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NYC antisemitic hate crimes 70% higher in May 2026 than May 2025, 41 incidents confirmed

So far in 2026, there have been 152 confirmed antisemitic hate crimes. There have been 17 confirmed hate crimes against Muslims, 9 against Asian people, and 18 against Black people.

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch speaks during for a press conference at the New York Police Department headquarters in New York City, US, April 2, 2026.
Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu takes part in the New York City Israel Day Parade on May 31, 2026.

Bennett condemns Mamdani for not attending Israel Day Parade amid celebration preparation

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, JCRC CEO Mark Treyger, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani speak at a press conference on May 28, 2026.

NYPD unveils ‘most extensive’ security operation ever for Israel Day Parade as Mamdani sits out

A US Secret Service agent exits a roadblock manned by NYPD officers near United Nations headquarters, during the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, US, September 23, 2025.

New York state set to ban law enforcement, including ICE, from wearing masks


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.