New York & New Jersey
NYC Trying To Shutter Jewish Community Matzah Bakeries
A new New York City decree went into affect threatening the closure of Brooklyn's Matzah Bakeries. Askunim from all NYC communities are urgently trying to find a compromise to keep NYC Matzah Bakeries open...
NY Attorney General Warns of Car Wash Price Gouging Before Pesach
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a PSA ahead of Pesach: Warning car wash businesses that price gouging and raising their prices for Jewish customers only, seeking cleaning services before Pesach. Is discrimination and il...
Ari Halberstam HY”D Remembered 31 Years Later After Brooklyn Bridge Shooting
The ramp entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge is named "Ari Halberstam Memorial Ramp" honoring the memory of Crown Heights bochur Ari Halberstam, HY"D, a 16-year-old talmud who was murdered Al Kiddush Hashem in a terrorist attack in NYC...
Hatzolah of Central Jersey Dedicates New Toms River Ambulance in Memory of R’ Menachem Wiederman z”l
Hatzolah of Central Jersey celebrated the dedication of a brand-new, fully-equipped ambulance at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sunday morning...
NYS Assemblyman Lester Chang Introduces Bill To Make October 7th A Day Of Remembrance In The State Of New York
Establishes a day of commemoration known as "October 7th Remembrance Day" New York is home to the largest Jewish communities outside of Israel...
Shmira Advisory: Make Sure Video Cameras Are Recording When Changing Clocks Motzei Shabbos For “Spring Forward”
The Shmira surveillance team put an advisory for the community that when changing your clock, it’s a good reminder to also double check that your video cameras are recording...
Armed Man Arrested After Threatening Jews At New Jersey Shul
Shomrim responded to callers reporting a male suspect armed with a bat threatening mispallelim at a shul in Howell, NJ. Shomrim immediately dispatched a full response. Howell Police took the suspect into custody...
$16 Billion NY-NJ Rail Tunnel Gets Billions In Funding From Feds
The long-delayed “Gateway Project,” which would construct new rail tunnels under the Hudson River, has secured a whopping $6.9 billion in federal grants—the largest grant ever signed by the agency...
Lakewood High School Girls Step Up to Support Special Children’s Center During School Closures
When unexpected special needs school closures left parents scrambling for childcare, The Special Children’s Center once again proved to be a pillar of support for the community...