$19M Village of Old Westbury Loses Religious Discrimination Case Over Chabad Synagogue
The Village of Old Westbury, a Long Island municipality in New York, must pay $19 million to Rabbi Aaron Konikov and Lubavitch of Old Westbury after a federal judge ruled the village unconstitutionally blocked the construction of a synagogue for nearly three decades. The two sides signed a federal consent agreement on March 18, 2026,…
