- June 28, 2025
14-Year-Old Mugged in Crown Heights
Grainy surveillance image of the alleged assailant. (CrownHeights.info) — A Jewish teen was grabbed and mugged in Crown Heights on Shabbos. The incident occurred in
NY Hasidic judge Rachel Freier eyes Kings County Supreme Court
In God she trusts. A female Brooklyn jurist who already made history as the first Hasidic judge in New York and possibly the country hopes
Teen busted in NYC assault of Orthodox man in front of young son
Police have arrested a 19-year-old man in the violent attack on a Jewish Orthodox activist who was beaten and robbed in front of his 5-year-old
Crown Heights Shomrim Volunteer Apprehends Man Vandalizing Shul
Shomrim volunteer Gadi Hershkop stands next to the suspect, awaiting arrival of the police. (CrownHeights.info/Hamodia) — A disturbed man was apprehended by a Crown Heights
In response to hate crimes, volunteers form ‘Asian Community Watch’ group in southern Brooklyn • Brooklyn Paper
In response to an uptick in violence and crimes against Asian Americans, volunteers in southern Brooklyn are working to form an Asian Community Watch group,
NY gubernatorial nominee Lee Zeldin wants to fire Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg. It’s not that easy.
Historical lessons There have been instances where a governor has sued a district attorney over the handling of a specific case. In 1996, the court
NYPD searching for suspects in beating of NYC Orthodox man
The beating of an Orthodox Jewish man in Brooklyn is not being investigated as a hate crime, sources told The Post, as the suspects remain
Three men cleared in 1995 NYC subway toll booth murder
Three men convicted in the murder of a New York City subway toll booth worker were cleared of their convictions by a judge Friday. A
Baruch Lebovits, convicted child abuser whose case shed light on Hasidic justice system, dies at 71
(JTA) — A cantor from a prominent Hasidic family whose child abuse conviction shook up both his community and Brooklyn politics has died. Baruch Lebovits