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NYPD says Mamdani’s rhetoric fuels ‘security nightmare’ for Netanyahu visit - report

As Netanyahu prepares to address the UN in New York, NYPD officials are warning that protests and political rhetoric could create additional risks for officers and the public.

|BySHOSHANA BAKER
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.
AN AI-generated political cartoon depicting New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at court with anti-Israel protesters in the background alongside the US Founding Fathers.

New York must heed the warning signs before we ask, 'How did this happen?' - opinion

With Netanyahu’s planned attendance at the 81st UN General Assembly, this event might become one of the largest internationally televised anti-Israel demonstrations ever staged on US soil.

|ByJEFFREY KAHN
NYPD in New York City, 5 May, 2026.

Man enters New York Jewish school with hammer, injures child, NYPD investigates antisemitic motive

"The NYPD is thoroughly investigating all aspects of the incident, including the possibility of a bias motive, to ensure nothing is overlooked," said a city councilmember.

|ByESTHER DAVIS
Law enforcement personnel and investigators work outside 26 Federal Plaza, which houses the FBI’s New York City field office and the ICE field office, following reports that a person deployed an incendiary device in New York City, US, July 20, 2026.

New York man in custody after incendiary device set off outside FBI, ICE offices

FBI headquarters at 26 Federal Plaza also houses an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office and is just blocks from City Hall and federal courthouses.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Utah man arrested after threatening to kill Jews at Manhattan synagogue

Police believe Ramirez was on his way to the Central Synagogue in midtown Manhattan

FEBRUARY 15, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A New York City Police (NYPD) vehicle drives in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, US.

Police probe death of man beaten, robbed of Star of David necklace in Coney Island

The victim's brother told Eyewitness News the necklace the two attackers stole was worth less than $50.

JANUARY 24, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Suspect wanted in death of Michael Shelonchik.

NYPD conducts specialized antisemitism training at Museum of Jewish Heritage

Jews were the target of the majority of hate crimes in NYC in 2024.

JANUARY 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The law enforcement training session for the NYPD hosted by CAM and the GWU Program on Extremism, at the Museum of Jewish History, New York City, New York, Jan. 8, 2025.

Jews were targeted by the majority of hate crimes in NYC last year, NYPD says

The number of antisemitic hate crimes in 2024 was slightly larger than in 2023, when police recorded 323 total anti-Jewish crimes.

JANUARY 7, 2025ByBEN SALES/JTA
Close up of the NYPD logo on a police car.

Some 11 people wounded in shooting at nightclub in Queens

According to the reports, police forces were present on site. 

JANUARY 2, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police crime scene tape

Jessica Tisch, Jewish public servant, appointed as commissioner of NYPD

Tisch, who comes from a prominent Jewish family, will become the second woman to head the city’s police department in its 179-year history.

NOVEMBER 21, 2024ByLUKE TRESS/JTA
New York Mayor Eric Adams with incoming NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch. November 20, 2024.

Masked man attempts to kidnap Orthodox Jewish boy in Crown Heights

The footage shows the masked man attempting to grab the child and carry him away, before the father pulls the child back and pushes the man off.

NOVEMBER 10, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
Screenshot of CCTV footage posted by Shomrim CH showing attempted kidnapping, 9/11/2024

NY Jewish man requires 18 stitches after being slashed in face in ‘vicious’ antisemitic hate crime

The attacker, wearing a mask, shouted “F*** you guys” at the victim before slashing him with a blade.

NOVEMBER 5, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
Sayda Liberow after the attack on October 28, which required him to have 18 stitches.

Antisemitic hate crimes in NYC have surged this year, according to police data

The NYPD links the spike to ongoing tensions surrounding the Israel-Hamas war.

OCTOBER 9, 2024ByLUKE TRESS/JTA
Police at a hostages rally in Central Park, March 24, 2024.

New York’s Jewish community should not be forced into hiding - editorial

Jewish communities in New York face rising antisemitism, struggling between prioritizing safety or standing firm in their identity.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
TWO JEWISH students hold up signs which read ‘Bring them home now’ and ‘Let us grieve,’ as they counter pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside Columbia University, in New York City, on the first day of the new semester, last Tuesday.