Monsey Newspaper Issues Apology for ‘Demeaning’ and ‘Hurtful’ Antisemitic Cartoon
ROCKLAND (VINnews) — In response to fierce backlash over an antisemitic cartoon ad published this week, Lohud has released an apology, saying that its “hurtful” image and words de...
WATCH: NY Flight To Florida Diverted Over ‘Disruptive Passenger’
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A disruptive passenger prompted a flight from New York to Florida to divert to a North Carolina airport Wednesday night, officials said.
Frontier Airlin...
5 Orthodox New Yorkers Sign On To A Lawsuit Challenging The City’s COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements
Five Orthodox Jewish New Yorkers have joined a suit challenging the city’s vaccine requirements for indoor spaces.
Two of the plaintiffs are rabbis at yeshivas. The suit, filed...
NY Clamps Down On Businesses Offering Marijuana As A ‘Gift’
NEW YORK (AP) — While New York works on launching a legal market for recreational marijuana, some entrepreneurs have jumped into a legal gray area by saying they're not selling pot...
BREAKING UPDATE: Not all That Glitters is Gold: Star of “My Unorthodox Life” Files for Divorce
UPDATED WEDNESDAY FEB 9 at 5:15 PM
MANHATTAN (VINnews) — It’s official. Julia Haart, star of Netflix's "My Unorthodox Life", has filed for divorce after 3 years of marriage.
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New York Lets Broad Mask Mandate Expire, But Not In Schools
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that the state will end a COVID-19 mandate requiring face coverings in most indoor public settings, but will keep...
BDE: 23-Year-Old Boro Park Chasan Dies Less Than A Month From Wedding To Nickolsburg Rebbe’s Granddaughter
NEW YORK (VINnews) — 23-year-old Yaakov Yitzchak Grosinger tragically succumbed, apparently to COVID-19 complications on Wednesday after being hospitalized with pneumonia and COVID...
Families Sue Building Owners Over Bronx Fire That Killed 17
NEW YORK (AP) — Several families whose loved ones died or were critically injured while trying to escape a smoked-filled Bronx apartment building sued the owners Tuesday, alleging ...
Feds Charge NYC Couple With Trying To Launder Billions In Stolen Bitcoin
NEW YORK (VINnews) - Two individuals were arrested this morning in Manhattan for an alleged conspiracy to launder cryptocurrency that was stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex, a...
Agudah Protests Antisemitic Cartoon in Monsey Newspaper
MONSEY (VINnews) — An antisemitic ad has been published in one of the largest newspapers in Rockland County, the Journal News (aka Lohud).
The Agudath Israel has released a stat...
VIDEO: Multiple Incidents Of Williamsburg Jews Assaulted Over The Weekend
WILLIAMSBURG (VINnews) — At least two incidents have been reported over the weekend involving unprovoked attacks on Jews in Williamsburg.
The first incident, caught on film invo...
Manhattan DA Clarifies Policies After A Month Of Criticism
NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan's top prosecutor tried Friday to blunt questions about his commitment to trying cases of armed robbery and assaults on police, backing away from some cont...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Apologizes For Using Racial Slur
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams apologized Friday after a 2019 video surfaced showing him using a racial slur for white people when talking about the New York Police...
Feds To Probe Students’ Complaints Of Antisemitism At Brooklyn College
(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — A federal investigation has been launched into complaints by Jewish students at Brooklyn College that they have been subjected to “severe and persi...
NY Boosts Medical Marijuana Access As Legal Pot Market Looms
NEW YORK (AP) — While New York's much-anticipated legal pot shops could be a year away from opening, the state is making medical marijuana much more available now.
As of late la...
Biden In NYC: Nation Must Come Together To End Gun Violence
NEW YORK (AP) — Running through a grim tally of recent gun deaths, President Joe Biden pledged to New Yorkers and the nation on Thursday that the federal government would step up i...
NYC Mayor Defends Dinner With Disgraced Ex-Governor Cuomo
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams pushed back Thursday against the suggestion there was anything wrong with his dinner this week with former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
EXCLUSIVE: ADL Changes Definition of Racism After Scathing Op-Ed on VIN News
NEW YORK (VINnews) — On Wednesday, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) changed its definition of racism. The change came just one day after columnist Moshe Hill wrote an op-ed on VIN ...
NYC Honors Officer At 2nd Funeral
NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Officers massed by the thousands on Fifth Avenue for New York City's second police funeral in less than a week, saluting Officer Wilbert Mora hours ...
NYPD Arrests Brooklyn Man Who Punched Hasidic Man In The Face
BROOKLYN (JTA) - The New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force has arrested a man accused of punching a Hasidic man in the nose early on Saturday, Jan. 22 in Crown Height...