NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio: I regret how I handled that Orthodox funeral in April A tweet he posted early in the pandemic was widely criticized and damaged what had been a relatively close relationship between the mayor and the city’s Orthodox community. By Shira Hanau October 20, 2020 3:27 pm
Ruth Bader Ginsburg to get a statue in her native Brooklyn “Lord knows she deserves it,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. October 16, 2020 12:17 pm
NY Board of Rabbis condemns ‘shameful’ violence at Brooklyn coronavirus protests The 750-member group said it was “appalled” by protests at which masks were burned and one person was severely beaten. October 9, 2020 10:30 am
Ideas City life can bring people together, but the tensions in Orthodox Brooklyn are pulling us apart By Hannah Lebovits October 9, 2020 9:55 am
After NYC’s threat, mask wearing increases in Orthodox neighborhoods — at least on the streets By Shira Hanau October 2, 2020 2:58 pm
COVID is spreading again in Orthodox communities. Why are people still not wearing masks? By Shira Hanau September 24, 2020 3:12 pm
Brooklyn hospital wants to fire doctor over anti-Semitic posts like ‘Go beat up a Zionist’ By Cnaan Liphshiz September 11, 2020 10:54 am
Brooklyn’s Orthodox women’s EMT service gets right to operate an ambulance after years of lobbying By Cnaan Liphshiz August 14, 2020 3:25 pm
Orthodox Jewish man says he was beaten in Brooklyn by 3 men after he responded to their anti-Semitic slurs By Marcy Oster July 14, 2020 2:38 pm