Ramapo police arrest 23-year-old for attempted murder of Jewish man in his own driveway The victim remains hospitalized in serious condition but is expected to survive, the police said. April 15, 2024
Jewish man stabbed in driveway of Upstate New York home The victim is in stable condition, and the Ramapo Police Department questioned and released a "possible suspect." April 12, 2024
Delivery driver arrested after allegedly hitting man with car in Monsey, NY Food driver Wensley Volcy, 32, faces hate-crime charges. April 11, 2024
Monsey machete-attack suspect unfit for federal trial, according to DOJ attorneys They claimed that it was due to the continued mental state of 38-year-old Grafton Thomas. April 9, 2021
Rise of coronavirus correlates to rise in anti-Semitism, especially in heavily Jewish areas of New York and New Jersey It “seems to be part of a broader trend in this instance. The ‘anti-other’—anti-Semitic, anti-Chinese, racist, xenophobic—rhetoric is everywhere,” says Jennifer Rich, executive director of the Rowan Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies in New Jersey. Faygie Holt April 24, 2020
Judge rules Monsey machete-attack suspect deemed unfit for federal trial Grafton Thomas could face an upgraded state murder charge due to the recent death of Yosef Neumann, who was injured in the Dec. 28 attack. April 21, 2020
New York Gov. Cuomo names state hate-crime bill after victim of Hanukkah stabbing “We owe it to Mr. Neumann, his family and the entire family of New York to get it done now,” said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. March 31, 2020
One of five people injured in Monsey Hanukkah stabbing dies of wounds In memory of Yosef Neumann, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he would rename the Domestic Terrorism Act the “Josef Neumann Hate Crimes Domestic Terrorism Act.” March 30, 2020
Did changes to New York bail reform tackle too much too quickly? Critics say the pendulum has swung too wide, and individuals are being released despite posing a danger to others, including some who have been accused of committing anti-Semitic crimes. Faygie Holt Jan. 20, 2020