Liam Stack
The New York Times
New York, NY, United States
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Man Killed by Subway Train After Falling During Fight in Queens Station
The death occurred when two men were fighting on the F train platform during rush hour in Jackson Heights, Queens, the police said. → Read More
Antisemitic Attacks in New York Are at Highest Level in Decades
Last year there were 51 assaults across the state, a record since the Anti-Defamation League began compiling such data in 1979. → Read More
Vatican Clears Brooklyn Bishop of Child Abuse Charges From 1970s
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio still faces two lawsuits based on the allegations, which date to his time as a young priest in Jersey City. → Read More
U.S. Faces Outbreak of Anti-Semitic Threats and Violence
In the wake of clashes in Israel and Gaza, synagogues have been vandalized and Jews have been threatened and attacked. → Read More
Yang Walks Back Stance on Israel After Ocasio-Cortez Calls It ‘Shameful’
Mr. Yang said his initial statement in support of Israel, which drew criticism from progressives, “failed to acknowledge pain on both sides.” → Read More
The Push to Vaccinate 20,000 Holocaust Survivors in New York
One survivor who got her vaccine, Eva Rose, 96, said the last year has been “lousy,” but added: “I am still here, thank God.” → Read More
Cuomo’s Restrictions on Synagogues in Virus Hot Spots Can Go Forward
“How can we ignore the compelling state interest in protecting the health and life of all New Yorkers?” asked a federal judge in Brooklyn. → Read More
N.Y.C. Threatens Orthodox Jewish Areas on Virus, but Trump’s Impact Is Seen
Facing a worrying spike in cases, city officials carried out emergency inspections and warned of an extraordinary lockdown. → Read More
Rosh Hashana in the Pandemic: Rabbis, Cantors and Video Crews
The first High Holy Days of the coronavirus era will be celebrated this weekend, as rabbis try to deliver an online version of Judaism’s most sacred celebrations. → Read More
N.Y.P.D. Besieges a Protest Leader as He Broadcasts Live
A helicopter and dozens of officers, some in riot gear, were deployed for an arrest at a Manhattan apartment but withdrew after protesters arrived. → Read More
Overlooked No More: Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, Pioneering Gay Activist
Before the word “homosexuality” existed, he argued that same-sex attraction was innate, and that those who experienced it should be treated the same as anyone else. → Read More
Recovered Covid-19 Patients in Orthodox Jewish Community Flock to Donate Blood Plasma
“The community has taken a tragedy and turned it into a superpower,” said an expert on using plasma to treat people after virus exposure. → Read More
Evangelical Leader Franklin Graham Responds to Critics of Samaritan's Purse Central Park Field Hospital
His critics accuse him of discriminating against L.G.B.T. people. “Just because I don’t agree doesn’t mean I’m against them,” he said. → Read More
Hasidic Funeral in Brooklyn Draws 2,500, Creating Crisis for Mayor de Blasio
The event showed the challenges that officials have faced in addressing the flouting of social distancing in close-knit ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods. → Read More
De Blasio Breaks Up Rabbi’s Funeral and Lashes Out Over Virus Distancing
After overseeing the dispersal of hundreds of Hasidic mourners in Brooklyn, Mayor Bill de Blasio called the gathering “absolutely unacceptable.” → Read More
Franklin Graham Says He Is Being Harassed Over Central Park Hospital
The evangelical leader’s relief group has been criticized for requiring workers at its field hospital to say they oppose same-sex marriage. → Read More
Franklin Graham Says He Is Being Harassed Over Central Park Hospital
The evangelical leader’s relief group has been criticized for requiring workers at its field hospital to say they oppose same-sex marriage. → Read More
Cathedral Hospital Plan Stalls Amid Concern Over Evangelical Role
Leaders of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan were upset by the involvement of Samaritan’s Purse, led by the Rev. Franklin Graham. → Read More
Cathedral of St. John the Divine to Become Emergency Coronavirus Field Hospital
The Manhattan church, the largest Gothic cathedral in the world, will be able to care for at least 200 patients during the coronavirus outbreak. → Read More
New York City Considers Mass Graves in Park for Virus Victims
If morgues fill up, a city councilman says that New York City is preparing a contingency plan to bury victims in a public park. → Read More