Mosque Blames Islamophobia in Suburbs for Hostility to Its Expansion
The Hillside Islamic Center is suing town officials in North Hempstead, N.Y., accusing them of bowing to anti-Muslim sentiment.
The Hillside Islamic Center is suing town officials in North Hempstead, N.Y., accusing them of bowing to anti-Muslim sentiment.
It appears that a relationship that began with political solidarity over the plight of Palestinians has developed into a friendly connection between the mayor and the activist.
Federal prosecutors say that both men cited the Islamic State after they were arrested, and one said he wanted to cause more damage than the Boston Marathon bombing. No one was injured in the incident on Saturday.
The ruling found that the three-person leadership team in New Jersey’s federal prosecutor’s office was illegal, and sharply questioned President Trump’s priorities.
The verdict comes more than a month after the trial began in Federal District Court in Manhattan where the jury heard weeks of emotional and often graphic testimony.
The State Assembly and Senate are each calling for the state to raise taxes, piggybacking on a push by Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been spare in his remarks following the attempted bombing at Gracie Mansion and arrests of two men who said they were motivated by ISIS.
After a frigid, snowy, seemingly interminable winter, the first taste of mild air had people shedding layers and flocking to parks.
President Trump made Mr. Khalil the face of his crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests. Mr. Khalil is now living with uncertainty as the courts consider his deportation.
A good deed leads to a stranger’s apartment, a dim view of February and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.