This year’s menorah lighting, organized by the Lubavitch Youth Organization, is dedicated to the memory of Rabbi Shmuel Butman.
According to the indictment, Hassan was apprehended after providing detailed bomb-making and planting instructions to an undercover agent.
The discovery was made in the town of Scotchtown, about 70 miles from New York City.
Jewish New Yorkers celebrate Hanukkah at Gracie Mansion with Mayor Adams and honorees.
Mangione, 26, would face a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted on all counts.
Manhattan resident Tarek Bazrouk, 20, was arrested by the NYPD for allegedly stealing an Israeli flag and punching a Jewish student.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on Tuesday that she was outrage by the "antisemitic attack" and announced that the New York State Hate Crime Task Force would aid in the investigation.
There seems to be a fading likelihood that El Al will face competition before April on its US routes, thus putting downward pressure on airfares.
"I don't have a car. I don't drive. Those plates were turned in," retiree, Beda Koorey explained to CBS.
The suspect, who has been identified by police as Luigi Mangione, ran from the scene and then rode a bike into Central Park.
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