New York

October 21, 2018, 5:54 pm

Pakistani man charged with hate crime for assault of NY Orthodox Jewish man

Surveillance footage shows assailant, Farrukh Afzal, punching 62-year-old Lipa Schwartz to the ground in middle of intersection, chasing passerby who tried to intervene

By JTA

New York beating victim Leopold Schwartz. (YouTube screenshot)

October 15, 2018, 11:26 pm

I screamed ‘What do you want from me?’: Hasidic victim describes Brooklyn attack

Leopold Schwartz says cab driver Farrukh Afzal assaulted him without provocation: ‘If he had a knife, he would stab me on the spot’

By TOI staff

October 14, 2018, 11:04 pm

Man to be charged with hate crime for beating of New York Orthodox Jewish man

Surveillance footage shows assailant, identified as Farrukh Afzal, punching 62-year-old man to the ground in middle of intersection, before chasing passerby who tries to intervene

By JTA and TOI staff

Screen capture from video of a street brawl allegedly involving members of the Proud Boys right-wing club, on a street in Manhattan, New York, October 12, 2018. (YouTube)

October 14, 2018, 11:03 am

3 arrested after New York street brawls following far-right event

Member of Proud Boys clash with counter-protesters; governor tells group ‘New York has zero tolerance for your BS’

By Stuart Winer and AP

This poster hung on several college campuses and Iowa organizations blames Jews for sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. (StandWithUs via JTA)

October 13, 2018, 1:56 am

3 NY colleges ban man over anti-Semitic fliers on Kavanaugh allegations

President of Vassar praises joint decision with Marist and Dutchess Community to rebuff effort by ‘outside group to perpetuate its message of intolerance’

By JTA

Harvey Weinstein enters State Supreme Court, October 11, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

October 11, 2018, 6:22 pm

NY judge drops part of case against Harvey Weinstein

Sexual assault charged by Lucia Evans dismissed due to problems with testimony; defense attorney claims entire case has been ‘compromised’

By Michael R. Sisak and Tom Hays

Eva Deutsch at home in New York, August 2018. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

October 10, 2018, 10:47 pm

From WWII partisan to modern art painter: A survivor’s story in living color

Eva Deutsch Costabel survived a brutal, little-known chapter of the Holocaust for Manhattan’s painting scene. A lifetime of artwork depicts her struggles on the way

By Luke Tress

The Crest Inn Suites & Cottages outside Saratoga Springs, New York on October 9, 2018. The location is also the business address for Prestige Limousine service involved in tha fatal crash in Schoharie, New York that killed 20 people owned by Shahed Hussain. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

October 10, 2018, 7:40 pm

Operator of limo company in fatal NY crash arrested

Nauman Hussain is son of owner Shahed Hussain, who helped uncover synagogue attack plots in 2009

By AP

Debris scatters an area Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, at the site of the fatal crash Schoharie, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

October 8, 2018, 12:28 am

NY limo crash kills 20 in worst US transport accident in a decade

A limousine on its way to a birthday party in upstate New York blows a stop sign at the end of a highway, killing all 18 people inside and two pedestrians

By Michael Hill and Bob Salsberg

Ann Toback, executive director of the Workmen’s Circle, demonstrates the “shpring” command with her dog, Jesse, at a “Yiddish for Dogs” workshop in New York’s Central Park, Sept. 30, 2018. Dog trainer Miguel Rodriguez, left, and Yiddishist Leyzer Burko, right, led the workshop. (Josefin Dolsten/JTA)

October 4, 2018, 4:11 am

Want to teach your dog Yiddish? There’s a class for that

Central Park gathering is an opportunity for dog owners, and their canine companions, to learn a little Yiddish while schmoozing with fellow pet owners

By Josefin Dolsten

Scene of shooting in Syracuse, New York, on September 21, 2018. (Screen capture: Citrus TV)

September 21, 2018, 7:44 am

5 shot, including 8-year-old, at Syracuse, NY, memorial service

Police said hunting for three suspects, confirm that none of the wounded are in critical condition

By TOI staff

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a national ceremony to pay tribute to the victims of terrorism, in Paris, on September 19, 2018 (AFP PHOTO / POOL / Ludovic MARIN)

September 19, 2018, 9:19 pm

Macron to meet Trump, Iran’s Rouhani at UN in New York

Meetings come as French president and other European leaders try to salvage landmark 2015 accord to curb Tehran’s nuclear program

By AFP and TOI staff

Julia Salazar answers questions during an interview after winning the Democratic primary over Martin Dilan in New York's 18th State Senate district race, on September 13, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

September 15, 2018, 1:46 pm

Socialist who accused Keyes of sexual assault says voters ignored distractions

NY state senate primary winner Julia Salazar bemoans ‘unreasonable scrutiny’ of her background during campaign to unseat incumbent

By Karen Matthews and Deepti Hajela

Michael Bloomberg in New York City, Dec. 4, 2017. (Craig Barritt/Getty Images via JTA)

September 14, 2018, 8:35 pm

Michael Bloomberg said planning run for president as Democrat

The Jewish former New York mayor reportedly said in June he’s ‘revving up’ for 2020

By JTA

New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, center, speaks to members of the media outside a polling station after voting in the primary, September 13, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

September 14, 2018, 7:53 am

Cynthia Nixon concedes Democratic primary to NY Governor Cuomo

Incumbent secures huge win despite blunders during campaign, including mailers questioning ‘Sex and the City’ star’s support for Jews and Israel

By AP and TOI staff