Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein announced new legislation today that would include hate crimes as qualifying offenses of which a judge will have discretion setting bail, on the grounds that those who commit hate crimes are individuals who harbor irrational and harmful hate and are more likely to be repeat offenders. “I fear that the trend of […]
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NJ Governor Phil Murphy convened an emergency meeting to deal with the recent alarming rise in anti-Semitic attacks and incidents plaguing the tri-State area. The meeting was held on Thursday afternoon, and was attended by many prominent elected officials and community activists. Among those in attendance were Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, the NJ State Police […]
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Family: Man Stabbed In Hanukkah Attack May Have Brain Damage The number of people who died in New York City fires fell to 66 in 2019, even as crews responded to a record high number of medical emergencies. Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said Wednesday that firefighters are responding more quickly to free New Yorkers trapped […]
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The maniac charged with storming into Rabbi Rottenberg’s home on Chanukah and stabbing five people is getting closer to being charged with the vicious and brutal assault and stabbing of 29-year-old Mordechai ben Bracha (Schlesinger) in November. Sources tell YWN that the FBI has located the Honda Pilot that was seen leaving the stabbing scene in […]
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NY Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed the NY State Police to further increase patrols and security in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods across the State. The Governor also visited the Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Williamsburg with Rabbi David Niederman to show support for the Jewish Community in the wake of the stabbing in Monsey and a […]
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ATTACK NUMBER 12: Police are investigating more incidents of violence against Jews, including one that happened at around 1:00PM on Wednesday along Broadway in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. Witness Moses Weiser said it began with two women yelling slurs and when the victim called 911 they allegedly attacked him, using his own cellphone as […]
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Tiffany Harris, 30, the woman accused of slapping three Jews in one of a series of anti-Semitic attacks during Chanukah was arrested for a third time in one week. She was first arrested for the hate crimes and released on no bail. She was then arrested for another assault – just one day after she […]
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