New York

New York is a state within the United States and is one of the original 13 colonies that formed the country following the American Revolution. Nicknamed "The Empire State," New York is the 27th largest state by area and the fourth largest by population. It is also the third most economically prosperous state by GDP, behind only California and Texas. Its capital city is Albany and its largest city is New York City, which is also the largest city in the US. 

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Peter Yarrow, Jewish musician and activist of Peter, Paul and Mary fame, dies at 86

Yarrow wrote the music for the Peter, Paul and Mary's best-known composition, “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” with lyrics by his Cornell classmate Leonard Lipton.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
08/01/2025

US Supreme Court declines to halt Trump's sentencing in New York hush money case

The court acted after NY's top court rejected Trump's request to halt sentencing. NY prosecutors made a filing at the Supreme Court on Thursday morning, opposing Trump's bid for a stay.

By REUTERS
07/01/2025
 Mourners accompany a hearse bearing the body of Rabbi Jacob Joseph on the Lower East Side

The Lower East Side anti-Jewish riot that changed the way Jews do politics

In 1902, an anti-Jewish riot at a rabbi's funeral in NYC left 196 mourners injured but sparked a wave of Jewish political activism, setting a precedent for organized resistance against antisemitism.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
05/01/2025

Some 11 people wounded in shooting at nightclub in Queens

According to the reports, police forces were present on site. 

Subway attacks: Man found with burns in NYC station week after woman burnt alive

Prosecutors have indicted Guatemalan citizen Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, for the alleged murder of an unknown woman on December 22, according to NBC News.

Famed Jewish record producer Richard Perry dies at 82

Colleagues memorialize one of the main movers of the Los Angeles music and film celebrity world in the 1970s.

'Cloud Rider': China tests supersonic plane flying Beijing to New York in under two hours

One of the core innovations of the Yunxing's design is the attachment of wide wings on top of the fuselage like a cloak.

MENACHEM MENDEL SCHNEERSON, the beloved Lubavitcher Rebbe.

New York street to be renamed after the Lubavitcher Rebbe

New York City Council approved renaming a section of Crown Heights' President Street as "Lubavitcher Rebbe Way" to honor Rabbi Schneerson, who transformed the Chabad movement.

Pro-Palestine activists occupy NY Public Library to protest Gaza 'Scholasticide'

"We gather today in one of New York's most iconic libraries to remind the world that all libraries in Gaza have been destroyed," said one of the protesters.

Lighting up NYC: World's largest menorah erected ahead of Hanukkah

This year’s menorah lighting, organized by the Lubavitch Youth Organization, is dedicated to the memory of Rabbi Shmuel Butman.

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