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Congressman Tom Suozzi had introduced legislation protecting access to houses of worship when he learned that Republican Congressman Brad Knott of North Carolina was pursuing a similar measure. The Long Island and Queens Democrat agreed to combine their efforts, helping develop the bipartisan Right to Worship Act.

Security guard reimbursements paid to Queens yeshivos over the past month are bringing financial relief to schools grappling with the growing expense of protecting their students and staff. New York City reimbursement records provide a school-by-school account of public funding across the borough, while a recent study shows that security costs at participating New York Jewish schools have nearly doubled in three years.

For more than two decades, Pesach Osina has been a familiar presence in Far Rockaway, connecting residents with essential services and supporting local organizations. Now, with the November 3 election approaching, the Orthodox Jewish father of six is the Democratic nominee seeking to succeed retiring Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato in New York’s 23rd Assembly District.

Security staff at Manhattan’s Center for Jewish History discovered a notecard near the institution’s front entrance bearing the message “Nuke Jews, Save Lives,” according to an October 16 essay by its president, Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, published in The Forward.

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz stopped by the Young Israel of Forest Hills Senior League recently, bringing along members of her office’s Elder Fraud Unit to talk about the scams aimed at older residents and what to do when a phone call turns into a request for money.