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Luke Tress

Luke Tress

Luke Tress is The Times of Israel's New York correspondent.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrive to a news conference in the Staten Island borough of New York, April 27, 2026. (AP/Seth Wenig)
August 21, 2026, 1:49 am
NY governor encourages Mamdani to focus on New York City instead of Israel
Asked about mayor’s anti-Israel rhetoric, Hochul, who is running for reelection against a pro-Israel Republican, says his priority should be on city government
By Luke Tress
Professor Mohamed Abdou speaks to The Electronic Intifada in an interview published on April 27, 2024. (Screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 19, 2026, 11:45 pm
NY judge says Columbia University did not discriminate against pro-Hamas professor
Court dismisses Mohamed Abdou’s case alleging discrimination in university president’s Congressional testimony and by pro-Israel instructor
By Luke Tress
NYPD seen outside Manhattan’s Central Synagogue in the wake of a Friday night attack against worshipers, August 14, 2026. (Screenshots/CBS New York)
August 19, 2026, 8:36 pm
NY man who struck woman at synagogue insulted Jews, ‘identified as Jewish,’ feds say
Larry Montes called Jews ‘swine’ and denigrated synagogues in US and Israel, but also expressed affiliation with Judaism, according to prosecutors
By Luke Tress
Police protect a Jewish center during an anti-Zionist rally, in Brooklyn, New York City, May 12, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
August 18, 2026, 7:26 pm
Jews targeted in 63% of all religious hate crimes in US last year — FBI data
Antisemitism accounts for 14% of all bias incidents in 2025; anti-Jewish crimes decrease by 21% compared to 2024
By Luke Tress
Community Security Service (CSS) volunteers practice applying a tourniquet, in Westchester County, New York, August 13, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
August 17, 2026, 3:10 pm
US synagogue volunteer guards learn mass casualty response from Israeli medics
Magen David Adom veterans teach Community Security Service members how to treat victims at large-scale trauma events, bringing lessons from Israel to Diaspora due to terror threats
By Luke Tress
NY correspondent Luke Tress joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/AP)
August 17, 2026, 12:16 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 17: NY Jews train for mass casualty event amid heightened threats
NY correspondent Luke Tress on Friday night’s disturbance at a Manhattan synagogue and a US federal probe into ‘sham’ charities funding Gaza terrorism
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Luke Tress
Police stationed outside Central Synagogue in New York City, November 4, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
August 15, 2026, 6:46 am
Assailant disrupts Shabbat service at NYC synagogue, attacks congregant and guard
Suspect charged with multiple hate crimes after incident at Central Synagogue, days after rabbis warned Mamdani about his rhetoric; nobody seriously hurt
By Luke Tress
Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub Al-Muhtadi, in black, with a group of Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine trainees, in 2022. (US Western District of Louisiana court)
August 14, 2026, 5:24 am
Gazan sham charities’ crowdfunding funneled cash to alleged terrorists, US probes show
3 federal investigations point to ties between terror activity and online fundraising, highlighting intersection of terrorism financing, social media and cryptocurrency
By Luke Tress
The Star of David stands atop the Park East Synagogue, March 3, 2017 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
August 13, 2026, 3:28 am
‘Important new chapter’: NYC’s Park East Synagogue partners with local Chabad
Collaboration between prominent synagogue and neighborhood Hasidic group hailed as a ‘giant leap forward,’ could offer benefits to both sides
By Luke Tress
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters gather near an area where people were being taken into custody near Columbia University campus in New York, April 30, 2024. (AP/Craig Ruttle)
August 12, 2026, 6:10 pm
5 Palestinian students and faculty sue Columbia University, claiming discrimination
Lawsuit alleging a hostile environment amid anti-Israel protest movement is latest fallout from demonstrations that rocked campus after October 7 Hamas attack and start of Gaza war
By Luke Tress
Megan Romer, the United States' national co-chair of the DSA, speaks to The New Yorker in an interview published August 7, 2026. (Screenshot/The New Yorker via YouTube)
August 10, 2026, 6:49 pm
Co-chair of Democratic Socialists of America defends rallying for Hamas
Leader in ascendant far-left party says October 7 terror invasion was ‘inevitable,’ disputes Israel’s right to self-defense
By Luke Tress
White House staff secretary Will Scharf speaks during an event with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, August 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
August 10, 2026, 4:38 am
Trump announces staff secretary Will Scharf will be his new White House counsel
Former lawyer for Trump founded ‘Jews Against Soros’ group dedicated to combating the Jewish liberal megadonor; helped get approval for $400 million White House ballroom project
By AP and Luke Tress
Anti-Zionist protesters outside a New York City synagogue, November 19, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
August 6, 2026, 11:44 pm
US Congress introduces buffer zone bill meant to protect houses of worship
Bipartisan legislation aims to block protest disruptions to scheduled religious services, comes after caustic rallies outside synagogues
By Luke Tress
The scene of an anti-Jewish stabbing on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, July 23, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
August 4, 2026, 6:33 am
Jews targeted in 70% of all NYC hate crimes last month, NYPD data shows
Incidents targeting Jewish New Yorkers and other groups have risen since Mamdani took office on January 1, with 205 anti-Jewish crimes confirmed so far this year
By Luke Tress
An NYPD officer at an anti-Israel protest, September 23, 2025. (Luke Tress/ Times of Israel/ File)
August 2, 2026, 11:10 pm
NY man who killed Jewish writer in car crash charged with vandalizing kosher shop
Dawood Faisal hit with hate crime charges for vandalization of bagel restaurant, weeks after being charged with manslaughter in death of Cara Trager in separate incident
By Luke Tress
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