Lawyer: Man charged in Hanukkah attack incompetent for trial

A psychiatrist has found Grafton Thomas incompetent to stand trial on federal hate crime charges stemming from a machete attack at a Hanukkah party that wounded five Hasidic Jews, Thomas's attorney said Monday.

Commuter train strikes tractor-trailer in Sloatsburg

The Port Jervis line of the Metro-North Railroad is suspended in both directions after a train struck a tractor-trailer near the Sloatsburg and Tuxedo stations in New York on Tuesday night. 

Man charged in Monsey Hanukkah attack pleads not guilty

The man charged in an attack at a suburban New York Hanukkah celebration that left five people wounded, one critically, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and other charges on Thursday.

Pistol permit applications rise in NY community after attack

The number of residents seeking to own handguns has risen sharply in a New York community shaken last month by a machete attack that injured five men during a Hanukkah celebration.

Monsey stabbing suspect indicted
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Grafton Thomas, the suspect in a brutal stabbing attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Monsey was inducted by a Grand Jury on six counts of attempted murder on Friday.

Hanukkah stabbing suspect questioned in prior Monsey attack

The man charged in the machete attack on a Hanukkah celebration north of New York City had been questioned by local authorities in connection with an earlier stabbing of an Orthodox Jewish man in the same town, police said Thursday.

Hanukkah stabbing suspect questioned in connection to prior Monsey stabbing
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The man charged in the machete attack on a Hanukkah celebration north of New York City had been questioned by local authorities in connection with an earlier stabbing of an Orthodox Jewish man in the same town, police said Thursday.

Family of Hanukkah attack victim speak out against bigotry
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The daughter of a man gravely wounded in an attack on a Hanukkah celebration north of New York City made an emotional plea Thursday to end hatred and anti-Semitism, saying she hopes her father regains consciousness ?to a changed world.?

Family of NY Hanukkah attack victim calls for end of hatred

he daughter of a man gravely wounded in an attack on a Hanukkah celebration north of New York City made an emotional plea Thursday to end hatred and anti-Semitism, saying she hopes her father regains consciousness “to a changed world.”

Man stabbed in Hanukkah attack may have brain damage: Family

A man wounded in the Hanukkah stabbings north of New York City may have permanent brain damage and be partially paralyzed for the rest of his life, his family said.

Marines kicked out Hanukkah attack suspect in 2002

Military officials say the man charged with stabbing five people during a Hanukkah celebration in New York was removed from the U.S. Marine Corps due to a "fraudulent enlistment."

New York leaders call for action in wake of violence against Jews

In the wake of several incidents of violence against Jews, several elected and community leaders in New York are proposing ways to fight hate crimes and foster greater understanding.

Hanukkah attack suspect researched Hitler online, officials say

Grafton Thomas appeared in federal court in White Plains to face five counts of obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs by attempting to kill with a dangerous weapon and causing injuries.

Suspect in Rabbi home stabbings is mentally ill: Family

A man accused of storming into a rabbi's home and stabbing five people as they celebrated Hanukkah in an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City was raised to embrace tolerance but has a history of mental illness, his family said.

5 stabbed at rabbi's house on Hanukkah; suspect in custody

As people gathered at a rabbi's home north of New York City to celebrate the seventh night of Hanukkah, police said a man stabbed and wounded five before fleeing in a vehicle.