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NY Dems root for Netanyahu’s challenger

A version of this piece first ran as part of the New York Jewish Week’s daily newsletter, rounding up the latest on politics, culture, food and what’s new with Jews in the city. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. What you need to know today.

New York, NY · 10d
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Sincaglia to succeed 37-year Port Authority veteran DeGraffe as director and GM of PATH system

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced Oct. 27 that PATH Director and General Manager Clarelle DeGraffe is retiring after more than 37 years with the agency, the last seven of which were spent leading the PATH rail transit system. Under her leadership, in 2022, PATH was...

New Jersey · 9d
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Drivers face first Monday commute on redesigned Van Wyck Expressway

Monday marked the first morning commute on the redesigned Van Wyck Expressway after New York completed a $1.4 billion reconstruction project. The project revamped a 4.3-mile stretch of the expressway, adding new lanes for certain vehicles in an effort to improve traffic flow, including for drivers traveling to and from John F. Kennedy International Airport.

New York, NY · 11d
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Midtown Bus Terminal Project Moves to Temporary Facility, With NJ Commutes Already Slowed

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has advanced the $11 billion Midtown Bus Terminal replacement to preparatory work on a temporary storage and staging facility, ROI-NJ reported after the agency's Oct. 23 announcement. That building will serve as the interim terminal once the existing main terminal is...

New Jersey · 11d
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Blakeman Courts Bronx Democrats With Utility Bill Pledge as Hochul Leads Polls

Bruce Blakeman, the Republican challenging Gov. Kathy Hochul for New York's top office, is leaning hard into a pitch aimed at an unlikely audience: lifelong Democrats who say they are fed up with their own party. The Nassau County Executive has been crisscrossing the state promising to cut taxes, slash utility bills and make neighborhoods safer, framing the race as a chance for frustrated voters in deep-blue territory to break ranks.

New York · 11d

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NYC Traffic Violations Bureau: The Deck Is Stacked Against You

As many in the community are aware, I have been defending motorists in traffic courts all around New York since 1992. I have seen a consistent decline in the alleged impartiality of the system. In my opinion, the start of the decline was in 2019, when the Department of Motor Vehicles merged with the NYC Traffic Violations Bureau. Until then, there was at least an illusion that motorists disputed their moving violations in a judicial/legal setting. This is absolutely not the case anymore.

New York, NY · 9d

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The Youngest American Killed In The Vietnam War

Dan Bullock was 15 years old when he was killed in Vietnam on June 7, 1969, making the Goldsboro native the youngest American service member to die in the war. Bullock was born Dec. 21, 1953, in Goldsboro and lived in North Carolina until he was about 12, when his mother died, and he moved to Brooklyn to live with his father.

Goldsboro, NC · 11d

Cleveland Jewish News

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NY state Assembly member draws on Soviet childhood to fight Jew-hatred

Growing up as a Jewish child in Moscow in the 1980s, Michael Novakhov remembers an older student harassing him when the latter learned that he was Jewish. He turned to his uncle for help, and his uncle dispatched a large man to confront the bully. “I learned that antisemites only...

New York · 11d

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New York Expands Corporate Crime Crackdown With New Antitrust Unit

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has established a specialized task force to investigate corporate wrongdoing, including antitrust violations, financial misconduct and consumer fraud, as New York authorities expand their enforcement efforts amid a decline in federal white-collar prosecutions. The Corporate Crime and Antitrust Task Force, announced Oct. 14, will focus...

New York · 10d

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Hochul, Blakeman campaign with 1 week left before Election Day

New York, NY · 10d

Fox News

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Hochul faces revolt from unlikely New Yorkers as Democrats deliver scathing verdict on their party

Former Democratic Bronx Assemblyman Stephen Kaufman accuses his own party of being overtaken by socialists while rallying for Bruce Blakeman.

New York · 12d

The City Reporter

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Minimum Wage Freeze Hits NYC Workers Amid Rising Inflation

Despite inflation that has pushed up prices in the New York area by 4% in the last year, low-wage workers won’t see an expected increase in the city’s $17 an hour minimum wage on Jan. 1 because of a quirk in the 2023 state law that indexed the minimum wage to the consumer price index. […] The post Minimum Wage Freeze Hits NYC Workers Amid Rising Inflation appeared first on The City Reporter .

New York, NY · 11d

Country Herald

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New York Trick-or-Treat Costs Rise Ahead of Halloween Oct. 31

Halloween candy prices have surged 71% nationwide since 2021, adding pressure to New York household budgets.

New York · 12d

New York Post

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Orthodox Jews flee NY for Florida amid rising antisemitism

More than 100 Orthodox Jewish families, fed up with rising antisemitism and political dysfunction in New York, are planning to join the 60 who already fled the state for a new community in Florida — only for far-right influencers to descend on their community and spew vicious Jew-hating rhetoric. Lakefront Estates, a $300 million, 550-acre neighborhood developed in Glades County, officially opened its doors in October and has seen an influx ever since. The community boasts a kosher supermarket, synagogue and yeshiva for the Orthodox Jewish community. Jews are fleeing antisemitism in New York for Lakefront Estates in Florida. Zak Bennett for New York Post Lakefront Estates CEO Yidel Perlstein said that the Orthodox Jewish community represents the first wave of sales at the development because so many Jews were seeking to leave New York, but that the homes at Lakefront Estates are open for anyone to buy. The town offers 4 bedroom 2,5000 square foot homes starting at $460,000 and 7 bedroom 3700 square foot homes for $585,000, Perlstein said. Multiple families interviewed by The Post said that rising antisemitism, which supercharged under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, gave them the final push to leave The Empire State. ‘Nobody Wants This’

New York · 12d

cityandstateny.com

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2026 New York state legislative general election races to watch

Unlike during primary season in New York, when many hot state legislative contests are in New York City or elsewhere downstate, the most tightly contested races in November are taking place in many different areas of the state. And those races come with a variety of dynamics, be it varying demographics or stronger coattails from the top of the ticket. With Republicans unlikely to gain a majority in either chamber anytime soon, a lot of the intrigue in this year’s races is about where Democrats can make inroads in an expected “blue wave” election – and whether they can once again secure a supermajority in the state Senate. With the general election nearing, here are the state legislative races we’ll be keeping an eye on.

New York · 11d

Newsmax

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Mike Lipetri to Newsmax: Democrats Embolden Antisemites

N.Y. Candidate to Newsmax: Democrats Embolden Antisemites

New York · 11d

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Thousands Of Crows Are Swarming New York Towns, And It’s Seriously Creepy

A cold winter evening, and the sky suddenly turns black with wings. Thousands of crows swirl overhead, cawing so loudly you can barely hear yourself think. For many New Yorkers, it feels like a scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. Yet there’s no movie crew, no scary soundtrack, and no reason to hide under the covers.

New York · 13d

News 12

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Plans underway for greenways in Bronx and Brooklyn

Brooklyn, NY · 11d

Hudson Reporter

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Hudson County Voters Can Cast Early Ballots Through Nov. 1 as Mail-In Deadlines Near

New Jersey voters, including those in Hudson County, can now vote in person ahead of Election Day. ABC7 New York reported that early voting opened Saturday, Oct. 24, and runs through Nov. 1. Election Day for the midterm elections is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polls across the state are open from...

Hudson County, NJ · 12d