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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


NYC: Five people pelt Jew with traffic cones, bottles, antisemitic abuse 

An orthodox Jewish man faced antisemitic abuse and was pelted with bottles and traffic cones by a group of five people.

 Suspects from a June 6 antisemitic assault in New York City.

NYPD to step up security for Israel parade, but says there are no known threats

The mayor and police officials stressed that protesters have the right to demonstrate, within legal limits.

 A delegation from the American Jewish Committee marches in the Celebrate Israel parade in New York City, June 4, 2023.

Man attempts to run down Jewish students in Brooklyn

Near the Mesivta Nachlas Yakov Vien Yeshiva, Asghar Ali, 58, reportedly shouted antisemitic statements before driving onto the sidewalk in an alleged attempt to hit two men and three teenagers.

 Members of the NYPD and Federal Law Enforcement create a security perimeter on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 18, 2023.

NYPD seek vandals who drew swastika on repeatedly defaced Israeli cafe

The New York City Police Department seeks information on vandals targeting an Israeli cafe with swastikas and anti-Zionist messages, offering a reward for details.

 An NYPD car.

NYPD clash with protesters, makes dozens of arrests at pro-Palestinian demonstration in Brooklyn

Led with banners reading 'Resistance by any means necessary,' 'Resisting the Nakba since 1948,' and 'From Gaza to Jenin, revolution until victory,' demonstrators marched through Brooklyn.

 Pro-Palestinian protesters attend "Flood Brooklyn for Gaza" demonstration, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas continues, in New York, US, October 28, 2023.

NYC deputy mayor charges Washington Post after story on pro-Israel Jewish entrepreneurs

Thursday’s article describes a “group of billionaires and business titans working to shape US public opinion of the war in Gaza.”

A general view of the exterior of The Washington Post Company headquarters in Washington

New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia encampment arrests, medical records say otherwise

Several students said officers knelt forcefully on their backs. New York City passed a law in 2020 prohibiting police from using knee restraints that compress the diaphragm.

 Police stand guard near an encampment of protesters supporting Palestinians on the grounds of Columbia University, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, US, April 30, 2024.

Anti-Israel activists deface WWI, Civil War memorials, burn US flag

Anti-Israel activists vandalized American war memorials during a New York protest, burning the flag. Mayor condemned vandalism, offering rewards for arrests.

 Memorial statue defaced by anti-Israel activists in New York. (Illustrative) Uploaded on 8/5/2024

At least four New York City synagogues receive bomb threats

Bomb threats target New York City synagogues, including LGBTQ-oriented and Reform congregations. Mark Treyger denounces the timing on Holocaust Remembrance Day eve amid rising antisemitism.

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NYC synagogues, museum receive fake bomb threats, New York officials say

All incidents continue to be investigated by the New York Police Department.

 An NYPD law enforcement official stands guard after establishing a closed perimeter on campus around student protesters at Columbia University during a comprehensive operation to clear campus of protesters in support of Palestinians