Northeast
Wild clashes between NYPD, agitators outside synagogue tunnels caught on camera, go viral
Pandemonium overtook a historic New York City synagogue when agitators battled with cops over a bizarre, illegally dug tunnel under the holy building.
Viral videos show responding officers pulling young men from the tunnel, as dozens of other agitators shouted, clapped and, at one point, appeared to bull rush through police and climb over destroyed wooden furniture.
But the cops stood their ground and kept the large crowd at bay as their fellow officers continued to pull rabble-rousers from the tunnels and take them into custody, as they appeared to laugh and sing along.
In one video, posted on X by @FrumTikTok, which has since been deleted, Monday evening’s wild night started when several men blasted wooden panels with sledgehammers and ripped the coverings that hid the underground pathway, as construction crews prepped to fill it in.
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Jewish students riot against NYPD officers, who were called to inspect a secret tunnel dug under the synagogue by students in New York. (Bruce Schaff/AP)
One officer is heard telling members of the antagonistic group that they need to clear the synagogue out tonight.
“They want to fix this tonight,” the officer said in a video originally posted by @FrumTikTok.
The account user has since deleted the videos and lengthy thread after it was raided by antisemitic conspiracies and remarks.
“I will NOT allow my account to be used by antisemitic Jew haters to promote their pathetic hatred of religious Jews,” the user posted on X.
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The chaos started with a 3:30 p.m. call about a “disorderly group outside of 770 Eastern Parkway” in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, an NYPD spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
“Officers were informed that a group of individuals unlawfully entered 770 Eastern Parkway by damaging a wall,” the NYPD said in an emailed statement Tuesday morning.
“At this time, it is known that a number of individuals were taken into custody. Charges are pending. No injuries were reported as a result of this incident.”
NYPD officers arrest a student after he was removed from a breach in the wall of the synagogue that led to a tunnel dug by students. (Bruce Schaff/AP)
Hasidic Jewish students observe as law enforcement establishes a perimeter around a breached wall in the synagogue that led to a tunnel dug by students. (Bruce Schaff/AP)
What are the tunnels for and where do they lead?
CrownHeights.info first reported the shocking discovery under the Headquarters of Lubavitch in New York City in late December.
Workers reportedly stumbled upon the bizarre underground pathway while they were working on the plumbing near the site, according to CrownHeights.info.
It reportedly was designed to reach an abandoned women’s mikvah — or ritual bath — around the corner and exited the building, the Jewish outlet Forward reported.
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The small crew who dug the tunnel had been working on it for months to a year, according to the news outlet, but what purpose it serves or what motivated anyone to dig the tunnel remains a head-scratching enigma.
The inside of the dirt-walled tunnel was posted in a video by CrownHeights.info on its Instagram account in December.
Jewish students sit behind a breach in the wall of a synagogue that led to a tunnel dug by the students in New York. (Bruce Schaff/AP)
After the inadvertent discovery, structural engineers assessed the damage, and the synagogue’s leadership prepared to fill in the tunnel.
As the cement mixers rolled into the area, the riot began, and the chaos ensued.
Rabbi Motti Seligson, spokesperson for Chabad.org, said efforts to repair the walls “were disrupted by the extremists who broke through the wall to the synagogue, vandalizing the sanctuary, in an effort to preserve their unauthorized access.”
“They have since been arrested and the building closed pending a structural safety review,” he said in a statement on X. “Lubavitch officials have attempted to gain proper control of the premises through the New York State court system; unfortunately, despite consistently prevailing in court, the process has dragged on for years.
“This is, obviously, deeply distressing to the Lubavitch movement, and the Jewish community worldwide. We hope and pray to be able to expeditiously restore the sanctity and decorum of this holy place.”
Rabbis condemn actions of ‘agitators’
Rabbi Yosef Braun, Rov of the Crown Heights Beis Din, said in a recorded statement that a group of people “who were not appointed by anyone, have taken reign and control of the holy Shul (synagogue) of 770 (East Parkway), and decided to do as they wish.”
“Things came to a head today where people saw in the open where they’re ready to destroy and deface the Holy Walls … whose hand did not shake and tremble when they went and touched those walls, when they took a hammer to those walls?”
World Headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement, located on Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York. (Google Street View)
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky said they’re “pained by the vandalism of a group of young agitators” in a statement on behalf of the Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters. (Chabad Lubavitch HQ/X)
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky said they’re “pained by the vandalism of a group of young agitators” in a statement on behalf of the Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters.
“These odious actions will be investigated, and the sanctity of the synagogue will be restored,” Rabbi Krinsky said. “Our thanks to the NYPD for their professionalism and sensitivity.”
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Boston, MA
Where to watch Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Guardians: TV channel, start time, streaming for May 31
What to know about MLB’s ABS robot umpire strike zone system
MLB launches ABS challenge system as players test robot umpire calls in a groundbreaking season.
The 2026 MLB season has surpassed the quarter mark, and after each team’s first 40 games, there’s plenty of reasons to tune in all summer long.
Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami has already proven doubters wrong by launching 17 home runs, Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes consistently looks like the best version of himself on the mound and Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski is throwing harder than any starter in the majors.
The MLB action continues on Sunday as the Boston Red Sox visit the Cleveland Guardians.
Here’s everything you need to know to tune in for the first pitch.
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What time is Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Guardians?
First pitch between the Cleveland Guardians and Boston Red Sox is scheduled for 1:40 p.m. (ET) on Sunday, May 31.
How to watch Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Guardians on Sunday
All times Eastern and accurate as of Sunday, May 31, 2026, at 6:32 a.m.
- Matchup: BOS at CLE
- Date: Sunday, May 31
- Time: 1:40 p.m. (ET)
- Venue: Progressive Field
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- TV: Guardians.TV and NESN
- Streaming: MLB.TV on Fubo
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Pittsburg, PA
I Need a Pridefest Buddy – Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents
Amidst over 70 Pride festivals in Pennsylvania, I stand alone as none of my friends want to go. Not the big Pittsburgh Pride, not the small community park festivals.
This feels upside down. I’m a lesbian blogger and have no Pride friends?
I respect personal decisions, but this is a year to show up. Show up even just for an hour. Buy something, throw some coin in a basket. Our community might crumble. Showing up for Pride is not the same ask as door knocking or phone banking. Connect with people without saying a word. Remind yourself who we are. Send a message. Insert more little sayings. You get my point.
I decided to skip tabling this year. My energy is low. If I go to Pride, I want to just be one of the folx.
I wouldn’t actually mind going solo, but I have no vehicle. Gertie is still not running. Should I Uber? How long might I have to wait for a drive home?
Tomorrow, May 31 is Ross Township. I might Uber there.
Saturday, June 6 is New Castle Pride in Lawrence County.
Sunday June 7 is Pittsburgh and Connellsville. I can walk to Pittsburgh.
Saturday June 13 is tough – Indiana, Oil City, Mt. Lebo, Scottdale
Sunday, June 14 is Vandergrift and Freeport
Saturday June 20 is Millvale
Sunday June 28 is Forest Hills, Dormont, and Hazelwood
Monday June 29 is Aspinwall/Fox Chapel
Showing up in Lawrence, Fayette, Indiana, Venango, Westmoreland, Armstrong counties feels important.
What do you think?
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Connecticut
Danbury OKs expanded building plans for west side cancer center
“(T)he applicant is proposing a minor building addition of 1,300 square feet to the basement level because the specialized proton equipment required a slightly larger support space,” said Allie Smith, an associate planner with the city’s professional planning and zoning department.
Smith is referring to what would be the second proton therapy cancer treatment center between New York City and Boston, after the Connecticut Proton center in Wallingford, which is scheduled to open later this year.
Proton therapy is considered advanced radiation treatment because it uses the positively charged particles to “target cancer with exceptional precision,” reducing damage to nearby healthy tissue.
The expanded building plans for Danbury Proton are the latest development in a prolonged effort to serve western Connecticut and nearby New York residents with the novel cancer treatment.
The project, which was set to break ground on a 3-acre site overlooking Danbury Municipal Airport this spring, is “very busy marketing and selling the bonds,” a spokesman said.
“We’re ready to break ground as soon as we close on the bonds,” said Drew Crandall on Friday. “We are in conversation with investors every day and we are making good progress.”
In March, Danbury’s City Council agreed to use its bonding power to help Danbury Proton get low-cost financing under a “conduit issuer” agreement. Around the same time, the city’s Planning Commission extended approvals for the project, which were scheduled to expire in July.
All that means that Danbury Proton expects to open its 17,000-square-foot facility at 85 Wooster Heights Road in late 2027 or early 2028.
“The day is coming when we will be treating patients with revolutionary proton therapy cancer treatment,” Crandall said in a newsletter to supporters last week. “Countless patients and their families will benefit from proton therapy.”
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