In Speech To Jewish Group, NY Gov. Kathy Hochul Calls Out Democrats Who Are ‘Questioning Our Commitment To Israel’
NEW YORK (JTA) - In what was billed as her first speech to a Jewish audience as New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul vowed to fight hate crimes and criticized fellow Democrats over th...
Chasidic Board of Rabbis Issues Electric Scooter Ban
BROOKLYN (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - Citing multiple reports of serious and even life-threatening injuries, the Central Rabbinical Congress of the U.S.A. and Canada, also known as the ...
NY AG Releases Interview Transcripts In Cuomo Harassment Probe
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's attorney general released hundreds of pages of transcripts Wednesday of interviews conducted during an investigation into sexual harassment allegatio...
Breaking Update: Eliyah Haliwa Confirmed Not Jewish, No Ties To Terrorism
NEW YORK (VINnews) — After a day and a half of rumors circulating, VINnews can now confirm that Lebanese imposter Eliyah Haliwa is in fact not Jewish at all. He also does not have ...
The Headlines Will Move On. But Will The Girls?
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The following letter was written by a concerned educator regarding recent events:
It is late at night and sleep eludes me as I close my eyes. All I see is a...
12 Syrian Jews From Brooklyn Visit Syria And Are Told: ‘This Is Your Country, Why Don’t You Return?’
NEW YORK (VINnews) — An unusual visit by 12 American Jews to their former homeland in Syria has led to questions about the Syrian government's intentions regarding its former citiz...
Israel Supporters Question Lag By New York City Comptroller Against Ben & Jerry’s Boycott
NEW YORK (JNS) New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer is being criticized by supporters of Israel for not pulling the city’s pension-fund investments from Ben & Jerry’s paren...
Do Look Down: Scaling One Of NYC’s Tallest Skyscrapers
NEW YORK (AP) — As I climbed the narrow metal steps on the edge of the skyscraper, the safety harness that kept me attached to the building — nearly 1,300 feet up — kept clicking, ...
Teenage Girl Saved From Kidnapper After Passerby Recognized Tiktok Domestic Violence Hand Gesture
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A 16-year-old girl abducted from North Carolina was found in Kentucky on Thursday and the adult man she was with has been arrested and charged with unlawful im...
Comeback Story: Korir Wins NYC Marathon 2 Years After 2nd
NEW YORK (AP) — Albert Korir of Kenya won the New York City Marathon men’s race Sunday, two years after coming in second.
Korir overtook Morocco’s Mohamed El Aaraby and Italy’s ...
Prosecutor In Andrew Cuomo’s Groping Case Seeks More Time
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A prosecutor investigating accusations that former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo groped a woman asked a judge for more time to evaluate the evidence, saying the cr...
NYC Marathon Returns From Pandemic Pause For 50th Running
NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Muhrcke was an amateur when he became the first runner to cross the finish line at a New York City Marathon, and none of the 54 men who followed him were pros,...
Adams, Bragg Win NYC Election Amid Historic Black Leadership
NEW YORK (AP) — When New Yorkers this week chose Eric Adams as their next mayor and Alvin Bragg as the next Manhattan district attorney, they elevated two more Black men into high ...
The Man Who Helps Jewish New York City Marathoners Run Through Their Morning Prayers
NEW YORK (JTA) - On Sunday, for the 36th time, Peter Berkowsky will wake up at 3:00 a.m., drive in the dark from his home in Livingston, New Jersey to Fort Wadsworth in Staten Isla...
Rabbi Versus Ex-Asst. Rabbi – The Park East Synagogue: A Halachic Analysis
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
What follows is a halachic analysis of a developing story concerning a prominent synagogue in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. We will see that, ...
Police Investigate Anti-Semitic Attack On Pregnant Jewish Woman in Crown Heights
CROWN HEIGHTS (VINnews) - A pregnant Orthodox Jewish woman was the victim of an anti-Semitic attack on Wednesday morning in Crown Heights.
The 33-year-old woman, who was dressed...
High Court Seems Ready To Strike Down New York Gun Law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed ready to strike down a restrictive New York gun permitting law, but the justices also seemed worried that a broad ruling cou...
Vernikov Wins 48th NYC Council District Seat
BROOKLYN (JTA) - Jewish voters in the the 48th District delivered a win to a Republican City Council candidate, Inna Vernikov.
Vernikov, a Jewish attorney and Ukrainian immigra...
Eric Adams Will Be New York City’s Next Mayor, Without Borough Park’s Support
BROOKLYN (JTA) - It’s official: Eric Adams will become the 110th mayor of New York City and the city’s second Black mayor — even as one major bloc of Jewish voters spurned him.
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