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Nassau County legislature passes ban on public masking after anti-Israel protests

Legislation proposed by Israeli-American Mazi Pilip aims to combat antisemitism but draws pushback from civil liberties groups.

Why these students, ages 16 to 84, spent their summer studying Yiddish in New York

“I’ve come to love Yiddish culture,” said a Lithuanian student, one of 40 who graduated from YIVO’s in-person summer program last week.

New York Nosh

A multicultural husband-and-wife team thinks New York is ready for miso, matcha and gochujang bagels

“She’s Taiwanese, I am a Jewish New Yorker,” Will Sacks, co-owner of Greenpoint’s Bagel Joint, said. “This fusion is something that we’ve been playing with in our kitchen for a long time.”

The New York Times’ favorite falafel shop is expanding to Manhattan

Meet the mah jongg mavens of Bryant Park

Following bankruptcy filing, Patis Bakery closes two locations, including near Times Square

A Manhattan synagogue played an unlikely role in the genesis of ‘Job,’ a new Broadway play

At Gazala’s, New York City’s only Druze restaurant, Hezbollah attack on children draws solidarity diners

Popular kosher food truck Moshe’s Falafel opens Upper West Side restaurant

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander in his Manhattan office, July 18, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Who is Brad Lander, the Jewish New York City comptroller who is running for mayor?

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