised the city’s credit outlook from “stable” to “negative” on March 11.
“Moody’s decision to revise New York City’s outlook to...
The Mamdani victimhood narrative and the American future
Taken as a whole, it painted a dismal picture of how the mayor and his supporters were not only doubling down on support for terrorism against Israelis and Jews, but also seeking to treat...
Security costs for Jewish day schools up 124% since Oct. 7
The cost of security for Jewish day schools and yeshivas in the United States has more than doubled in the two-and-a-half years since the Hamas-led terror attacks on Oct. 7, according to a new...
‘First time in a long time,’ NYC Council Jewish caucus talks needs, challenges with...
Jewish communal leaders from across New York City met with members of the New York City Council’s Jewish Caucus on Friday to discuss rising Jew-hatred, Holocaust education and the challenges that face Jewish service...
Hateful stickers ‘an affront to Israel, Jewish people,’ NY village says
“These statements are offensive, unacceptable and have no place in our community,” officials said.
Stickers with hate speech that are an “affront to Israel and Jewish people” were found on Monday on signs near a...