Bill De Blasio

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio: I regret how I handled that Orthodox funeral in April

A tweet he posted early in the pandemic was widely criticized and damaged what had been a relatively close relationship between the mayor and the city’s Orthodox community.

By Shira Hanau October 20, 2020 3:27 pm

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Department of Justice letter argues that Bill de Blasio is being unfairly strict with social distancing for Orthodox Jews

The recent protests in New York City demonstrated that the city’s government “appears to favor certain secular gatherings and disfavor religious gatherings,” according to the DOJ letter.

June 23, 2020 5:44 pm

Orthodox leaders press for reopening guidance as parents say ‘underground yeshivas’ are already holding classes

“This week the underground yeshivas became the norm,” one father told JTA.

May 19, 2020 10:35 pm

St. Louis Jewish teen scoops de Blasio’s presidential candidacy announcement

By Marcy Oster May 16, 2019 10:06 am

4 Democratic presidential candidates weighed in on the Gaza violence

By Ron Kampeas May 6, 2019 6:07 pm

New York City mayor says Brooklyn synagogues will receive additional security following attack

By Marcy Oster February 18, 2019 9:54 am

NY Mayor de Blasio calls BDS ‘unacceptable’ in a speech on anti-Semitism

By Cnaan Liphshiz February 15, 2019 10:55 am

Bill de Blasio donor claims he received favors, control for illicit $160,000 contribution

October 27, 2017 6:11 am

NYC cuts funding for Wiesenthal Center after trustee’s corruption indictment

June 17, 2016 9:14 am

NYC halts funding for Jewish security group amid corruption charges

April 22, 2016 5:37 am

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