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Backers of school ‘buffer zone’ bill that Mamdani vetoed announce a new version that excludes college campuses

Joseph Strauss in JTA · 20 May

Following Mayor Zohran Mamdani's veto of a bill to limit protests near educational facilities, a new compromise version excluding college campuses has been proposed in New York City.

0 Music Culture

Why Bad Bunny’s halftime show delighted New York Jews of a certain age

Debbie Nathan in Forward · 10 Feb

Bad Bunny's Superbowl halftime show, featuring a remix of the classic salsa song "Un Verano en Nueva York," brought nostalgic joy to Jewish New Yorkers familiar with the vibrant Latin music scene since the mid-20th century.

0 Television/Film Politics

Whoever said 'you can't take it with you' never reckoned with this Jewish patriarch

Simi Horwitz in Forward · 18 Jul 2025

"Death & Taxes" is a documentary that explores the complexities of legacy through the lens of the Schein family, focusing on the late Harvey Schein, a high-powered CEO obsessed with safeguarding his wealth from estate taxes.

0 Science Ethics

This FDNY-approved e-bike battery swap network is powered by Jewish values

Joseph Strauss in JTA · 29 May 2025

PopWheels, co-founded by two Jewish New Yorkers, offers a lithium-ion e-bike battery swap service that addresses the fire hazards associated with home charging.

0 Television/Film Holocaust

Jewish Studies Unscrolled: American Horror and Sidney Lumet’s film The Pawnbroker (1964), with Jeremy Dauber

Unorthodox · 30 Dec 2024

Jeremy Dauber explores the intersection of Holocaust trauma and horror in Sidney Lumet's 1964 film The Pawnbroker, discussing its portrayal of Sol Nazerman's haunting memories manifested through a "thin place" in the New York subway.