The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/crown-heights/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:53:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Crown Heights | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/crown-heights/ 32 32 NYPD investigating alleged antisemitic stabbing, 2nd assault in under 24 hours https://www.timesofisrael.com/nypd-investigating-alleged-antisemitic-stabbing-2nd-assault-in-under-24-hours/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:42:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3714538 New York police say assailant who knifed man in chest made 'anti-Jewish statements,' just hours after attack on two Jewish men on subway

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]]> Anti-Israel NY group seeks ‘justice’ for 1991 accident that sparked antisemitic riot https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-israel-ny-group-seeks-justice-for-1991-accident-that-sparked-antisemitic-riot/ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 20:37:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3623057 Crown Heights activists blame 'Zionist White supremacists' for car collision in which Black boy, aged 7, was killed 34 years ago, raising fears of renewed racial turmoil in neighborhood

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]]> Crown Heights get-out-the-vote activists aim to show Chabad’s electoral might https://www.timesofisrael.com/crown-heights-get-out-the-vote-activists-aim-to-show-chabads-electoral-might/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:41:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3412168 Though deep-blue New York will surely go to Harris, the Jewish Future Alliance wants to dispel impression that Hasidic vote doesn't matter in Trump-leaning Brooklyn enclave

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]]> Young Jewish man stabbed in NYC by attacker yelling ‘Free Palestine’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/young-jewish-man-stabbed-in-nyc-by-attacker-yelling-free-palestine/ Sun, 11 Aug 2024 06:25:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3351884 Victim taken to hospital, community members chase down assailant and hold him until police arrive and make arrest

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]]> Thirteen men plead not guilty for melee over illegal Brooklyn Chabad tunnel https://www.timesofisrael.com/thirteen-men-plead-not-guilty-for-melee-over-illegal-brooklyn-chabad-tunnel/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:34:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3266676 Fight broke out when workers filled in tunnels under Chabad headquarters; all but one of the students involved are Israeli citizens

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]]> Israeli student stabbed in Crown Heights in suspected hate crime https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-student-stabbed-in-crown-heights-in-suspected-hate-crime/ Sun, 09 Jul 2023 07:16:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3048347 Two assailants ask Chabad man if he is Jewish, then stab him with screwdriver, lightly injuring him in the arm

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]]> Barrier-busting women-only album of Hasidic tunes gives new voice to aging nigunim https://www.timesofisrael.com/barrier-busting-women-only-album-of-hasidic-tunes-gives-new-voice-to-aging-nigunim/ Sun, 12 Mar 2023 03:20:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2960707 'Kapelya' marks the debut album for Chana Raskin, whose Chabad upbringing led her into exploring sacred music with other women, breaking into a club once reserved solely for men

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]]> Podcaster explores own Black-Jewish identities through frame of Crown Heights riots https://www.timesofisrael.com/podcaster-explores-own-black-jewish-identities-through-frame-of-crown-heights-riots/ Tue, 22 Feb 2022 21:22:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2705637 Just six when her city roiled in racism, a Jew of color offers an audio personal account of the upheaval three decades later

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]]> ADL offers $5,000 reward for information on antisemitic attack in Crown Heights https://www.timesofisrael.com/adl-offers-5000-reward-for-information-on-antisemitic-attack-in-crown-heights/ Thu, 27 Jan 2022 07:23:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2691236 NYPD seeks to identify suspect who punched Hasidic man in the face; Anti-Defamation League New York director warns such incidents are becoming normalized

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]]> NYC Jews hoping new mayor will reach out beyond Brooklyn’s Orthodox community https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-jews-hoping-new-mayor-will-reach-out-beyond-brooklyns-orthodox-community/ Fri, 07 Jan 2022 18:58:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2679612 Progressive, non-Orthodox Jewish activists express concern Eric Adams' close ties with the Orthodox could lead to their exclusion from posts in his administration

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]]> Anti-vaccine ad by Orthodox group briefly takes over Crown Heights bus stop https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-vaccine-ad-by-orthodox-group-briefly-takes-over-crown-heights-bus-stop/ Sat, 04 Dec 2021 03:07:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2660546 Copying format of pro-vaccine campaign, now-removed placard by anti-vaxx group listed 'Top Ten reasons NOT to get vaccinated'

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]]> Kathy Hochul, set to replace Cuomo as NY governor, no stranger to state’s Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/kathy-hochul-set-to-replace-cuomo-as-ny-governor-no-stranger-to-states-jews/ Tue, 10 Aug 2021 23:46:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2597659 Lt. gov. was among first to call out recent antisemitism spurt in New York; made impression by attending meetings with US Jewish community leaders and touring Hasidic strongholds

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]]> For some US Jewish communities, serious outbreak linked to mass Purim parties https://www.timesofisrael.com/purim-came-at-really-bad-time-in-outbreak-why-jewish-groups-were-hit-so-hard/ Fri, 03 Apr 2020 01:08:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2275484 ‘I would have canceled,' says rueful manager of band that performed for 300 people in Crown Heights, who said he looked for guidance from the CDC and rabbis, but found none

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]]> How Israelis fleeing the coronavirus in New York met contagion in the skies https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-israelis-fleeing-the-coronavirus-in-new-york-met-contagion-in-the-skies/ Sun, 29 Mar 2020 17:50:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2270193 When a Brooklyn yeshiva closed, 100+ Israeli students flew home on El Al. Dozens have now tested positive, and other passengers, fearful, want to know why they were put at risk

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]]> Coronavirus shutters 770 Eastern Parkway, HQ of Chabad, for first time ever https://www.timesofisrael.com/coronavirus-shutters-770-eastern-parkway-hq-of-chabad-for-first-time-ever/ Wed, 18 Mar 2020 18:30:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2262822 Celebration on Saturday night drew 100 followers, but then it became clear that Crown Heights was emerging as an NYC virus hotspot

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