Stalled relief efforts raise anger and confusion in Sandy’s wake
With temperatures dropping and no help in sight for many of the worst-hit areas, New Yorkers are shifting blame for their suffering from Hurricane Sandy to the relief effort
View ArticleJewish Berlin woman spearheads clothing drive for Sandy victims
After her relatives lost their house, Bella Zchwiraschwili recruited help from organizations including Chabad and the Red Cross
View ArticleThe sweet smell of a garbage dump transformed
Until 2000, Israel was piling 3,000 tons of stinking household waste here every day. Now Ariel Sharon Park outside Tel Aviv is the country’s largest green space-in-the-making, to include a 50,000-seat...
View ArticleNY woman admits to stealing $1 million from Jewish cemetery
Former director of the United Hebrew Cemetery stole the money over a six-year period
View ArticleJewish cemetery embezzler pays restitution
Woman who pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from burial ground sentenced to 5 years’ probation
View ArticleAfter Artscroll, agunah advocates eye NY yeshiva
Gital Dodelson’s supporters claim victory over publishing house, turn to push ex-husband’s yeshiva to force him to grant divorce
View ArticlePopular NY outreach rabbi killed in car accident
Dovid Winiarz, also known as Facebuker Rebbe for his social media efforts, leaves behind 10 children
View Article3 teens charged in alleged anti-Semitic incident in NY
Suspects accused of hate crime after hurling stones at kippa-clad Jewish doctor, threatening to kill him
View ArticleTrump, on Staten Island, finally gets his NYC homecoming
New York’s self-proclaimed ‘forgotten borough’ is a hidden bastion of Republicanism in one of nation’s most liberal cities
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NY tourists fooled by octopus ferry disaster hoax
Artist creates roaming monument, website and fake documentary in an elaborate ruse crafting a catastrophe that never happened
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Staten Island synagogue feuds with Kars4Kids entity
Congregation claims in court that outreach organization is channeling funds through the temple to avoid public scrutiny
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Jewish boxer tosses hat in congressional ring to knock out addiction
Retired US Army captain Boyd Melson bobs and weaves with well-funded Republican incumbent in hopes of becoming Staten Island's 11th district representative
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Jewish woman plans to leave swastika vandalism on her garage
Debra Calabrese of Staten Island says she wants people to see anti-Semitic messages painted on her home
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‘Kyke’ vandal suspect knew neighbors were Jewish by ‘way they spoke’
James Rizzo paints a swastika along with misspelled slur on garage door of Staten Island home
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In NYC, a Republican ex-con fights to return to Congress
Mike Grimm, who in addition to serving time for tax fraud played a central role in scandals surrounding Israeli Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, is running without the support of Trump
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New Yorker jailed for drawing swastika, misspelled slur on home
James Rizzo, credited with time served, said he knew Staten Island family was Jewish by 'the way they spoke'
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2 Jewish veterans score Democratic upsets in House races
Elaine Luria wins in a Virginia coastal area and Max Rose unseats a Republican in New York’s Staten Island
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After backlash, Staten Island Hasidic Jews remove eruv installed without permits
Residents put up lawn signs appearing to express opposition to ultra-Orthodox influx into area; symbolic boundary for Sabbath-observant Jews installed without required permission
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Anti-Semitic flyers warning of Jewish ‘war’ posted around NY’s Staten Island
White supremacist group from New Jersey hangs bulletins that falsely claim Antifa was originally 'a Jewish anti-Nazi militia'
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GOP politician in Staten Island yells ‘Heil Hitler’ at protest, apologizes
Leticia Remauro says she misspoke and meant to say 'Mein Fuehrer,' implying New York leaders were fascists for employing lockdown measures
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