The New York Jewish Week features its 36 to Watch list for 2024, highlighting notable New Yorkers making exceptional contributions to the city and its Jewish community.

Ivan Boesky, a prominent Jewish financier involved in illegal insider trading in the 1980s, recently passed away at 87.

Martha Stewart has partnered with Breads Bakery in New York City to create a limited-edition babka called Marthas Good Thing Babka, filled with poppy seeds, golden raisins, and citrus zest.

Reuven Kahane, a New York real estate developer and Orthodox rabbi, was arrested and charged with assault in the 2nd degree for allegedly attacking pro-Palestinian protesters at a demonstration outside Columbia University.

A swastika armband found at Ignacios Tailor on the Upper East Side sparked outrage when it was discovered sewn onto a shirt.

During the recent police clearing of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University, it was revealed that over 25% of the 112 arrested individuals at Hamilton Hall were not affiliated with the university.

The 92nd Street Y, a Jewish cultural institution in New York, was founded in 1874 as the Young Mens Hebrew Association and has since become a prominent venue for dance, music, lectures, and more.

Thirteen rabbinical students were arraigned for their involvement in a dispute over an illegal excavation at the Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters in Brooklyn, resulting in charges of criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, and obstruction of governmental administration.

Ritchie Torres, a congressman from the Bronx, has sparked controversy for his staunch pro-Israel stance amidst growing criticism of Israel's actions.

Jennifer Baum reflects on growing up Jewish on the Upper West Side in a Mitchell-Lama building, which offered middle-income housing in NYC from the 1950s until the late 70s.

Stand Up NY, a renowned comedy club on the Upper West Side for 38 years, has relocated to Times Square inside the Italian restaurant Bond 45 to adapt to changing times post-COVID.

Queens College Hillel has condemned recent pro-Hitler graffiti targeting Jews on campus as a threat to student safety, demanding action from the administration.

A Baltimore rabbi was found liable for sexually abusing two children at a Jewish summer camp in a multiyear case.

Thousands of activists gathered outside Columbia University to protest the suspension of campus pro-Palestinian groups and an alleged incident where students were sprayed with a foul substance.

Two stores at a shopping plaza in Scarsdale, New York were vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti.

Gershon Selinger, a convicted sex offender, has pleaded guilty to new abuse charges involving a minor.

The New York Jewish Week has compiled a list of their 10 most-read stories of 2023.

Jewish comedian and musician Caitlin Cook found inspiration in bathroom graffiti, considering it a form of art that breaks down traditional ideas of what art can be.