Politics

After a long day crisscrossing the five boroughs, mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa made a late-night stop at one of New York’s most sacred sites — the Ohel, the resting place of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of blessed memory.

 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, State Department, and Other Related Programs, announced that she sent a bipartisan letter urging the President to nominate a qualified Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism.

 Early voting across New York State begins this Shabbos, continuing until November 2, with the last day to vote on November 4. The top contest on the ballot is for Mayor of New York City, which began with a crowded field earlier this year in which incumbent Eric Adams skipped the Democratic primary.

Amidst growing interest in the United States surrounding the upcoming presidential election, Pete Hegseth, increasingly well-known as one of the rising stars in American conservative media, participated in a week-long factfinding mission to Israel. Organized by the American Friends of Ateret Cohanim under Dr. Joe Frager, Dr. Paul Brody, and Odeleya Jacobs, the visit gave the media personality the chance to better understand many of the issues facing Israel. Also in Israel with the delegation was fellow Fox News political affairs analyst and commentator Lisa Daftari.

It’s a tough job, and perhaps getting tougher, to be a public advocate for Israel. Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Israel Consul General of New York Ofir Akunis invited The Jewish Link once again to visit him in his Manhattan offices, and shared updates on his advocacy and projects in motion. Akunis not only is Israel’s top representative for New York and New Jersey, but also Pennsylvania, Delaware and Ohio.

Some local results below

Two massive screens shared the news at the Nassau County Democrats’ election evening watch party in Garden City, the national results in which former president Donald Trump gained an insurmountable lead over party headliner Kamala Harris, and Senate seats in which Republicans secured the majority. As expected, New York’s electoral votes went to Harris, but that was hardly worth cheering as many in the crowd felt how their county, and particularly the race for New York’s Fourth Congressional District, served as a microcosm for the nation.