August 30, 2026

Two Queens synagogues were hit hours apart with bags of feces and motor oil in July, in incidents now under investigation by the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force. Police have released surveillance footage as they seek two suspects in the case. Both attacks targeted Young Israel congregations in eastern Queens. At about 11:44 a.m., two

Protesters subjected Brad Lander, the Jewish Democratic candidate for New York’s 10th Congressional District, to antisemitic abuse outside Madison Square Garden on Saturday. “You look like a scrotum, you filthy ballsack!” one heckler shouted. “F*** you, ballsack Zionist!” Others branded Lander “another paid Zionist” and ordered him to “get out of here.” The protest targeted