As the nation observed a moment of silence for the 20 people shot in Arizona, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ brother-in-law looked down from space and wondered what mania had been unleashed
Three rockets fired by Palestinian terrorists in north Gaza landed in the Ashkelon area Monday evening. There were no reports of injury or damage. One of the rockets landed about
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of the legendary Jewish music performer Moshe Yess Z”L. According to Shmais.com, the Levaya will be held in Montreal – time and
A group of leading Orthodox Jewish organizations welcomed the recent announcement of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets to train the States 85 food safety inspectors to enforce the States Kosher Food Law. But at the same time they voiced concern about the effectiveness of some of the new measures announced by […]
The hearings are underway: Expect a flurry of criticism today as the City Council grills Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration in detail for the first time about its admittedly poor response to the Bloomberg-Blizzard. The council will interrogate members of Bloomberg’s emergency command, the fire and sanitation departments and other officials about their reaction to the […]
Another snowstorm is on its way to the Tri-State on Tuesday night, but it wont be as powerful or disruptive as the Bloomberg-Blizzard. Residents can expect an accumulation of 6 to 12 inches as the clouds slowly move into the area over Monday night and throughout Tuesday. The snow will start to develop late Tuesday […]
The following is a report by Ynet: The government has approved a program for recruiting ultra-Orthodox youths and the opposition warns the move will merely legitimize draft-dodging, but what do
He had her in his cross hairs for years. The crackpot gunman charged in the frenzied ambush of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on Saturday had stashed handwritten messages in his
On Friday January 7, 2011 at approximately 4:45 PM, an off duty Deputy Sheriff on his way home from work at the Sullivan County Jail spotted a suspicious subject in
The NYC transportation commissioner wants to catch motorists who exceed the citys 30 mph speed limit. Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan tells the New York Post that her agency is aggressively pushing for state authorization for speed cameras. The cameras would have to be approved by the state Legislature. But so far, the Legislature has shown no […]
The City Council plans to bombard Bloomberg administration officials on Monday with questions about why the city did not declare a state of emergency during the crippling blizzard late last
A somber Mayor Michael Bloomberg addressed a Brooklyn church, speaking about Saturdays tragedy in Arizona and using the opportunity to reiterate his call against gun violence. Bloomberg told the congregation at the Evangelical Crusade of Fishers of Men on East 31st Street that the shootings served as terrible examples and a terrible reminder of the […]
In early June, Lynda Sorenson, 52, had gone back to community college in Tucson in hopes of getting back on the job market. One of her classes was a basic
At a moving memorial ceremony last week for the Carmel Forest fire victims, the ZAKA Rescue and Recovery Organization launched its latest tool in its ongoing efforts to save lives
The Department of Transportation announced Sunday that alternate side parking will resume citywide on Monday. Alternate side parking had been suspended by the city since X-Mas and the blizzard that
(Video in extended article) A one-year-old girl from Yesod Ma’ale in northern Israel R”L drowned to death on Sunday after falling into a rubber pool that had filled with rain
[Op-Ed By Yossi Gestetner] Before it was even clear if Democrat Congressperson Gabrielle Giffords survived the shooting, members of the media and press were already pointing to Palin and to
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is able to communicate with doctors by following simple commands, a doctor said Sunday. “We are very encouraged by that,” said Dr. Michael Lemole, Jr., chief
Dont hold your breath, but a new study predicts smoking could disappear by the middle of the century. A Citigroup analysis of the tobacco industry indicates there may be zero puffers in 30 to 50 years time. The research was based on declining smoking rates in Britain. Currently, only one in five Americans lights up, […]
Hundreds of crackpot callers tied up overworked EMS units and swamped the 911 system with frivolous calls during the Christmas-weekend blizzard and its snowy aftermath, worsening a deadly backlog of
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