▁and ▁constit uted ▁about ▁ 1 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁population . ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁world ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Ch abad , ▁Bob over , ▁and ▁Sat mar ▁branches ▁of ▁Has id ism , ▁and ▁other ▁H ared i ▁branches ▁of ▁J uda ism . ▁While ▁three - quarters ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁Jews ▁do ▁not ▁consider ▁themselves ▁religious ly ▁observ ant , ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁community ▁is ▁rapidly ▁growing ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁birth ▁rates ▁of ▁Has id ic ▁Jews , ▁while ▁the ▁numbers ▁of ▁Conserv ative ▁and ▁Reform ▁Jews ▁are ▁decl ining . ▁ ▁Organ izations ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Ag ud ath ▁Israel ▁of ▁America , ▁The ▁Orth odox ▁Union , ▁Ch abad , ▁and ▁The ▁Ro hr ▁Jewish ▁Learning ▁Institute ▁have ▁their ▁headquarters ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁Jews ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁are ▁white , ▁many ▁Jewish ▁New ▁York ers ▁identify ▁as ▁Asian , ▁Black , ▁Lat ino , ▁or ▁multi ra cial . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁community ▁study ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁U J A - F eder ation ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁ 1 2 % ▁of ▁Jewish ▁households ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁are ▁non - white ▁or ▁b ira cial . ▁ ▁Many ▁Central ▁Asian ▁Jews , ▁pre domin antly ▁B uk har ian ▁Jews ▁from ▁U z bek istan , ▁have ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁Queens ▁neighborhood s ▁of ▁Reg o ▁Park , ▁Forest ▁Hills , ▁K ew ▁Gard ens ,