Hikind Addresses OEM/Active Shooter Event At Gur Yeshiva In Boro Park
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) joined members of the NYPD and NYC Office of Emergency Management (OEM) today at Yeshiva Yagdil Torah in Boro Park to present active shooter protocols to the yeshiva’s assembled teachers and administration. The highly informative program highlighted the need for yeshiva personnel to deliver a plan of action in the event of an actual emergency.
“Today’s session was part of our on-going commitment to keep our community as safe as possible,” said ...
NYC Mayor, Other Officials Release Public Disclosure Forms
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has few things in common with his immediate predecessor, Michael Bloomberg.
The size of their financial disclosure forms is one of their many differences.
The city-mandated form for Bloomberg, who's worth more than $30 billion, would stretch well past 100 pages.
De Blasio's form is just eight. It was among forms released Thursday by the Conflict of Interest Board.
The document lists among his assets his two homes in Park Slope. It also indicates he ...
Israel: Should a Student be Punished for the Actions of his Father?
A 13-year-old boy was suspended from class after his father shoved his teacher during his bar mitzvah celebration. The boy attends a talmid torah affiliated with a dati leumi school in Kfar Chabad, hence the school is officially part of the state public school system. The teacher ousted the child from class after being instructed to do so by the mora d’asra of Kfar Chabad, Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi, who explained until the father apologizes the young man may not return to class. The father of the ...
PHOTOS: Agudath Israel Travels to Albany for Tuition Relief Bill
[By Debbie Maimon]
Representatives of Agudath Israel of America converged upon Albany this week to line up support for education tax credits.
With just two weeks remaining until the end of the legislative session, advocates from both the religious Jewish community and other nonpublic school sectors converged in Albany to lobby legislators for the passage of a bill providing these tax credits.
The governor's bill earmarks $70 million as a tax credit for low-income parents, awarding $500 ...
OUTRAGEOUS: NYC Places 'Mobile Speed Camera' Blocking Williamsburg Fire Hydrant And Bus Stop
This is simply outrageous.
The attached photo was taken on Thursday morning in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, at the intersection of Myrtle Ave and Spencer Street. You can clearly see that there is a grey SUV parked in front of a fire hydrant and also blocking a bus stop.
But this vehicle isn't just an ordinary private vehicle - this SUV belongs to the City of New York.
And not only is this a City-owned vehicle - but it was placed there to catch speeders and issue tickets to ...
Crown Heights: NYPD Find Air Guns In A Chabad Dorm Room On Eastern Parkway
The following is via CHI:
A 911 call regarding gunshots on Sterling Place led officers guided by an NYPD helicopter into the Kvutzeh dormitory on Eastern Parkway where a number of weapons were confiscated from dorm resident.
The incident began in the vicinity of Sterling Place where police received a call about gun shots, officers from the 77th precinct quickly began searching the area and enlisting the assistance of an NYPD aviation unit.
Officers in the helicopter spotted a man enter ...
PHOTOS: Crown Heights Shomrim Award NYPD CO with Distinguished Leadership Award
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE]
Coordinators of the Crown Heights Shomrim met this morning with NYPD Captain Thomas Burke to thank him for going beyond the call of duty in his work together with Shomrim while he was serving as a Captain and Executive Officer in Crown Heights’ 71st Precinct.
During the time Captain Burke served in the 71st Precinct under Deputy Inspector George Fitzgibbon, Shomrim had dozens of interactions with him, including searches for missing children, arrests, and ...
NYC Parents Will Soon Have App Access to Kids' Grades
NYC public school parents who want to keep track of their children's progress now have an app for that.
The New York City Schools Account app launches on Sunday.
It will also be available online.
The app will let parents view their child's full profile, as well as attendance and grades.
Starting in August, they will also be able to see their child's most recent state test scores.
To create an account, parents first need to set up an appointment at their children's school.
Then ...
Boro Park: Community Board 12 Works With DOT Regarding 14th Avenue Resurfacing
After receiving numerous complaints from residents, Community Board 12 reached out to the Department of Transportation to try and resolve the traffic nightmare caused by the 14th Avenue resurfacing project.
CB12 has an agreement with the DOT that all resurfacing projects in their district are to be done during the months of July and August when most people are away so the work causes as minimal a traffic problem as possible.
In this case, the 14th Avenue resurfacing was scheduled to take ...
Greenfield Demands DOT Stop Repaving Avenues in Boro Park Until Summer
Councilman David G. Greenfield is furious at the Department of Transportation (DOT) for repaving a major commercial street without consulting the community on the timing. Councilman Greenfield has asked that DOT stop repaving Borough Park's heavily trafficked avenues until the summer begins and there are less cars on the road. Greenfield also asked that DOT close down streets one at a time as opposed to multiple blocks to ease traffic flow. DOT has promised Greenfield that there will be no ...
Police Hunting For Suspect Who Pushed Woman Onto Subway Tracks In Manhattan
Police are searching for a suspect who pushed a woman onto subway tracks in Greenwich Village.
According to the NYPD, the victim, a 28-year-old woman, was on the southbound "6" train on Lafayette and Bleecker Street on Monday morning around 9, when she was approached by a male suspect acting erratically.
The suspect stated to her "what are you looking at", and ran to a garbage pail where he removed an empty plastic bottle, authorities say.
The suspect then threw the bottle at the woman ...
PHOTOS: Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Northbound NY State Thruway Near Monsey
[PHOTOS BY NY BUFF MEDIA]
State police say an accident involving a tractor-trailer has shut down all northbound lanes of the Thruway in Rockland County.
Troopers say the truck caught fire after the crash occurred on Interstate 87 around 5:45 a.m. Wednesday between Exit 10 and Exit 11. Police say the accident scene is located near the Franklin Street overpass just north of Exit 10.
Northbound traffic is being diverted off the Thruway at Exit 10.
Troopers say a second vehicle may have ...
NYC Mayor de Blasio Acknowledges Shooting Spike, Says NYPD Can Handle
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio acknowledges a spike in shootings is alarming but wants to reassure people the police department is handling the problem.
The mayor held a question-and-answer session Tuesday, a day after the release of police department figures showing shootings in the city are up 9 percent from the same period last year, from 403 to 439.
But de Blasio wants to keep the violence in perspective. He notes shootings were limited to about a dozen precincts, were largely ...
Emergency Message From Hatzolah Regarding Children With Radios Interfering With Hatzolah Emergency Radio Transmissions
Hatzolah of Boro Park has released an urgent message to the community, which should not be taken lightly. There is a serious problem that has recently started, which has spread to all communities - not just Boro Park.
Years ago, radio communication equipment was very expensive, with Hatzolah radios costing in the range of $1000 - $2000 per radio. Thanks to electronics made in China, radios capable of transmitting on every frequency - including that of Hatzolah - can now be purchased for as ...
Felder: Seniors Deserve Property Tax Break
Last week Senator Felder (D – Brooklyn) joined forces with Senator Marty Golden (R,C,I – Brooklyn) to pass legislation aimed at easing the tax burdens of the senior community.
Senate Bill S1074 increases the maximum income eligibility levels for real property tax exemptions for seniors for the first time since 1994. This legislation will allow seniors to receive increased relief from their local real property taxes.
“Our senior citizens play such a vital role in our communities,” ...
Billboard Commemorating 3 Murdered Yeshiva Teens Again Hits Times Square
New York - On the heels of the wide-reaching impact of the “Bring Back Our Boys” billboard in New York City’s Times Square last summer, friends of the Young Israel of the West Side led by Rabbi Dovid M. Cohen, Esq. have again rented significant advertisement space in Times Square to promote and draw attention to a tragedy that shocked but also unified the entirety of the Jewish people.
Rabbi Cohen said in a statement: "This has been an incredibly trying year for the Jewish people ...
PHOTOS: Tractor Trailer Takes Down Tree And Light Pole On Busy Williamsburg Street
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It's a miracle no one was killed in Williamsburg on Tuesday afternoon, after a big rig collided with a tree bringing it crashing down onto a busy sidewalk.
Sources tell YWN that the truck lost control while driving on Lee Avenue between Rodney Street and Ross Street at around 1:15PM. The truck slammed into a large tree as well as a light pole - taking down both of them - and just missing the Eastern Silver storefront.
Williamsburg Hatzolah as well as the ...
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