“New York City is home to more than 8 million of the most open and tolerant people in the world. But even here, there are occasional incidents involving actions that
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The New York City Police Department’s hate crimes unit is still on the scene investigating after several cars were set on fire and anti-Semitic
[UPDATE IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] A elderly woman is fighting for her life, after she was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in Williamsburg, Friday morning. The incident happened on Taylor Street
Occupy Wall Street protesters camped out in Zuccotti Park have been fighting against the increasingly colder weather with tougher tents and calls for more donations of blankets, coats and hats.
Congressman Turner released the following statement to YWN condemning the recent acts of hate that took place last night in Brooklyn. “I have been a member of this community my
Just two weeks after MF Global filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the trustee overseeing the failed futures brokerage disclosed plans on Friday to fire all of its broker dealer employees
Following the hate crime in Flatbush (Midwood) this morning, NYC Public Advocate released the following statement to YWN: “The burning of cars and vandalism of benches in Midwood this morning
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Sometimes even a healthy brain doesn’t work the way it’s supposed to. Nobody may know that better than Rick Perry, the Texas governor, who suffered an
Israel has accelerated the installation of anti-missile defenses on its airliners, a security official said on Friday, seeing an enhanced risk of attack by militants using looted Libyan arms. Jets
Brooklyn – Councilman David Greenfield offered a $1000 reward this morning for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the shocking incident of anti-Semitic arson on
Three NYPD officers received light punishments for putting a city councilman and an aide to the public advocate in handcuffs during the West Indian Day Parade in September. The officer
The victim of the Friday morning, 14 Cheshvan fatal shooting incident near Yishuv Otniel in the Southern Hebron Hills has been identified as Rabbi Dan Martzbach z”l, 53, a resident
06:20 IL: Preliminary information from the scene near Otniel in the Southern Hebron Hills points to one dead and three injured – one in serious condition and the others in
Marking the end of the shloshim for Rebitzen Batsheva Esther Kanievsky A”H, a Asifa for chizuk will be held on motzei Shabbos, and event that will be broadcast in live
Those wishing to have the late Mir rosh yeshiva marry them knew that HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ZT”L asked that the chosson visited a number of days prior to
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] In what he termed an “eye-opening experience,” United States Congressman Bob Turner toured Misaskim’s headquarters on Tuesday, November 8th, and met with members of Misaskim’s board.
Officials involved in preparing the nation’s bar exam for graduates of law schools report that 52% of the applicants who took the test for the first time earlier this month
President Hugo Ch�vez’s cancer is spreading faster than expected and his doctors fear that he may have only a few months left to live, a former U.S. government official said Wednesday, citing sources inside the Venezuelan government. “The international team of doctors in charge of treating Hugo Ch�vez’s cancer does not expect him to live […]
HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein Shlita, the Ponevezh Rosh Yeshiva, was taken to the hospital on Thursday night. Reports state that Ichud Hatzolah and MDA paramedics were summoned to the home
One gets the impression that the public outcry against Minister of Religious Services Yaakov Margi’s decision to prevent Tzohar rabbonim from performing chupah and kedushin may have turned the tide
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