Mayor Eric Adams leaves on Wednesday for Greece and Qatar, a four-day trip that furthers his penchant for visiting countries far from his New York constituents. Source: New York Times
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Mayor Adams Goes on a Trip
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2022
He likes to travel, and his latest jaunt takes him to Athens for a conference on antisemitism and to Qatar for the World Cup. Back home in Queens a long-abandoned rail line may become a park. Source: New York Times
New York Man Accused of Antisemitic Attacks Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime Charge
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2022
Prosecutors say Saadah Masoud assaulted three Jewish men in 2021 and 2022, one of whom he dragged across the sidewalk during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Manhattan. Source: New York Times
2 Men Arrested in Threats to New York Jewish Community, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2022
The two were arrested on Saturday at Pennsylvania Station. The police said they seized a large hunting knife and a firearm with a 30-round magazine. Source: New York Times
New Jersey Man Arrested in Connection With Threat to Synagogues
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2022
An 18-year-old man was charged with sending a threat over social media. He is expected to appear in court on Thursday afternoon. Source: New York Times
Why the 92nd Street Y Hired a Rabbi
By Gotham Rex on November 8, 2022
With antisemitism on the rise, the cultural institution decided to more fully embrace its Jewish identity. Source: New York Times
Kyrie Irving’s Links to Antisemitism Horrify His Many Jewish Fans
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2022
In New York City, the second-largest Jewish population center in the world, Nets fans are appalled and frightened. Source: New York Times
Between Kanye and the Midterms, the Unsettling Stream of Antisemitism
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2022
For American Jews, this fall has become increasingly worrisome. On Thursday alone, the F.B.I. warned of threats to New Jersey synagogues and the Nets suspended Kyrie Irving. Source: New York Times
Eli N. Evans, Who Wrote About Jews in the American South, Dies at 85
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2022
His book “The Provincials” mixed memoir, travelogue and history to tell the story of a culture that many people never knew existed. Source: New York Times
3 Charged With Hate Crimes After Racist Tracts Flood Small New York City
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2022
A white supremacist leaflet was reported to the Hornell police early Sunday. Before long, similar material was found all over town. Source: New York Times
Man in Custody in ‘Every New Yorker’s Worst Nightmare’
By Gotham Rex on May 25, 2022
Andrew Abdullah, 25, the suspect in the fatal shooting on the Q train, had a history of arrests in gun offenses. Source: New York Times
Antisemitic Attacks in New York Are at Highest Level in Decades
By Gotham Rex on April 26, 2022
Last year there were 51 assaults across the state, a record since the Anti-Defamation League began compiling such data in 1979. Source: New York Times
Man Charged With Hate Crimes After Violent Attacks on Four Jews
By Gotham Rex on April 20, 2022
The episode, which included a carjacking, took place in and around Lakewood, N.J., which has a significant Orthodox Jewish community. Source: New York Times
Man Charged in Arson at Brooklyn Synagogue and Yeshiva, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on May 22, 2021
The man was also connected to assaults on a Jewish man and a Black subway rider and vandalism at a Catholic church, court records show. Source: New York Times
Frontier Cancels Flight, Citing Maskless Passengers
By Gotham Rex on March 1, 2021
The airline’s treatment of the passengers, all Orthodox Jews, drew condemnation and accusations of anti-Semitism from Jewish groups. Source: New York Times