Can’t sell your home for a decent price? You’re not alone. American homes are expected to be worth $1.7 trillion less in 2010 than they were worth last year, according
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski made public for the first time Wednesday that his family was one of many in World War II Poland that sheltered Jews from Adolf Hitler’s Nazis.
ew York, NY – New York City will begin charging private hospitals as much as $1 million a year for hospital ambulances dispatched by the citys 911 system, a controversial initiative that some medical professionals fear will prompt hospitals to stop providing the service. Mayor Michael Bloomberg approved the new fee as part of his […]
New York – Earlier today, a group of Council Members leading the fight to restore Priority 7 vouchers had a rare meeting with Mayor Michael Bloomberg and several of his top aides to discuss the fate of the Priority 7 program. Priority 7 is a lifeline for thousands of this citys neediest families, ensuring that […]
An Orthodox Jewish rabbi from Brooklyn sued the U.S. Army Wednesday for denying him a commission to serve as an Army chaplain because his faith prohibits him from shaving his
Anyone under the age of 19 on Long Island would be banned from buying non-alcoholic energy drinks under a proposal introduced by a Republican lawmaker in the Suffolk County legislature.
New York State government is broken and needs to be fixed, state voters say 89 – 9 percent in a Quinnipiac University poll released today. This overwhelming consensus is consistent among all groups and in all areas of the state. By a 59 – 25 percent margin, New York State voters are optimistic about the […]
A heroic Brooklyn man tossed three kids out a third-floor window this morning after a fire ripped through his home, averting a tragedy that could have taken the lives of
The Knesset convened Wednesday to discuss a ruling issued by 50 rabbis against selling or renting apartments to Arabs, and heard harsh condemnations from Arab lawmakers. Knesset Member Ahmad Tibi said during the discussion, “I am certain that the number of rabbis will rise. Since the Arabs are a Semitic people this is anti-Semitism. […]
The following is from Canadian Jewish News: The cleanup of soil contaminated by heating oil around the vandalized Young Israel of Chomedey Synagogue was completed last week, after six weeks
In what is being billed as an unprecedented look at financial behavior in all 50 states, a study out today rates New York, New Jersey and New Hampshire as having
Fernando Mateo, president of the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers, is telling cab drivers that for their own protection they should profile potential passengers who are black and
Syria refused to fight on Iran’s side in case of a military stand-off between Tehran and Israel following an attack on its nuclear facilities, an American document published by WikiLeaks
Consumer Reports, the influential product review publication, says AT&T Inc. is again the worst-rated cellular service provider in the U.S., a blow to the carrier’s effort to rehabilitate its network
Senate Homeland Security Committee chairman Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said the New York Times may have committed a crime by publishing classified documents provided by WikiLeaks and called for the Justice
5:30PM EST: As per the NYPD Hate Crime units, the two suspects which were apprehended by Williamsburg Shomrim Patrol (WSPU) on Monday evening – for attacking and beating a man
Brooklyn State Sen. Kevin Parker was convicted of misdemeanor charges but cleared of felony Tuesday afternoon in the beating of a photographer. A Brooklyn Supreme Court Jury at 12:50 p.m.
A pair of teenage thrill seekers have been charged with hate crimes for assaulted a Hasidic man outside a Brooklyn yeshiva yesterday, authorities and sources said. The teens, 14 and
This holiday season, Bronx State Sen. Jeff Klein is reminding mischief makers that state law has been expanded to make it a Class E felony – in most instances – to vandalize or steal from within a house of worship, including vandalizing or stealing property outside the building or on its surrounding property. The holidays […]
A group of Chabad Yeshiva Bochurim who were stuck in an 8-mile-long traffic jam got out of their car and started dancing yesterday on Interstate 80, about 3 miles east
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