Brooklyn, NY – Despite a historic $3.2 billion deficit in the years budget, Councilman David G. Greenfield announced that a deal had been reached between Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Council Speaker Christine Quinn to restore the funding for Priority 7 Day Care Vouchers in this years budget. Specifically, the program which costs the city $12 […]
WCBSTV is reporting that a New York City budget agreement is expected to be reached Thursday night. Budget negotiations between the city and Mayor Michael Bloomberg have resulted in the
YWN EXCLUSIVE: According to several reliable sources, Priority 7 vouchers, which were eliminated from this year’s budget, have been restored by 50 percent. YWN tried reaching Councilman David Greenfield, who
House Republicans failed in a push Wednesday to force the release of White House documents related to potential job offers made to two Democratic Senate primary challengers, Andrew Romanoff in
Prominent Jerusalem askan R Shlomo Miller, a former deputy mayor, along with a number of rabbonim from the southern Talpiot area are protesting plans by Jerusalem City Hall to name a square in honor of a Buddhist cult which is a pure form of idolatry. Miller sent a sharply-worded letter condemning the decision, which gives […]
A truck being being loaded with personal belongings of Frum families heading to the Catskills, was stolen by a deranged man, and driven through the streets of Marine Park striking cars and pedestrians- bef0re being apprehended by police. The NY Post reports the following: A crazed man wearing only sneakers and underwear stole a truck […]
A series of thunderstorms and a possible tornado caused a path of destruction and a number of injuries across the New York City area Thursday, officials said. Bridgeport (CT) Mayor
12:10PM EST: (Updates, photos & video below) The NYS Thruway is shutdown heading northbound (towards the Catskills) following a coach-bus fire, YWN has learned. The fire was on a Monsey
[From the YWN Catskill News Section] The New York State Thruway Authority and State Police Troop T encourage motorists to be careful and be aware of the increased presence of
Washington, DC Upon learning that the State Department has denied Ahmet Faruk Unsal, an IHH member and flotilla organizer, entry into the United States, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Brooklyn and Queens), released the following statement: I applaud the State Department for making the correct decision. The visa system works when we deny entry to anyone […]
The Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) has expressed shock and outrage at the sentencing of former chief executive officer and vice president at Agriprocessors Sholom Rubashkin to 27 years in
School may start a little later next year. The Education Department is negotiating with the teachers union to change the first day of school to Monday, Sept. 13, officials told
Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, declaring his candidacy for governor of New York, could not have been clearer. The influence of lobbyists and their special interests must be drastically reduced with new contribution limits, Mr. Cuomo said last month. We will be taking on very powerful special interests which have much to lose. We must […]
While the coalition leaders would like nothing more than putting the entire Emanuel Beis Yaakov case in the past, the chareidi legislators in Knesset, rabbonim shlita and askanim are not
The Rent Guidelines Board votes tonight on how much to jack up rent for rent-stabilized apartments — a meeting that usually erupts in a loud fight as tenant advocates battle
Cops who staff bridges and tunnels in New York City were read harrowing details of a terrorist threat Wednesday advising them to be on the lookout for a fuel-filled tanker
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall on more than 2 million stationary-side cribs from seven different companies because of a potential hazard for entrapment, suffocation and falls.
When the MKs of Yahadut HaTorah met on Wednesday afternoon with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, he told them that prior to their meeting, he was unaware of many of the details surrounding the Emanuel Beis Yaakov, explaining he was unaware the court sent mothers to prison too. He also told the MKs that he hadnt […]
Shas leader Deputy Prime Minister Eli Yishai told the press that the secularists should not preach to chareidim regarding discrimination. Speaking with the partys Day to Day newspaper, he explained that his position is in line with Maran Chacham HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita, that while there are some problems, they must be resolved internally and […]
According to a number of Arab media reports, including Irans FARS Agency, Saudi Arabia has permitted Israel Air Force choppers to land it the country, and Saudi leaders have even offered the IAF the ability to establish a logistical base in a northwestern area of the country, an area that would be important to Israel […]
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