A winter storm watch has been issued for eastern New York, parts of northern New Jersey and most of New England, where as much as 12 inches of snow may fall by week�s end, according to the National Weather Service. The system will be the second to move through the area this week, said Lauren […]
Two days after calling the state budget deal �an outrage,� Mayor Michael Bloomberg was much more conciliatory towards Albany lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Speaking at a press conference Wednesday in the Bronx, the mayor seemed eager to turn the conversation toward the cuts contained in the state budget. In the middle of responding to […]
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is warning New Yorkers to be on guard against unqualified tax preparers and refund schemes revealed in a recent undercover investigation. During an inspection of more than
A United Airlines flight bound for Portland, Ore., from Washington, D.C. was diverted to Chicago because three passengers were being disruptive, the airline says. The three were taken off Flight
Last week�s column focused on the various types of surgery one can have to help achieve weight loss. We concluded that while some are definitely less invasive than others, all carry a fair to extremely high risk of serious side effects and post-surgical complications.� � Some of the side effects and complications include: Infection of […]
Israel is considering building an artificial island with sea and air ports off blockaded Gaza, as a long-term solution to shipping goods into the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave, the transport minister
A federal judge accused the Mets of ignoring a court order in a dispute with a vendor who sells kosher hot dogs at their ballpark. The Mets don�t want to disclose how many dogs they sell, saying that�s �highly confidential� and that releasing such details to the vendor �would cause a tremendous amount of harm.� […]
A Muslim couple who had a role in founding a controversial Islamic community center and mosque near the World Trade Center, but were effectively booted from the organization in January,
Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, has blamed “conspirators” for two weeks of anti-government protests that have rocked the nation. In his first address to the nation since the start of
The head of the European Jewish Congress (EJC) sent a letter to Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday asking him to block a parliamentary vote scheduled for next week that would ban Shechita in the country. Below is the letter sent by Dr. Moshe Kantor,�to the Prime Minister of Holland and to prominent Dutch […]
The Megillos have been packed away for next year, while the loads of mishloach manos and other chametz (and the nosh) are quickly being consumed. Brooms and mops are being
A suspected terrorist was arrested Tuesday by the RCMP at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The suspect � about to board a flight to London � was arrested without incident, police said. He is charged with attempting to participate in a terrorist activity, as well as counselling someone else to participate in a terrorist activity, the […]
The city is getting hit by a blizzard of claims from last year�s blizzard. So far, it has paid out $700,000 and the Daily News reports there are still some 500 unsettled claims remaining. The claims range from cars smashed by snowplows to those alleging injury. They had to be filed this week to meet […]
The House of Representatives voted late Tuesday evening to end the Obama administration�s embattled foreclosure prevention program, arguing that it is wasting tens of billions of taxpayer dollars without a significant return or benefit to the struggling economy. The Republican-controlled House voted 252-170 to scrap the Home Affordable Modification Program, known as HAMP. The vote […]
Rep. Anthony Weiner, who’s made himself a top New York parking scold by loudly complaining about UN diplomats who fail to pay parking tickets, racked up a whopping $2,180 in
President Obama’s approval rating has hit an all-time low, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University. The survey measured Obama’s approval at just 42 percent, with 48 percent of
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petirah of R� Moshe Kuessous Z”L, who was Niftar late Tuesday evening in Deal, following a year-long illness. R’ Moshe was the principal at the Shaarei Torah school in Flatbush for approximately 35 years. The Levaya will be taking place Wednesday morning at the Magen David Shul, 2017 […]
As if BP’s reputation on the Gulf Coast couldn’t get any worse, the company is now scrambling to address the disappearance of a laptop containing thousands of names of victims
A hole in a US Airways jet that landed in Charlotte, North Carolina, was caused by a bullet that pierced the passenger cabin, three government sources told CNN Tuesday. Officials
An arson fire in Bedford-Stuyvesant may have been the work of an anarchist with links to the Animal Liberation Front, law enforcement officials said Tuesday. The ‘Brooklyn Free Store’ was torched on March 19 after an arsonist had tried to burn it down on two previous occasions, investigators said.� The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force […]
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