Brooklyn

'We can slit their throats': Alleged would-be Oct. 7 New York attacker extradited to US for trial

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan is alleged to have planned an ISIS-inspired attack on New York's Jewry on the one year anniversary of October 7.

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan
 Kane Street Synagogue in Cobble Hill is known as "The Mother Synagogue" of Brooklyn — the oldest Jewish congregation serving the Brooklyn neighborhood in which it was founded, with roots dating back to 1856.

Brooklyn Pride interfaith service canceled over synagogue’s ‘alignment with pro-Israel' views

 A Mexican Navy training ship is seen damaged after it ran into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, U.S., May 17, 2025.

Two killed, 19 hurt as Mexican Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge

  Police block pro-Palestinian supporters from entering a neighborhood with a large Orthodox Jewish population on April 28, 2025, in Brooklyn.

NYC Radicals threaten to 'flood' Crown Heights and 'rise up' against Chabad


Brooklyn event with Itamar Ben-Gvir cancelled days before his US trip

The event featuring the far-right Israeli minister was to be hosted by Beis Shmuel Chabad, a Crown Heights synagogue.

 Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives to a court hearing of the Shin Bet official arrested in suspicion of leaking classified information to a journalist and a Minister at the court in Lod, April 15, 2025.

Mother, two daughters killed by driver with suspended license in Brooklyn's Jewish area

"This was a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions," said Mayor Adams.

 Two children and an adult are dead after cars collided and struck pedestrians in Gravesend, Brooklyn, NYPD says.

New York City ex-allies clash over Trumpian style in an Orthodox district race

Tuesday's special election will decide the 44th district representative for orthodox south Brooklyn.

US President Donald Trump attends a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (not pictured), ahead of the NATO summit in Watford, in London, Britain, December 3, 2019.

NYC Israeli real estate event descends into violence after protests

Al-Awda claimed that the anti-Israel protests were to stop what they claimed was the sale of “stolen” land. 

 NYC Israeli real estate event devolves into violence after anti-Zionist protest, February 19, 2024.

'Genocide cuisine': Brooklyn Israeli restaurant vandalized with graffiti

The restaurant said that its branches would continue to welcome all, and encouraged patrons to spread "love, not hate."

An Israeli cuisine restaurant was vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti in Brooklyn on Saturday

NYPD Muslim Officers Society plays crucial role in Brooklyn's massive hanukkiah lighting

"There's a place for love and unity. There's mutual respect, especially religiously," NYPD detective Amen said.

 The massive menorah at Grand Army Plaza in Manhattan.

Eight incredible things to do during Hanukkah in NYC this year

Looking to stay entertained during this busy, chilly time of year? Here at the New York Jewish Week, we’ve got you covered.

 The pop-up Maccabee Bar is back in a new location this year.

New York street to be renamed after the Lubavitcher Rebbe

New York City Council approved renaming a section of Crown Heights' President Street as "Lubavitcher Rebbe Way" to honor Rabbi Schneerson, who transformed the Chabad movement.

MENACHEM MENDEL SCHNEERSON, the beloved Lubavitcher Rebbe.

'Anora' hits Israeli screens: A modern fairy tale with dark realities - opinion

Mikey Madison shines in Director Sean Baker's modern-day Cinderella story with a not-so-fairytale ending.

 MIKEY MADISON and Mark Edelshteyn in ‘Anora.’

Rabbi Kogan’s absence felt as Chabad emissaries gather under tight security in Brooklyn

The absence of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, a Chabad emissary from the UAE who was murdered last week, was deeply felt. 

 Rabbi Zvi Kogan

Israeli soldier reunites with Brooklyn mother he saved through bone marrow donations

This week, Chava Rivky Amsel traveled to Israel to meet her donor, an Israeli soldier and was accompanied by her family

 Israeli soldier in a classified unit within the IDF Intelligence Directorate, A., reunites Chava Rivky Amsel, whose life he safed through a bone marrow donation.