The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/manhattan/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:02:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Manhattan | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/manhattan/ 32 32 After decades, terror victims to receive proceeds from sale of Iran-linked NYC skyscraper https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-decades-terror-victims-to-receive-proceeds-from-sale-of-iran-linked-nyc-skyscraper/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:49:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3786924 Office tower in Manhattan to be sold as part of $318M settlement, with families of those killed in 2001 Sbarro bombing in Jerusalem among those to be compensated

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]]> New York’s Cooper Union settles campus antisemitism case, pledges reforms https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-yorks-cooper-union-settles-campus-antisemitism-case-pledges-reforms/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:18:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3729860 College reaches settlement with 10 Jewish students who were locked in a library amid unruly anti-Israel protest weeks after October 7 attack

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]]> Oldest Jewish congregation in US launches Manhattan kosher food pantry on Thanksgiving https://www.timesofisrael.com/oldest-jewish-congregation-in-us-launches-manhatten-kosher-food-pantry-on-thanksgiving/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:31:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3700315 Masbia kosher soup kitchen hopes Upper East Side location will allow food nonprofit to provide delivery service in the city

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]]> US Jewish communal leader among victims in Manhattan mass shooting https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jewish-communal-leader-among-victims-in-manhattan-mass-shooting/ Tue, 29 Jul 2025 22:25:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3609440 Wesley LePatner, a board member for UJA-Federation of New York and The Abraham Joshua Heschel School, mourned by loved ones as 'uniquely brilliant'

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]]> Gunman kills 4, including off-duty police officer, in shooting at NYC office tower https://www.timesofisrael.com/gunman-kills-4-including-off-duty-police-officer-in-shooting-at-nyc-office-tower/ Tue, 29 Jul 2025 06:30:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3608597 Motive not yet known in attack at building housing financial firms, NFL headquarters; Israel's UN ambassador calls violence 'unacceptable'

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]]> Columbia anti-Israel activist facing deportation contests his detention relocation https://www.timesofisrael.com/columbia-university-student-facing-deportation-contests-his-detention-relocation/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:53:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3505271 Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate arrested after leading anti-Israel protests, rejects officials' explanation that he was moved from New Jersey to Louisiana facility over bedbug problem

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]]> Israeli-American luxury real estate founders charged with sex trafficking https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-american-luxury-real-estate-founders-charged-with-sex-trafficking/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:44:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3437823 US federal prosecutors accuse Oren and Tal Alexander, as well as their brother Alon, of inviting women to parties or trips where they would rape them

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]]> New York synagogue reveals sexual assault allegation against renowned late rabbi https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-york-synagogue-reveals-sexual-assault-allegation-against-renowned-late-rabbi/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:11:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3409340 Marshall T. Meyer led Upper West Side's B’nai Jeshurun from 1985 to 1993; synagogue says allegations 'credible,' removing his name from rabbinic training program

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]]> After bomb threat during Yom Kippur service, Manhattan synagogue prayed on street https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-bomb-threat-during-yom-kippur-service-manhattan-synagogue-prayed-on-street/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:39:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3398096 400 people attending opening Kol Nidre service at Town and Village synagogue were forced to abandon building, but were determined to not let hoax ruin proceedings

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]]> Man pleads guilty to planning terror shooting on NYC synagogue in 2022 https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-pleads-guilty-to-planning-terror-shooting-on-nyc-synagogue-in-2022/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 03:28:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3378670 Defendant, who Manhattan prosecutors say expressed support for Nazism, expected to receive 10-year prison sentence after being convicted of criminal possession of a weapon

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]]> Harvey Weinstein indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of New York retrial https://www.timesofisrael.com/harvey-weinstein-indicted-on-additional-sex-crimes-charges-ahead-of-new-york-retrial/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:53:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3374522 Disgraced Hollywood producer not present at hearing due to surgery; charges remain sealed, but prosecutors have said they are pursuing allegations dating back to mid-2000s

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]]> Alec Baldwin shouts down NYC protester who slammed him for not condemning Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/alec-baldwin-shouts-down-nyc-protester-who-slammed-him-for-not-condemning-israel/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:35:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3182589 Actor doesn't pull punches during expletive-laden exchange in Manhattan with pro-Palestinian demonstrators who mock 'Rust' tragedy and insinuate Hollywood controlled by Jews

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]]> Schechter Manhattan school to close at end of year as enrollment declines https://www.timesofisrael.com/schechter-manhattan-school-to-close-at-end-of-year-as-enrollment-declines/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 16:17:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3112148 Institution will merge into the Reform Rodeph Sholom school as average class size shrinks to 7 students

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]]> Newly obtained records detail lead-up to Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide https://www.timesofisrael.com/newly-obtained-records-detail-lead-up-to-jeffrey-epsteins-suicide/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 08:01:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3026276 Documents show how US prison's failures contributed to shamed financier's death, describe his struggle to transition from life of luxury to life behind bars

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]]> Holyland Market, New York’s own Israeli mini-mart, closing its doors after 18 years https://www.timesofisrael.com/holyland-market-new-yorks-own-israeli-mini-mart-closing-its-doors-after-18-years/ Thu, 24 Mar 2022 02:04:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2731313 A staple for the expat community, East Village store is shutting at the end of the month, as the neighborhood and market change, and its owner looks to his next venture -- hummus

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