Brooklyn

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I grew up in Orthodox Brooklyn. We must apply the same COVID-19 standards for all — and Jews must choose life.

There has been far too much finger pointing at Orthodox Jews, writes Alan Dershowitz. But the best Jewish response is to take even more health precautions.

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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.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg to get a statue in her native Brooklyn

“Lord knows she deserves it,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

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NY Board of Rabbis condemns ‘shameful’ violence at Brooklyn coronavirus protests

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City life can bring people together, but the tensions in Orthodox Brooklyn are pulling us apart

Health

After NYC’s threat, mask wearing increases in Orthodox neighborhoods — at least on the streets

Health

COVID is spreading again in Orthodox communities. Why are people still not wearing masks?

ewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. (courtesy of the hospital)

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Brooklyn hospital wants to fire doctor over anti-Semitic posts like ‘Go beat up a Zionist’

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Brooklyn’s Orthodox women’s EMT service gets right to operate an ambulance after years of lobbying

Three suspects run in Brooklyn in security camera footage that police said documents an anti-Semitic attack. (NYPD)

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Orthodox man assaulted in Brooklyn

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