Debra Nussbaum Cohen https://www.jns.org/author/debra-nussbaum-cohen Debra Nussbaum Cohen is the New York correspondent for JNS.org. She is an award-winning journalist, who has written about Jewish issues for The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and New York magazine, as well as many Jewish publications. She is also author of Celebrating Your New Jewish Daughter: Creating Jewish Ways to Welcome Baby Girls into the Covenant. en-US Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:56:27 GMT ‘Desperate cash grab,’ expert says of Hochul, Mamdani proposed tax on high-end, second homes in NYC https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/desperate-cash-grab-expert-says-of-hochul-mamdani-proposed-tax-on-high-end-second-homes-in-nyc 0000019d-9662-dc53-a1df-9e6bef320000 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:56:27 GMT https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/desperate-cash-grab-expert-says-of-hochul-mamdani-proposed-tax-on-high-end-second-homes-in-nyc Rabbis give Mamdani failing grade on first 100 days as NYC mayor https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/rabbis-give-mamdani-failing-grade-on-first-100-days-as-nyc-mayor 0000019d-8705-db43-addf-8fbf1bc50000 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:14:55 GMT https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/rabbis-give-mamdani-failing-grade-on-first-100-days-as-nyc-mayor Dan Goldman outraises Brad Lander by three times in first quarter https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/dan-goldman-outraises-brand-lander-by-three-times-in-first-quarter 0000019d-64cf-dbc6-adbd-e7dfdcf90000 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:10:39 GMT https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/dan-goldman-outraises-brand-lander-by-three-times-in-first-quarter Protected bike lanes in Brooklyn may again be flashpoint for Chassidim https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/protected-bike-lanes-in-brooklyn-may-again-be-flashpoint-for-chassidim 0000019d-4993-d5ff-afbf-dbdf84300000 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:08:42 GMT https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/protected-bike-lanes-in-brooklyn-may-again-be-flashpoint-for-chassidim Moody’s downgrade of NYC ‘just a warning’ city comptroller says https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/moodys-downgrade-of-nyc-just-a-warning-city-comptroller-says 0000019d-0bf1-d45d-a9bf-3ffdad950000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:04:57 GMT https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/moodys-downgrade-of-nyc-just-a-warning-city-comptroller-says AIPAC a wedge issue facing Democrats in midterm races https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/aipac-a-wedge-issue-facing-democrats-in-midterm-races 0000019d-0b8d-d94e-a1fd-5baddb8c0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:09:47 GMT https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/aipac-a-wedge-issue-facing-democrats-in-midterm-races Mamdani turns St. Patrick’s Day event into protest against ‘genocide’ in Gaza https://www.jns.org/u.s.-news/at-st-patricks-day-event-mamdani-again-accuses-israel-of-genocide 0000019d-00d2-da65-a5fd-4ade93530014 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 02:46:25 GMT https://www.jns.org/u.s.-news/at-st-patricks-day-event-mamdani-again-accuses-israel-of-genocide ‘Buffer zone’ bill will pass into law this month, NYC Council speaker says https://www.jns.org/u.s.-news/buffer-zone-bill-will-pass-into-law-this-week-nyc-council-chair-says 0000019c-f892-dbb3-addc-f9d38b8b00d4 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:52:52 GMT https://www.jns.org/u.s.-news/buffer-zone-bill-will-pass-into-law-this-week-nyc-council-chair-says Security costs for Jewish day schools up 124% since Oct. 7 https://www.jns.org/u.s.-news/security-costs-for-jewish-day-schools-up-124-since-oct-7 0000019c-f892-dbb3-addc-f9d38b8b004f Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:12:15 GMT https://www.jns.org/u.s.-news/security-costs-for-jewish-day-schools-up-124-since-oct-7 NYPD stops reporting hate crimes still being probed, finds slight drop in anti-Jewish ones in February https://www.jns.org/u.s.-news/nypd-stops-reporting-hate-crimes-still-being-probed-finds-slight-drop-in-anti-jewish-ones-in-february 0000019c-d3ca-d83f-adfd-d3ef35ff001f Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:52:49 GMT https://www.jns.org/u.s.-news/nypd-stops-reporting-hate-crimes-still-being-probed-finds-slight-drop-in-anti-jewish-ones-in-february