Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Lieberman met today (Tuesday, 11 May 2010) with the Japanese Prime Minister, Yukio Hatoyama. During the meeting, FM Lieberman raised the issue of cooperation between
12:10PM EST: [UPDATE BELOW] Please take a moment and be Mispallel for Hagon Rav Chaim Stein Shlita, the Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe Cleveland, who was rushed to the hospital just
First it was a Daily News article asking where Bloomberg was during the recent Staten island Ferry accident. Today, it’s an article in the NY Times: NYT: Where was Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg when the ferry hit the dock? Of course, even the head of the nations largest city is entitled to weekends off […]
London – The mayor of New York has visited London to take notes on how the Tube’s CCTV network is used to fight crime and counter terrorism. Michael Bloomberg met
New York police stopped, questioned and sometimes frisked people 150,000 times in the first three months of the year, about 12.5% fewer times than the same period last year, according
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Monday said President Obama’s choice for the U.S. Supreme Court, Elena Kagan, was not a nominee against whom he would “fight the last mile” to
Police in Englewood, N.J. tell NBC they have spotted a black bear about three miles from the George Washington Bridge that connects New Jersey to Manhattan. “The last sighting was
There’s word of layoffs planned for hundreds of healthcare workers throughout New York City. According to Tuesday morning’s Wall Street Journal, the city’s public hospital system is planning to lay
The following is a NY Post exclusive report: A technician in the NYPD’s forensics lab has been suspended for allegedly falsifying drug-test results, throwing into question “maybe thousands” of criminal
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is seeking a $1 million grant for Kiryas Joel to build an emergency operations center that she says would “serve the entire region in the event of a natural or man-made disaster.” The funding request one of four so-called earmarks the Democratic freshman senator is seeking this year on behalf of […]
When Times Square suspect Faisal Shahzad last traveled to Pakistan, he was looking for help from the Pakistani Taliban in carrying out a bomb attack, a senior administration official said
Federal authorities say there does not appear to be any criminal act in Saturday’s Staten Island Ferry crash. After initial interviews with the crew, the National Transportation Safety Board says
Stocks rallied Monday after the EU and IMF agreed to a $1 trillion emergency-bailout package to stem the sovereign-debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average logged a gain of more
The New York Hilton ballroom was packed Sunday night, May 9 with Orthodox Jews of diverse stripes, local and federal government officials, rabbonim and roshei yeshivos, as Agudath Israel of America held its 88th annual dinner. Two issues dominated the evening: the perception that the United States government is unduly pressuring Israel and the deeply […]
It was an emotional day in Knesset as members of Kadima and Labor lashed out at chareidim, their way of life and educational system. One example was Labor MK Daniel
According to reports from France, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been working to actualize a deal that would result in the release of captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, who also holds French citizenship, the daily Yisrael HaYom reports. Mr. Noam Shalit, Gilads father, has been maintaining a dialogue with French leaders, with whom he has […]
Angered by Mayor Bloom berg’s “hypocrisy” over the state and city budgets and his repeated recent “insults,” Gov. Paterson is warning that he is ready to fight back. “Mayor Bloomberg
Brooklyn In a joint hearing of the City Councils Public Safety and Transportation Committees Thursday, Councilman David G. Greenfield demanded swift action to ensure the safety of the New York City Transit Authoritys nearly 4.3 million daily riders. MTA NYC Transit President Thomas Prendergast testified before members of the Council on a wide range […]
Addressing a conference at the Fisher Institute for Air & Space Strategic Studies, Vice Premier Moshe Yaalon, a former IDF chief of staff, stated the same technology used to combat terrorists in Gaza by the Israel Air Force may be extended to strike Iran if need be. He explained that over the years, the IAFs […]
Police investigators have recommended to the state prosecutor to move ahead with a criminal indictment against Modiin Illit Mayor R Yaakov Gutterman and his deputy, Gideon HaCohen, alleging the two threatened candidates in the scheduled 2008 mayoral race resulting in the cancelation of the race when opponents dropped out. According to police, Gutterman used unacceptable […]
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