How’s this for strange bedfellows: Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani will co-chair Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo’s transition committee on public safety, the Daily News has learned. Sources in the Cuomo transition say
Nearly two weeks after Election Day, New York is having a “hanging chad” moment. Republican and Democratic Party leaders in Washington have dispatched lawyers and staff members to help candidates in Syracuse and Suffolk County still fighting for Congressional seats, and this week both candidates vying for the Long Island seat are headed to Washington, […]
Bank lawyers prosecuting the 80,000 foreclosure cases in New York are all but admitting that the cases they have filed over the past number of years have been riddled with
General Motors will unveil a hybrid version of its popular Buick LaCrosse sedan this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show. But don’t expect GM to call it a hybrid.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said today that he believes President Barack Obama will restore the American Dream for the middle class. “He’s going to surprise a lot of people with how strong he will be down the road, because I believe he will focus on the middle class like a laser,” Schumer said on CBS’ […]
It’s the biggest civilian employer after Walmart, but apparently the U.S. Postal Service is not too big to fail. Today, the Postal Service said that without Congressional action, it could
Bichasdei Hashem, the Tosher Rebbe Shlita, has been released from the hospital, and has been brought back to him home in Kiryas Tosh, YWN has learned. People around the world had been davening for the Rebbe since he was rushed to a Montreal hospital with a respiratory infection as was first reported by YWN. Rav Meshulem […]
By a narrow margin of about 4,300 votes, Arizona voters approved a ballot measure that would legalize medical marijuana, state election officials said Sunday. With all precincts reporting, the “yes”
The Gothamist reports: Usually the animal activists are the ones tossing the red paint, but last night a woman’s home was targeted, allegedly because she’s the founding member of the Alliance to End Chickens as Kapparos (which is the annual chicken sacrificing ritual performed around Yom Kippur). Rina Deych told us: I have our banner […]
A Russian Yeshiva Bochur remains in U.S. custody after reportedly swimming across the St. Lawrence River to Morristown, N.Y., on Tuesday night. Details surrounding the incident, however, remain murky. As
[SEE VIDEOS BELOW] Does everyone remember the story with the Dibuk from Brazil in December of 2009? The one that the Mekubal from Yerushalayim made a grand scene about, by
The following is a Ynet article: An Israeli student at the University of Genoa in Italy was harassed and threatened by Palestinian students last Tuesday, only to be ignored by
The city’s top cop will play a key role on Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo’s transition team, the Daily News has learned. Cuomo has tapped Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly to serve on his public safety transition committee, a source close to the incoming governor said. “When it comes to keeping New Yorkers safe and secure, Commissioner Kelly […]
A secret history of US government World War II-era operations has concluded that US intelligence services created a ‘safe haven’ in the United States for German Nazis and their collaborators
New York – The state’s new bedbug law is about to bite back. Landlords and co-op boards—now required to disclose their buildings’ one-year bedbug history to prospective residents—plan to make the same demand of would-be tenants, sources told The Post. “It evens the playing field by making sure the landlord isn’t conversely bringing bedbugs into […]
Congressman Charles Rangel will face a jury of his peers when his House ethics trial gets underway in Washington, D.C. tomorrow. The 80-year-old Manhattan representative is facing 13 counts, including
The trial of self-proclaimed September 11th mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will reportedly not be happening anytime soon, if at all. A Washington Post report published Saturday says President Barack Obama’s
A deep-pocketed anonymous donor has stepped forward with a $20 million donation that could allow Lincoln Square Synagogue to continue building its new shul. The synagogue announced the gift at a special meeting Thursday night. Lincoln Square Synagogue halted work last month on its new building at 180 Amsterdam Ave. — the first new synagogue […]
Rahm Emanuel formally kicked off his campaign for Chicago mayor today by saying he’s got the right combination of background, vision and grit to lead the city during tough times. ”The choices we make in the next few years will define Chicago’s future for generations. They will determine whether we remain a world-class city – […]
Motorists are seeing sharply higher prices at the pumps in New Jersey. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of regular gasoline in the Garden State on Friday was $2.78, up
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