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NY officer killed in Manhattan shooting remembered as hero in US, Bangladesh

The New York police officer killed in a mass shooting in a Manhattan skyscraper on Monday was an immigrant from Bangladesh. He left behind a pregnant wife and two young sons.

|ByREUTERS
Police Officer Didarul Islam killed on duty during a shooting in New York.
Protesters are arrested in the lobby of Maersk’s office building in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

Dozens arrested at pro-Gaza protest at Manhattan office building

NYPD officers were called to the address and picked protesters up off the floor and took them to an awaiting police van.

|ByTHOMAS TRACY/ NEW YORK DAILY NEWS/ TNS
Participants at NYC's Israel Day Parade, May 18, 2025.

NYC marks 77th annual Israel Day Parade

For blocks, 5th Avenue was lined with Israeli flags, posters, and chanting crowds as over 40,000 participants made their way from 57th to 74th Streets.

|ByREBECCA SZLECHTER
Marchers call for the release of hostages in Gaza at the annual Israel parade in New York City, June 2, 2024.Marchers call for the release of hostages in Gaza at the annual Israel parade in New York City, June 2, 2024.

KKL-JNF allocates $100,000 to support NYC Israel Parade for the first time

A KKL-JNF delegation, along with other politicians and public figures, will march in the parade.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

NYPD search for man accused of sexually violating a corpse on Manhattan subway

The victim passed away while riding the R train only hours before his body was sexually abused.

APRIL 15, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
NYPD are searching for a man accused of performing sexual acts on a corpse while traveling on the Manhattan subway last week.

Jews most frequently targeted community for hate crimes in New York City - NYPD

Out of 123 reported hate incidents during the last three months, 74 were directed at Jews.

APRIL 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Close up of the NYPD logo on a police car.

Utah man arrested after threatening to kill Jews at Manhattan synagogue

Police believe Ramirez was on his way to the Central Synagogue in midtown Manhattan

FEBRUARY 15, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A New York City Police (NYPD) vehicle drives in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, US.

Police probe death of man beaten, robbed of Star of David necklace in Coney Island

The victim's brother told Eyewitness News the necklace the two attackers stole was worth less than $50.

JANUARY 24, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Suspect wanted in death of Michael Shelonchik.

NYPD conducts specialized antisemitism training at Museum of Jewish Heritage

Jews were the target of the majority of hate crimes in NYC in 2024.

JANUARY 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The law enforcement training session for the NYPD hosted by CAM and the GWU Program on Extremism, at the Museum of Jewish History, New York City, New York, Jan. 8, 2025.

Jews were targeted by the majority of hate crimes in NYC last year, NYPD says

The number of antisemitic hate crimes in 2024 was slightly larger than in 2023, when police recorded 323 total anti-Jewish crimes.

JANUARY 7, 2025ByBEN SALES/JTA
Close up of the NYPD logo on a police car.

Some 11 people wounded in shooting at nightclub in Queens

According to the reports, police forces were present on site. 

JANUARY 2, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police crime scene tape

Jessica Tisch, Jewish public servant, appointed as commissioner of NYPD

Tisch, who comes from a prominent Jewish family, will become the second woman to head the city’s police department in its 179-year history.

NOVEMBER 21, 2024ByLUKE TRESS/JTA
New York Mayor Eric Adams with incoming NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch. November 20, 2024.

Masked man attempts to kidnap Orthodox Jewish boy in Crown Heights

The footage shows the masked man attempting to grab the child and carry him away, before the father pulls the child back and pushes the man off.

NOVEMBER 10, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
Screenshot of CCTV footage posted by Shomrim CH showing attempted kidnapping, 9/11/2024

NY Jewish man requires 18 stitches after being slashed in face in ‘vicious’ antisemitic hate crime

The attacker, wearing a mask, shouted “F*** you guys” at the victim before slashing him with a blade.

NOVEMBER 5, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
Sayda Liberow after the attack on October 28, which required him to have 18 stitches.

Antisemitic hate crimes in NYC have surged this year, according to police data

The NYPD links the spike to ongoing tensions surrounding the Israel-Hamas war.

OCTOBER 9, 2024ByLUKE TRESS/JTA
Police at a hostages rally in Central Park, March 24, 2024.