Leader of private, unarmed crime-prevention group says was asked to help by Chabad-Lubavitch, hopes presence of volunteers will be deterrent

Thomas Grafton, 37, to be charged with 5 counts of attempted murder; Saturday's incident comes as series of anti-Semitic hate crimes rock NY

The measure of a healthy society is the degree to which it firmly and effectively banishes its extremists to the ostracized margins

Tiffany Harris, 30, allegedly slapped and cursed three Jewish women in an unprovoked attack in Brooklyn, but new law mean even those charged with hate crimes cannot be held

Avigdor Liberman urges immigration to Israel after man stabs five at Hanukkah celebration in upstate New York

Man with machete said to attack Hannukkah celebration; several clips being circulated on social media show ambulances and security personal rushing to the scene

Several clips being circulated on social media show ambulances and security personal rushing to the scene

NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force investigating, with no arrests made yet; incident latest in string of anti-Semitic attacks in New York in recent days

New York City stepping up police protection in Borough Park, Crown Heights and Williamsburg after spate of anti-Semitic attacks

'Anti-Semitism is an attack on the values of our city — and we will confront it head-on,' mayor says after series of assaults over Hanukkah