Kathy Hochul

Albany police officers gather outside Temple Israel, December 7, 2023, in Albany, New York.(AP Photo/Maysoon Khan)

December 8, 2023, 6:04 pm

Man arrested after firing shots at Albany, NY, synagogue, shouting ‘Free Palestine’

Attack on house of worship, with preschool, highlights the steep rise in antisemitic hate crimes outside Israel since the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre and Israel’s war on the terror group

By Luke Tress

A woman walks by a Cornell University sign on the Ivy League school's campus in Ithaca, New York, on January 14, 2022. (Ted Shaffrey/AP)

November 1, 2023, 9:15 am

Student hit with federal charges for online death threats aimed at Cornell Jews

Patrick Dai faces five years in prison after allegedly posting gruesome threats on forum, sparking alarm on university campus in upstate New York

By AP and ToI Staff

A New York State Police Department cruiser is parked in front of Cornell University's Center for Jewish Living, in Ithaca, New York, October 30, 2023. (AP Photo/David Bauder)

November 1, 2023, 12:16 am

NY cops nab suspect for threats to kill Jews at Cornell, amid antisemitism crackdown

Posts on college’s Greek life page threatened to target kosher dining hall, slit throats of Jewish students; Governor Hochul orders series of steps to curb anti-Jewish climate

By Luke Tress

Jewish students in a library at Cooper Union college in New York as demonstrators outside pound on the doors and chant 'Free Palestine,' October 26, 2023. (X sreenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

October 26, 2023, 5:46 pm

Jewish students locked in NYC’s Cooper Union as protesters chanted ‘Free Palestine’

NY Governor Kathy Hochul and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine express alarm over incident; ‘It was tense, people were nervous,’ student says

By Luke Tress

New York Governor Kathy Hochul visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Wednesday, October 19, 2023. (Shlomi Amsalem/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul)

October 20, 2023, 12:32 am

While in Israel on solidarity visit, New York governor mourns father’s sudden passing

Kathy Hochul puts note with prayers for country and her dad into Western Wall

By Agencies

People attend a 'Stand with Israel' vigil and rally in New York City on October 10, 2023. (Ed JONES / AFP)

October 11, 2023, 10:50 am

Thousands hold New York vigil outside UN in support of Israel after Hamas massacre

‘Your fight is my fight,’ says Mayor Eric Adams as 12,000 unite, including liberal Zionists, right-wing activists, secular and Hasidic Jews; placards declare ‘Never again is now’

By New York Jewish Week via JTA and ToI Staff

An NYPD patrol car is parked outside a synagogue on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, October 7, 2023. (Mary Altaffer/AP)

October 8, 2023, 9:15 am

National Security Council warns Israelis abroad to be on alert for attacks

After Hamas terrorist assault on southern Israel, defense officials say Simhat Torah celebrations could be a target; New York, France and Germany up security at Jewish sites

By ToI Staff and AFP

Traffic makes its way through flood waters along the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, Friday, September 29, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)

September 30, 2023, 10:32 pm

New York City begins to dry out after record rainfall, intense flooding

Gov. Kathy Hochul says 28 people rescued from ‘raging water’ by first responders in Hudson Valley and Long Island

By Jake Offenhartz, Jennifer Peltz and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN

Illustrative: Police and community safety vehicles at a Jewish event in Brooklyn, New York City, May 19, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

June 6, 2023, 10:56 pm

NYC police report 100 anti-Jewish hate crimes since start of year, down from 2022

Milestone reached after 23 antisemitic incidents recorded last month, as Jews remain most targeted group in city

By Luke Tress

May 12, 2023, 12:01 am

New York governor announces $25 million in funding for hate crime prevention

Package comes as Jewish New Yorkers contend with regular antisemitic incidents, remain most targeted group in NYC

By Luke Tress

New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at the Lincoln Square Synagogue in New York City, December 12, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

December 12, 2022, 8:27 pm

New York launches bias prevention unit as leaders vow to tackle antisemitism

Governor compares atmosphere in US to pre-war Europe in light of string of attacks, threats; mayor promises to step up punishments for perpetrators

By Luke Tress

Illustrative: New York Governor Kathy Hochul at the state Capitol in Albany, New York, July 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

November 22, 2022, 11:37 pm

NY governor signs anti-hate crime bill days after synagogue attack foiled

Law mandates hate crime prevention training, statewide tolerance campaign; Hochul: ‘No young Jewish boy should ever have to look over his shoulder as he’s walking to a yeshiva’

By Jacob Henry

A truck bears a pro-Republican campaign message in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, November 8, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

November 10, 2022, 1:02 am

In backing Zeldin, NY’s Orthodox community showed its limitations — and strengths

Most of the religious Jewish groups came out for losing GOP candidate but high turnout shows political sway, representatives say

By Jacob Henry

New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks to supporters during her election night party, November 8, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

November 9, 2022, 9:31 am

Hochul triumphs over Jewish challenger Zeldin in close New York governor race

Democrat becomes first woman to win state gubernatorial race; Republican says close contest indicates New Yorkers ‘hitting their breaking point’

By Luke Tress

November 9, 2022, 5:18 am

NY governor Hochul, challenger Zeldin look to Jewish community for last-minute votes

Incumbent Democrat enlists Jewish lawmakers as she fights to hold her seat, while Republican opponent drums up support in Haredi communities with a focus on yeshivas and crime

By Luke Tress