NYPD Commissioner Announces Departmental Charges Against 19 Members of 40th Precinct
Today, Police Commissioner William Bratton announced that administrative charges are being filed against 19 uniformed members of 40th Precinct in connection with the findings of an internal audit of crime classifications. An audit of crime complaint reports for the 40th Precinct, conducted by the NYPD’s Quality Assurance Division (QAD), has identified a number of instances of alleged failure to process crime complaints properly during a four-month period in 2014.
During an audit of the ...
Tens of Thousands Fear Deportation as US-Cuba Relations Thaw
With the United States and Cuba inching closer to fully restoring diplomatic ties, including re-opening embassies for the first time in 54 years, the future is murky for tens of thousands of Cuban immigrants who have been ordered by immigration authorities to leave the country.
As many as 25,000 Cubans living in the United States have outstanding deportation orders, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They include people who pose a threat to national security or have serious ...
Ex-NY Congressman Grimm Gets 8 Months of Prison in Tax Case
Michael Grimm, a former New York congressman and FBI agent who once investigated white-collar crime, was sentenced Friday to 8 months in prison for tax evasion by a judge who said his "moral compass" needed adjustment.
Grimm, 45, pleaded guilty late last year to aiding in filing a false tax return — a charge that stemmed from an investigation into the Staten Island Republican's campaign financing.
U.S. District Judge Pamela Chen said the crime included exploiting immigrant laborers, ...
VIDEO: PM Netanyahu Continues Speaking Out Against Iran Deal
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday afternoon 29 Tammuz met with UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. The prime minister used the high-level visit to send yet another message pertaining to the signing of the agreement between Iran and the P5+1. At the start of the official visit the prime minister stated “Secretary Hammond, I’d like to welcome you back to Jerusalem.
I want to once again express Israel’s solidarity with the people of Britain ...
In Clinton's Shadow, Democrats Meet For First 2016 Face-Off
Democratic presidential candidates are descending on Iowa for the first face-off of their 2016 primary, a contest that remains dominated by the outsized political influence of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
All five Democratic primary candidates are on the program for a dinnertime fundraiser sponsored by the state party in Cedar Rapids, creating an opportunity for her challengers to confront Clinton before more than 1,200 influential party activists in the crucial caucus state.
Three months into ...
Army Chief: Recruiting Post Security Will Be Reviewed
Security at military recruiting and reserve centers will be reviewed in the aftermath of the deadly shooting in Tennessee, but it's too early to say whether the facilities should have security guards or other increased protection, the Army's top officer said Friday.
A day after a gunman shot and killed four Marines and wounded three other people in Chattanooga, Gen. Ray Odierno, chief of staff of the Army, told reporters that arming troops in those offices could cause more problems than it ...
Agudath Israel Applauds California Senate Resolution Condemning Anti-Semitism on College Campuses
Agudath Israel of California applauded the California State Assembly for passing a resolution this Monday, July 13th, urging action against the rise of anti-Semitism on University of California (UC) campuses. Senate Concurrent Resolution 35 calls for the UC to adopt its own resolution against anti-Semitism and all forms of racism on its campuses. It also condemns such expressions of hatred on all public college campuses in California.
The resolution, sponsored by California State Senator ...
Russell Simmons Says NYC's Horse Carriages Are 'Like Holocaust' - Greenfield Fires back
Hip-hop mogul and animal-rights advocate Russell Simmons is comparing New York's horse-drawn carriages to slavery and the Holocaust.
Simmons spoke Thursday at an event organized by horse carriage opponents.
The Wall Street Journal reports that he likened horse carriages to slavery, ethnic cleansing and "people who put people in ovens."
Simmons urged New York Mayor Bill de Blasio to follow through on his campaign promise to ban the horse carriages.
De Blasio said Simmons' remarks ...
Court: Airlines Get Leeway When Someone References A Bomb
Airline employees cannot be held liable if they misinterpret a passenger's reference to a bomb as a threat when they report it to security authorities as long as their statements are not false on key facts, an appeals court said Thursday.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan gave workers plenty of leeway as it rejected a $50 million lawsuit brought by Rosalinda Baez, a former female executive.
In an opinion written by Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs, a three-judge panel said it ...
The Wall Street Restaurant Nine Day Siyum
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times
It is one of the fanciest kosher fleishig restaurants in Manhattan. Numerous movers and shakers on Wall Street eat at the Reserve Cut– for both lunch and dinner. And the email that went out recently reads as follows:
“Your family at Reserve Cut at the Setai is pleased to inform our guests that we will host a Siyum/ Seudat Mitzvah each evening during the Nine Days, July 19th through the 23rd.
The Siyum will take place at 6:15pm ...
Prominent Member of Russia's Jewish Community Survives Attempted Assassination
Mr. Sergei L. Ustinov, 62, a member of the Russian Jewish Congress, was seriously wounded in an attempted assassination. According to Russian media reports, the shooting attack in Moscow may have been an anti-Semitic act. Ustinov also heads the Museum of Jewish History in Russia. His condition is being reported as serious/stable, having been shot with a sawed-off pistol.
The attack took place in a parking lot of the victim’s real estate office near the museum on Petrovsko-Razumovskaya ...
AP-GfK Poll: Minorities, Young Americans Still Backing Obama
Even as the public remains closely divided about his presidency, Barack Obama is holding on to his support from the so-called "Obama coalition" of minorities, liberals and young Americans, an Associated Press-GfK poll shows, creating an incentive for the next Democratic presidential nominee to stick with him and his policies.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, by comparison, is viewed somewhat less favorably by the key voting groups whose record-setting turnout in 2008 propelled Obama to the White ...
UPDATE: Condition Of Couple Critically Injured In Route 17 Crash Continues To Improve
The conditions of the young couple who were critically injured on the Route 17 crash Boruch Hashem continues to improve.
The family of "Esther Mindel bas Gittel Miriam", and "Moshe Hakohen ben Miriam Rus" have given YWN the following statement to release to the public:
Dear Friends,
We are so happy to report that both Misha and Estee Rapaport are making steady progress. However, they both have a long road ahead. Considering the progress they have made thus far, we are very optimistic ...
DEATH TO AMERICA! Despite Nuclear Deal, Anti-US Chanting Erupts During Prayer Service In Iranian Capital
The main prayer service in the Iranian capital has been interrupted by repeated chants of "Death to America" — despite this week's landmark nuclear deal with world powers that was welcomed by authorities in Tehran.
The chanting by several hundred hard-liners came as conservative cleric Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani was leading the Friday prayers at the Tehran University campus.
He praised Iranian nuclear negotiators for their efforts in concluding the nuclear deal and criticized the ...
NYPD Increasing Patrols After Chattanooga Shooting
Police officials have increased patrols near military recruiting stations in New York City after four Marines were killed in Tennessee.
The NYPD says additional officers are being sent to the recruitment stations and other sensitive locations across the city.
The announcement comes in the wake of Thursday's shooting at a recruiting center in Chattanooga that left four Marines dead. The attacker was also killed.
NYPD Deputy Commissioner John Miller says the department's response is ...
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