City News

Local updates on Tel Aviv and Jaffa, including public services, neighborhood projects and changes around the city.

Tel Aviv to hold citywide events on violence against women

From November 15 to December 1, Tel Aviv-Yafo hosts free talks and events on spotting the warning signs of abuse in relationships.

Tel Aviv hackathon takes on the city’s messy ficus fruit

Tel Aviv-Yafo is inviting entrepreneurs, researchers and residents to a free hackathon on ficus fruit, November 22-23 in Ganei Yehoshua.

Free repair bar and clothing swap at Dizengoff Center

On November 27, the city's sustainability center will fix bags, glasses, toys, furniture and computers for free and host a clothing swap.

Tel Aviv-Jaffa to hold its first citywide garage sale

On November 27, residents can sell used items from yards, lobbies and building entrances, with all sale spots shown on a city map.

Tel Aviv committee to review master plan objections in the city’s east

On November 11, the city planning committee will be asked to approve responses to objections to the TA/5500 master plan update in east Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv planners back underground Ayalon flood tunnel to the sea

The underground channel would carry water from Ariel Sharon Park to the Jaffa coast to protect southern Tel Aviv from flooding.

Apply by November 8 for a Stall at Yad Eliyahu’s Secondhand Fair

Shishiyarok #2 takes place at Yagur Grove on November 27. Sellers must apply by November 8, and the ten-stall fair requires email approval.

Tel Aviv Road Safety Week: A Public Meeting and Kids’ Shows

Road Safety Week runs November 1-6, with student art at five locations and a public meeting at Magid on November 5. The program also includes children's shows and school activities.

Tel Aviv Plan Would Bring Beit Romano Under City Ownership

Tel Aviv-Yafo's local planning committee has recommended depositing a plan that would transfer Beit Romano, at 9 Jaffa Road, to full municipal ownership and add about six to seven floors to three nearby towers already approved.

Tel Aviv Readies for Winter With New Storm Drains on Lehi and Olei Zion Streets

With the Meteorological Service forecasting above-average rainfall in the first months of the rainy season, Tel Aviv has completed new storm drains on Lehi and Olei Zion streets and drainage work on more than a dozen other streets. Here is what the city asks residents to do during floods.

Tel Aviv Sports Courts to Get Solar Canopies in NIS 3.8 Million Project

Apollo Power received an order from Colmobil Energy to design and install canopies that provide shade and generate electricity. Completion is planned for 2027.

Ramat Aviv Repair Morning Takes on Bikes, Clothes and Small Furniture

A community repair event takes place October 30 at Cafe Groniman, 34 Reading Street. Participation costs NIS 5 and requires registration and confirmation, with up to two items per person.

Building Collapses on Nahalat Binyamin, Closing Three Intersections

A building collapsed in central Tel Aviv on October 14. No casualties were known at the time of the initial police update, and three intersections were closed during the response.

Plan to Turn Reading Fuel Tanks Into a Culture Hub Approved

A design plan to reuse Reading's three former fuel tanks has been approved. Their industrial shells will be preserved around new spaces for culture, creative work, leisure and sports.

Underground Rainwater Reservoir Completed in South Tel Aviv

A 1,000-cubic-meter underground rainwater reservoir has been completed on Matzuba Street after about two years of work. The NIS 12 million project includes a new public garden above it.

Tel Aviv’s Gender-Separated Beach Planned to Move to the City’s North

The Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality is advancing a plan to move the gender-separated beach to a stretch of coastline in the city's north, near Herzliya's separate beach. If implemented, the existing beach would open to the general public and the separation wall would be removed. The plan is not yet final.

Tel Aviv Municipality on Collective Leave Through August 23: Which Services Continue?

From August 13 to 23, most municipal units will not provide in-person services, telephone assistance or responses to online inquiries. The 106+ service center, education hotline and several community and medical services will continue operating.

14 New Defibrillators Installed at Public Restroom Facilities Across the City

Magen David Adom, the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality and JCDecaux have installed 14 smart defibrillator stations on automated public restroom facilities. According to the municipal announcement, the city now has 300 defibrillators.