The U.S. Department of Justice charged a New York man with federal hate crimes in an indictment unsealed on Wednesday, accusing him of assaulting Jewish victims, including two Columbia University students,

New York City Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy discusses the exponential increase in hate crimes since Hamas attacked Israel in 2023.

A New York man is facing three federal hate crime charges for his alleged deliberate assaults on Jewish demonstrators at separate protests related to the Israel and Hamas war in NYC since April 2024.

The surest way to trigger the collapse of New York City is to elect an antisemitic mayor. Throughout history, rising antisemitism is a bellwether of societal ruin: When attacks on Jews are tolerated or encouraged, the dissolution of everyone's rights and the abandonment of basic freedoms follow.

On Wednesday, religious leaders from across the spectrum and leaders across the city, including police, came together to discuss ways to combat hate crimes.

Andrew Cuomo has attacked opponents, including Jewish ones, as antisemitic, while other candidates believe the issue is being used as a weapon to win Jewish voters.

The creation of the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism, announced at a press conference, follows a sharp rise in anti-Jewish hate incidents. The office will be led by Moshe Davis, a City Hall staffer who has served in the Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The sex-trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs, which kicks off on Monday, marks the highest-profile case so far for a nascent group in the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's office focusing on criminal prosecution of civil rights violations.

Tarek Bazrouk, 20, on three occasions kicked and punched Jewish protesters who were wearing religious attire or carrying Israeli flags at demonstrations in Manhattan, prosecutors said.

A New York man accused of making hate crime threats against Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has pleaded guilty, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Federal officials say Kevin Delgado, 40,