Borough President Marty Markowitz found himself in the middle of a simmering feud between the leaders of two rival Hasidic factions over a troubled Williamsburg waterfront development project this ...

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo secured the backing from leaders of a typically bloc-voting Orthodox Jewish group on Sunday — after a rabbi in the Brooklyn sect reportedly issued an “unauthorized” mayoral ...

Yaakov Perl lived in Morocco for several years, and was affiliated with the Satmar Hassidic sect, who believe that the existence of the State of Israel contradicts religious principles. An indictment ...

After Accidents, City Doubles Budget for Tree Care [NY Times] Divisions in Satmar Sect Complicate Politics of Brooklyn Hasidim [NY Times] House Report Says Towns Got Preferential Mortgage Rates [NY ...

? The succession feud continues between the late Grand Rebbe Moses Teitelbaum?s sons with both men planning separate Sabbath services in Williamsburg Friday. Zalmen Teitelbaum, the youngest son, leads ...

Dozens of extremist anti-Zionist protesters from the Satmar Hassidic sect in London on Wednesday denounced Israel for confronting a disturbing trend of violence among fringe-elements of the Hareidi ...

Days after Grand Rabbi Moses Teitelbaum died, his two sons, Zalmen and Aaron, are still feuding over who will become the next leader of the ultra-Orthodox Satmar Jewish community. According to Zalmen, ...