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Nova Music Festival Survivor Sivan Simcha Cohen and friend

Israel

Oct. 7 and After: How Nova Music Festival survivors are reclaiming their lives following terrorist attack

Posted on June 30, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

Zohran Mamdani’s primary victory sparks debate over Israel, antisemitism, and NYC’s future

Posted on June 30, 2025

Iran missiles fired at Qatar skies

Israel

Iran fires missiles at US base in Qatar in response to Trump bombing nuclear sites

Posted on June 23, 2025

B-2 bombers involved in attack on Iran

World

Trump says US bombs Iran nuclear sites in ‘very successful attack’

Posted on June 21, 2025

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Israel

Protesters arrested for occupying Maersk building in Midtown for war in Gaza

Posted on June 11, 2025

LIC Post

Antisemitic messaging sparks outrage over OneLIC neighborhood plan opposition

New Yorkers rally in Central Park for the release of remaining Israeli hostages

Central Park rally sees a rallying cry 611 days in the making: Bring the remaining Israeli hostages home

Posted on June 8, 2025

Mother of Israeli Hostage Omer Neutra speaking at rally

Israel

Parents of murdered Israeli hostage Omer Neutra speak in Manhattan about ordeal to bring his remains home

Posted on June 5, 2025

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Israel

Salute to Israel Parade: Another bittersweet celebration has families demand release of hostages still in Hamas’ grips

Posted on May 18, 2025

For the first time since 2017, Israel’s Independence Day was celebrated in New York City on Sunday evening, led by Consul General Ambassador Ofir Akunis.

Israel

Israel’s Independence Day returns to NYC, marking resilience amid war and hostage crisis

Posted on May 12, 2025

New Pope Leo XIV

Faith

AMERICAN POPE! Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago named leader of Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV

Posted on May 8, 2025

Cops and protesters clash in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn pro-Palestine protesters and cops clash at march condemning violent assault caught on viral video

Posted on April 29, 2025

Sheikh Musa Drammeh, president of Muslims Israel Dialogue, with Yehuda Cohen, father of Nimrod Cohen, one of more than 50 Israeli hostages still held captive since Oct. 7, 2023.

‘We stand together’: Jewish families and Muslim faith leaders united in Manhattan to demand release of remaining Israeli hostages

Posted on April 10, 2025

Columbia University protesters chain selves to gate

Politics

More unrest at Columbia University: Students chain selves to gate in protest of Mahmoud Khalil ICE detainment

Posted on April 2, 2025

Three people at Manhattan summit on how to protect Jewish students from antisemitism

Jewish students from across the globe unite in Manhattan to fight campus antisemitism

Posted on March 24, 2025

Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad at court after testifying against would-be assassins

Courts

Iranian journalist faces would-be assassins in court after they allegedly tried to murder her in Brooklyn

Posted on March 18, 2025

Protest in Manhattan over ICE arrest of Mahmoud Khalil

Massive Manhattan protest over ICE’s arrest of permanent resident and pro-Palestine protester Mahmoud Khalil ends in clashes with cops

Posted on March 10, 2025

A Ukraine solidarity rally broke out in Manhattan on March 4.

Rally for Ukraine in East Village urge continued U.S. aid and action against Putin’s Russian forces

Posted on March 5, 2025

Ukrainian flags can be spotted plastered across glass and hanging from window sills with photos of Trump reading “No kings.” Other banners read: “abort Prez Musk.”

Politics

Little Ukraine residents pull no punches after Trump-Zelenskyy White House meeting, pause on military aid

Posted on March 4, 2025

Pro-Palestine students have reportedly forced their way into Barnard College’s Milbank Hall and have assaulted a staff member, law enforcement sources reported.

Harlem

Pro-Palestine students take over Barnard College hall, assault staff member in latest campus unrest

Posted on February 26, 2025

Jewish New Yorkers gathered in Central Park calling for the release of the remaining 63 Israeli hostages still being held by Hamas.

Israel

500 days of hell: Central Park rally demands release of all remaining Israeli hostages from Gaza

Posted on February 23, 2025

A pro-Israel demonstrator holds up the Israeli flag while the protestors with the People's Forum renewed calls to "free Palestine."

Jewish New Yorkers celebrate the return of hostages while demanding the release of remaining Hamas prisoners

Posted on January 21, 2025

Marking Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Israel

Israel, Hamas reach deal meant to end Gaza war, free hostages and prisoners, official says

Posted on January 15, 2025

(l. to r.) Rabbi Manis Friedman, Anzhelika Steenolsen, Elizabeth Savetsky, Tanya Zuckerbrot, Dennis Prager and Rona Lalezary helped lead the Mental Health is Real campaign event in Manhattan in October 2024.

Igniting the flame: ‘Mental Health is Real’ campaign and the battle for humanity after terror attacks in Israel

Posted on December 30, 2024

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Metro Philadelphia

Israeli Consul General Ofir Akunis talks war in Gaza, antisemitism during visit to Philadelphia

Israeli hostage Tal Chaimi

Israel

Bring them home: Presenting the stories of the Oct. 7 hostages

Posted on December 16, 2024

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World

AI explains Catholicism in new Polish chapel

Posted on December 7, 2024

LI Press

Death of Plainview native Omer Neutra mourned at home and around the world

Anas Saleh appeared in a Lower Manhattan court Tuesday where a judge dismissed the charges of coercion and attempted coercion, citing a lack of facial recognition evidence.

Lower Manhattan

Judge dismisses coercion charges against anti-Israel protester who ordered ‘Zionists’ to get out of subway car

Posted on November 19, 2024

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Israel

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of Oct. 7 attacks, killed in Gaza, Israel says

Posted on October 17, 2024

group of protestors at pro-Palestine protest in Union Square

Union Square pro-Palestine protesters who assaulted pro-Israel advocate during demonstration still at large

Posted on October 10, 2024

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QNS

Queens leaders gather to commemorate first anniversary of Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel

Person holds Israeli flag at Oct. 7 anniversary ceremony in Central Park

Israel

Oct. 7 anniversary: Thousands gather in Central Park to mourn hostages and victims at memorial ceremony

Posted on October 8, 2024

A group of pro-Israel demonstrators march near the pro-Palestine demonstration in Union Square on Oct. 7, 2024.

Israel

Oct. 7 anniversary: Tears and tumult in New York as city marks one year since horrific terror attack in Israel, and outbreak of war

Posted on October 7, 2024

NYPD ready for Oct. 7 anniversary events

Israel

Oct. 7 anniversary: NYPD on high alert as they rally officers on day of remembrance, and protests

Posted on October 7, 2024

The flag of Israel is seen during a Jewish community vigil marking the first anniversary of Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel in Moorabbin, Melbourne, Australia, October 7, 2024. AAP/James Ross via REUTERS

Israel

Muslim mothers in the US unite for the hostages of the Oct. 7 terror attack in Israel and send a message to the Gaza women

Posted on October 7, 2024

People light candles for hostages killed by Hamas, during a vigil at Columbus Circle on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024.

Israel

A day of remembrance: Events in NYC recognizing the Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel

Posted on October 7, 2024

Cardinal Dolan and Rabbi Davidson at shabbat service ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary.

Ahead of Oct. 7, Cardinal Dolan joins interfaith Rosh Hashanah shabbat service in Manhattan

Posted on October 6, 2024

Iran fires missiles over Israel amid Middle East tension

Israel

NYC officials monitoring Middle East tensions amid Iran missile attack, Israel ground invasion of Lebanon

Posted on October 1, 2024

LIC Post

LIC Jewish Community Center to commemorate anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks

A newborn pudu, the world's second smallest deer species, looks on at the zoo in Warsaw, Poland, September 26, 2024.

World

Polish zoo seeks name for newborn deer of tiny endangered species

Posted on September 27, 2024

CUNY protesters amid accusations of antisemitism on campus

Antisemitism at CUNY: Judge’s report finds safety concerns on campus, outlines steps for college system to protect students

Posted on September 24, 2024

two woman in dresses at a fundraiser for #EndJewHatred

Israel

#EndJewHatred: A movement gains traction as one-year anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks in Israel approaches

Posted on September 10, 2024

Protesters at Columbia University

Politics

Reading, writing and rage: Columbia University and Barnard College see pro-Palestine protests on first day of fall classes

Posted on September 3, 2024

People light candles for hostages killed by Hamas, during a vigil at Columbus Circle on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024.

‘Seal the deal’: Thousands at Columbus Circle vigil demand peaceful end to Israel-Hamas war, and release of remaining hostages after latest murders

Posted on September 2, 2024

Rauw Alejandro, Post Malone, Jelly Roll and Doja Cat are among the headliners for this year's Global Citizen Festival.

Music

What you need to know about Global Citizen Festival, and how to get free tickets

Posted on September 2, 2024

American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Columbus Circle vigil Sunday night for American hostage and five others found dead in Gaza

Posted on September 1, 2024

The breast star of the Polish Order of the White Eagle is pictured, as items recovered from a jewel heist at Gruenes Gewoelbe (Green Vault) museum in 2019 with an estimated value of more than 113 million euros go back on display after their restoration, in Dresden, Germany, August 13, 2024. REUTERS/Nadja Wohlleben

World

Jewels stolen in Germany’s Green Vault heist back on display

Posted on August 15, 2024

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Raymond Kenner and his accomplice, Alexander Stephens, were busted after a man was found dead in Hollis, and Kenner killed a second man two nights later near Rufus King Park in Jamaica in late December 2021. Both were sentenced in Queens Supreme Court.

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