Sunday, May 19, 2024

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Brick Thrown At Kosher Pizzeria On New York’s Upper East Side

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NEW YORK (JNS) - A brick was thrown at the door of a kosher pizzeria on Manhattan’s Upper East Side early Monday, causing damage to the business’s entrance. A photo of the damag...

Rival Satmar Factions Unite, Throwing Their Weight Behind Yang, Ranking Adams Second

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BROOKLYN (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - In a rare display of unity, Satmar’s two rival factions are said to be coming together for a common cause - choosing the Democratic candidate in th...

New York City Public School Principal Draws Criticism After Urging Staff To Support Palestinians

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BROOKLYN (JTA) - The principal of a Brooklyn middle school has apologized to her staff after sending an email last week calling on them to support Palestinian liberation — even as ...

Man Armed With BB Gun While Wearing NYPD Sweatshirt Arrested In Times Square

NEW YORK (VINnews) — A man was arrested in Times Square early Tuesday, after he was caught apparently impersonating a police officer while armed with a BB gun. The man, who has ...

Police Arrest Suspect For Harassing Chasidim During Shabbos In Front Of Shul

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BROOKLYN (VINnews) - A 20-year-old man was arrested and charged last weekend in connection with a series of attacks on Jewish victims in Brooklyn. Danial Shaukat from Brooklyn w...

Flatbush: Man Arrested After Threatening Shul And Assaulting Security Guard (Video)

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BROOKLYN (VINnews) — A man was arrested late Monday, after trying to enter a Shul, and comitting an assault. At approximately 9:30 PM, the man approached a Shul in Flatbush on E...

Opinion: Stop The Anti-semitic Lies Of Rep. Bowman And Other Inciters To Violence

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NEW YORK (JNS/STEVEN BURG) - We are seeing an increase in the natural outcome of anti-Semitic Israel-bashing in the latest wave of open, violent hate crimes against Jews around the...

NYC Mayor: Public Schools Will Be All In Person This Fall

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City schools will be all in person this fall with no remote options, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. “We can’t have a full recovery without full-...

WATCH: Freshly Released From Prison, Palestinian Thug Waseem Awawdeh Hailed As Hero

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — After being arrested and briefly held in custody, Palestinian thug Waseem Awawdeh was released from prison on $10,000 bail. Awawdeh was arrested for partici...

VIDEO: Jewish Midtown Beating Victim Does Not Want Revenge

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a new interview with CNN's Don Lemon, Jewish victim of midtown beating Joseph Borgen says that he never before his attack felt unsafe about wearing his Kipp...

Pro-Palestinian Who Beat Jewish Man In Midtown: ‘I Would Do It Again’

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — The man who was arrested for savagely beating a Jewish man in Midtown last week is showing no remorse for his actions. In fact, he would do it again given t...

Man Caught On Video Hitting Hasidic Man In Brooklyn Arrested In Westchester County

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NEW YORK (DOJ Press Release) - A criminal complaint has been filed in federal court in Brooklyn charging Ali Alaheri with setting fire to a yeshiva and synagogue in Brooklyn on May...

NY AG: Cuomo Probe Will ‘Conclude When It Concludes’

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James said Friday that an ongoing investigation surrounding Gov. Andrew Cuomo will “conclude when it concludes,” and said she ...

Pro-Palestinian Times Square Beating Sends Jewish Man to Hospital

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NEW YORK (VINnews) - A Jewish man was severely beaten as he lay in the middle of a Midtown roadway as violent clashes erupted between pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israeli demonstrators ...

VIDEO: Jewish Man Viciously Assaulted In Boro Park, Suspect Also Linked to Yeshiva Fire and Other Attacks

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — A Wednesday morning assault on a Chasidic man on the outskirts of Borough Park is believed to be the latest in a string of attacks that are believed to have al...

CRAZY VIDEOS: Explosion Rocks NYC’s Diamond District As Pro-Palestinian Protestors Block Traffic

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — An explosion rocked 47th Street on Thursday evening, as Pro-Palestinian protestors ran through the streets and blocked traffic. The explosion occurred at ap...

Largest Container Ship Hits East Coast As Ports See Surge

BAYONNE, N.J. (AP) — With the sun gleaming off the Manhattan skyline in the distance, the massive ship passed slowly underneath the Bayonne Bridge on Thursday morning, tooting its ...

Vax And Scratch: NY Offers $5m Lottery For Newly Vaccinated

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Anyone who gets vaccinated at a state-run vaccination site in New York next week will receive a lottery scratch ticket with prizes potentially worth millions, a...

Calling it Dirty, DSNY Felder And Yeger Demand Immediate Investigation In NYC Ticket Fraud

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BROOKLYN (VINnews) - Today, Senator Simcha Felder (Boro Park, Midwood) and Councilman Kalman Yeger (Boro Park) demanded an end to corrupt enforcement practices by the Department of...

Yang Backtracks Support For Israel After Facing Criticism

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NEW YORK (JNS) - Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Andrew Yang apologized on Wednesday for saying that he supports Israel’s right to defend itself against an onslaught o...