New York City Council speaker takes aim at antisemitism with 5-point plan

New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced a five-point plan to combat hate crimes against Jewish New Yorkers.

New York AG settles with Jewish group she accused of intimidating pro-Palestinian activists

New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced a settlement with Batar US, a right-wing Jewish group that she accused ...
The Times of Israel

A century before Trump targeted Somalis, New York’s Jews faced an antisemitic crime libel

In 1908, NYC’s police commissioner falsely attributed half the city’s crime to 'Hebrews.' Today, the Jewish mayor of ...

This was not protest, it was a threat to New York’s Jewish community - opinion

New Yorkers, whether Jewish or not, must be willing to disavow what is being touted as a moral equivalence of something that ...

A mayor for everyone, except New York’s Jews?

New York’s new mayor says he wants to be the mayor of working people — committed to affordability, fairness, and dignity in a ...

Majority of Jewish NYC voters feel threatened with anti-Israel Mayor Zohran Mamdani in office: new poll

Jews have issues with Mayor Zohran Mamdani -- with a majority of them saying they feel uneasy or even threatened by his and ...

Before Criticizing Pro-Hamas Chants, Mamdani Sought Jewish Leaders’ Input

The outreach by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s team has demonstrated how the mayor is taking care to not inflame tensions on either ...
The Forward on MSN

NYC’s first Jewish City Council leader could govern as a check on Mamdani. Here’s her plan to fight antisemitism

Julie Menin, New York’s first Jewish speaker of the City Council, has introduced a plan to combat antisemitism in the city, ...

Julie Menin elected as first Jewish speaker of New York City Council

The New York City Council made history on Wednesday by electing Julie Menin as its first Jewish speaker. Menin said it's an ...
The Forward

Mamdani’s victory is a watershed for Jewish progressives. For the mainstream, it’s wait-and-see.

Jewish leaders spent the final weeks of New York City’s mayoral race writing letters, delivering fiery sermons and sharing countless infographics warning about the threat an anti-Zionist mayor would ...

A Jewish speaker, a new mayor, and a signal to New York’s Jews

I still believe New York can choose life over death, courage over fear, and unity over the easy politics of scapegoating. But ...
J. The Jewish News of Northern California

A Jewish newspaperman who refused to play by the rules

Jerry Lippman, longtime publisher of the Long Island Jewish World, proved that community papers could do real journalism.