Religious Jews are about to celebrate Simchat Torah, one of the calendar’s most joyous holidays, typically filled with singing and dancing. It’s a virus spike waiting to happen, unless the city reconsiders its broken approach and charts a new course with the community. Here’s how.

Grandstanding politicians and densely packed devout communities do a dance of mutual incomprehension, Sukkot festivities and schools are shut down

He bungled his COVID-19 response, plunging the city into a charnel. Now he is blaming the Jews.

Tragedy transformed Devorah Halberstam into New York City’s most outspoken expert on anti-Semitic crime. Are we listening?

Twitter-fueled partisan insanity is preventing society from keeping Jews safe—at exactly the moment it’s most needed

A 63-year-old Jewish man was smashed in the face with a paving stone, knocking out his front teeth and breaking his nose

Bill de Blasio has been kissing Al Sharpton’s ring for years. What has he known that the rest of us are only now learning?

As the leading targets of hate crimes, Jews are routinely being attacked in the streets of New York City. So why is no one acting like it’s a big deal?

A planned memorial for victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire just cleared a major hurdle in New York City government—now who’s going to pay for it?

Mayor De Blasio may be killing Manhattan’s storied neighborhood, once dense with high-rise factories, its sidewalks crowded with garmentos and push boys

Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr added to school district calendars

Though few of the NYC neighborhood’s Jewish residents speak only Yiddish

Would we be as interested if the group’s event hadn’t been closed to press?

As Menachem Stark’s relatives announce $25,000 reward for information

Sharon Kleinbaum and Michael Miller named to mayoral transition team