Living in Queens, I don’t ever remember seeing such excitement about a political race in my life. Not even Dinkins vs. Guiliani (so I’ve heard) can compare to the slugfest taking place in my mailbox this week as mailer after mailer keeps arriving. (The printers are doing well) And my gosh what�s with the robo […]
President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in New York State. The declaration announced Thursday clears the way for federal aid to the rain-ravaged counties of Albany, Broome,
Authorities in Belgium are investigating a case that may turn out to be the country�s largest ever fraud. De Tijd this week published some of the names from a list of 170 of Antwerp diamond traders who it claims are being investigated by authorities for spiriting almost $1 billion (�700 million) in unpaid taxes into […]
An ex-cop running for a Queens Assembly seat is getting eyebrow-raising support from the wife of a violent soldier in the Colombo crime family. Republican candidate Jane Deacy’s campaign sent
The Republican candidate is in a strong position heading into Tuesday�s special election in the heavily Democratic Congressional district formerly represented by Anthony D. Weiner, according to a new poll released on Friday. Fifty percent of likely voters in New York�s Ninth Congressional District supported the Republican, Bob Turner, compared with 44 percent who supported […]
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani insists he doesn’t want to be a vice-presidential pick on a GOP ticket in 2012, suggesting that Vice President Joe Biden looked like a puppet during
The second Sunday after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, New York clergy members of many faiths joined elected officials at Yankee Stadium in a city-sponsored memorial ceremony that melded the
National Democrats are running ads hoping to prevent an embarrassing loss in a special congressional election in New York next week. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Thursday it would
He was more than an acquaintance but not quite a friend.�Nevertheless, I miss him terribly because he was an inspiration and role model to all who knew him.�And his death was not only a huge tragedy and a crime, but an enormous Kiddush Hashem. Yosef Robinson, z�l, came from the rough life of a Jamaican […]
As night fell in San Diego County, millions of residents were left in the dark, wondering when power would return after a failure in the system created a cascade effect,
[EARLIER REPORTS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] ABC NEWS REPORTS: U.S. authorities are scrambling to sort through information that the CIA developed in the past 24 hours indicating that at least three
Here is the White House text of President Barack Obama�s Address to a Joint Session of Congress delivered on Thursday evening: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and fellow Americans: Tonight we meet at an urgent time for our country. We continue to face an economic crisis that has left millions of our […]
Queens native Donald Trump gave a rousing endorsement of businessman Bob Turner for Congress today in this automated telephone call to voters in New York’s 9th Congressional District (Queens-Brooklyn), where
[Op-Ed By Yossi Gestetner] As frum Jews, we often take for granted the freedoms that we are privileged to enjoy.� Our community simply assumes that our elected officials will take the necessary steps to ensure that we can practice our religion in accordance with the tenets of our faith. Unfortunately, it is the assumption that […]
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the cost of buying produce in Israel is dropping. This is based on information pertaining to prices in produce stores and supermarkets around the
As Israel�s Labor Party busies itself with internal elections, one candidate, former journalist and current MK Shelly Yacimovich explains one does not have to be anti religious to take the election. The party�s primaries is set for next week, and according to a Channel 2 Sarid Institute poll headed by Dr. Miri Sarid, Yacimovich will […]
Ground Zero will be the obvious center of focus for the New York Police Department in the lead up to Sunday’s 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. But Police Commissioner
Citypass, the operator of the new Jerusalem light rail has announced the service will continue without charge, apparently at least until mid October, until a number of issues are resolved. It appears the continued free service is due in no small part to the efforts of askan R� Chaim Miller, who heads The Movement on […]
The New York City Police Department this morning remembered its members who died on September 11th, and those who have passed since working at the site. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Police
Career politician David Weprin (D-WFP) – who has held or run for four separate political offices in the past two years: city council, city comptroller, state assembly (twice), and now congress� — cannot vote for himself next Tuesday, September 13th in the special election to replace former congressman Anthony Weiner because Mr. Weprin does not […]
Popular Posts
