NYPD

Jewish watchdog urges NYPD to increase officers in hot spots after synagogue attack

In the incident on Friday night, Montes yelled during the service, disrupting it, and then struck a 63-year-old congregant and headbutted a member of security personnel who was escorting him out.

Central Synagogue in Manhattan.
New York Police Department officers stand guard at Central Synagogue in New York, US, December 11, 2019.

Bronx man arrested, charged with hate crimes after disrupting NYC synagogue services

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji react as confetti falls during his inauguration ceremony in New York City, US, January 1, 2026.

NYPD says will not provide Mamdani's wife with taxpayer-funded security detail on trip to Mideast

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

NYPD says Mamdani’s rhetoric fuels ‘security nightmare’ for Netanyahu visit - report


Rabbi Alvin Kass, longest-serving NYPD chaplain famed for 9/11 response, dies at 89

Kass, the longest-serving NYPD chaplain, famously disarmed a hostage-taker with pastrami sandwiches from the Carnegie Deli. His career with the NYPD spanned 60 years.

New York City Police Department Chaplain Rabbi Alvin Kass seen giving the invocation at the State of the City Address at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Symphony Space in New York City, Jan. 10, 2019.

NYPD boots 'laced by IDF,' Mamdani says in resurfaced 2023 video

In a September 2023 video, the NYC mayoral candidate argued that Israeli struggle is tied to American capitalist interests.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani gestures during a "New York is Not For Sale" rally at Forest Hills Stadium, in the Queens borough of New York City, US, October 26, 2025.

Cuomo calls on Mamdani to condemn the phrase ‘Globalize the Intifada’ ahead of Oct. 7

Mamdani has acknowledged the phrase “meant something different to the Jewish community” and discouraged its usage.

NYC democratic mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo (L) and Zohran Mamdani against backdrop of pro-Palestinian protesters. (illustration)

Anti-Israel activists fail to disrupt private Israeli real estate meeting in NYC

Anti-Israel protesters tried to block a private Israeli real estate meeting in Manhattan, but the event went ahead as NYPD arrested four people and restored order.

An anti-Israel protest at a private Israeli real estate meeting in Manhattan on September 8th, 2025.

Teenager sustains gunshot wound to head in mass shooting event in NYC's Bronx borough

A man, Jaceil Banks, 32, was killed with a gunshot wound to his chest. 

New York Police Department officers in the Bronx borough of New York City, US, May 16, 2023.

New York City police say to avoid Times Square due to investigation

Initial posts on social media stated that NYPD bomb squad teams were deployed in the area. 

 Tourists taking selfies in Times Square at night, surrounded by bright billboards, traffic, and vibrant city lights; illustrative, March 10, 2024.

NYPD search for man who invaded historic kabbalistic synagogue to shout 'Allahu akhbar'

​​The alleged harassment reportedly began when the unidentified male entered the synagogue on July 21, at approximately 7:15 p.m.

Manhattan Shomrim and the New York Police Department are searching for a man who entered the Shuva Israel Synagogue in Manhattan

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.

Police Officer Didarul Islam killed on duty during a shooting in New York.

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.

 Protesters are arrested in the lobby of Maersk’s office building in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, June 11, 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.

 Participants at NYC's Israel Day Parade, May 18, 2025.