Tag: Orthodox

Fund Created to Provide Security for Small Brooklyn Synagogues

February 14 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

As many Jews increasingly fear attending synagogues amid escalating antisemitic incidents, UJA...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says police are going to crack down on people violating the coronavirus social distancing guidelines, and fines are increasing from $500 to $1,000. The Brooklyn Bridge walkway was much emptier than usual on Sunday, however. Photo: Mary Frost

Cuomo extends coronavirus PAUSE order, bashes New York City rule breakers

April 6 | Mary Frost

Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended the state’s PAUSE mandate on Monday, ordering...

AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Measles outbreak: City declares public health emergency with 285 confirmed cases

April 9 | Scott Enman

New York City declared a public health emergency Tuesday morning, ordering mandatory...

Measles is continuing to spread among ultra-Orthodox families in Brooklyn. Shown: Children gather on a sidewalk near school buses in Borough Park, one of the neighborhoods where the disease has been found. AP file photo by Bebeto Matthews

Measles outbreak in Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jewish areas continues to climb

December 13 | By Mary Frost

The number of confirmed cases of measles in Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jewish...