Aug. 26, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Some colleges and universities in New York City are starting the 2024-25 school year with new or revised policies to combat hate and protect students months after campuses were rocked in the spring with violent on-campus protests and acts of antisemitism. Faculty and staff at major NYC-based universities…
Aug. 20, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon An Oregon man was arrested at his home and charged in federal court on Tuesday for allegedly threatening to blow up Jewish hospitals and care centers in NYC and Long Island in 2021. Domagoj Patkovic, 31, of Portland, made threats in at least six separate calls to the…
Jun. 17, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Several City University of New York (CUNY) colleges improperly investigated antisemitism and Islamophobia on their campuses, the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday. The federal education department said it reached an agreement with CUNY mandating that the city’s public college system take several corrective actions — including reopening…
Jun. 12, 2024 By Emily Swanson U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who represents parts of Queens and the South Bronx, hosted a June 10 livestreamed conversation on antisemitism and its undermining effects on American democracy. According to Ocasio-Cortez, while Jewish people are the target of religious and racial prejudice, they are also the subject of a…
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Jun. 5, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Major crimes in NYC including murder, burglary and grand larceny were down in May compared to the same month last year, the NYPD announced on Wednesday. Robbery and felony assaults continue to surge, due in large part to offenders fleeing crime scenes on illegal e-bikes and similar vehicles,…
May. 7, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon A Queens public school teacher is feeling the heat for allegedly posting anti-Israel remarks on her personal social media accounts, possibly while she was at work on school grounds. Taiba Ahmad, a teacher at P.S. 153 in Maspeth, posted what some local officials are calling “inappropriate and offensive”…
Apr. 22, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon
As pro-Palestinian protests rage on at Columbia University, students at another New York school are in hot water due to their anti-Israel stance being a violation of state law.
Mar. 26, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The production and circulation of white supremacist propaganda soared to a record high in 2023, a new report released on Tuesday from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) shows. In its annual assessment on white supremacist propaganda, the ADL reported an astounding increase of such incidents in 2023, even reaching…
Mar. 5, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki Major felonies, shootings and overall crimes in the transit system dropped in February 2024, according to NYPD statistics released Tuesday afternoon. The department reported a 1.1% decrease in major felonies month-over-month between February 2023 and February 2024. Murders decreased by 22.2%, with 21 homicides reported last month, down…
Dec. 12, 2023 By Aidan Graham
Gov. Kathy Hochul warned state colleges and universities that they must crack down on antisemitism on their campus, or risk “aggressive enforcement action” from the state.