The grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the long-running police ticket-fixing investigation is expected to begin deciding on charges in the case as early as Tuesday, and people
Chicago’s FBI chief on Monday said that 10 years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks on America, al-Qaida is still “obsessed with airplanes.” FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Rob Grant disclosed for
As the international community counts down the days to the opening of the UN General Assembly and senior Israeli diplomatic officials engage in last-minute efforts to thwart the PA (Palestinian Authority) unilateral declaration of statehood, relations between Israel and Turkey continue to decline. Israel has recalled its police attach� to Turkey, bringing an end to […]
Interior Minister (Shas) Eli Yishai will be traveling to Uman on Monday night to get a firsthand look at Rosh Hashanah arrangements as well as logistical arrangements for the arrival
Rabbonim of the Eida Chareidis seem to feel that as soon as this week, the state will hand over official control of Kever Rashbi to the state committee, a move
Patients and staff at New York City’s Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center are drinking bottled water after traces of the bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s disease were found in the tap water.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak met in NYC with PA Prime Minister Salim Fayyad ahead of the UN General Assembly later this week as Israel continue’s efforts to prevent the PA
New statistics on crime find New York to be the safest large state in the nation. Crime declined in the Empire State by 4.4 percent during the first half of
President Obama’s smooth path to the Democratic nomination may have gotten rockier Monday, after a group of liberal leaders, including former presidential candidate Ralph Nader, announced plans to challenge the
The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Unit has been sent to investigate a bias crime in the heart of Williamsburg’s Chasidic community, YWN has learned. Two swastikas were found by a residents
A woman was shot and killed on Ocean Avenue and Avenue J, early Monday afternoon. According to initial reports, the woman, was gunned down by her boyfriend (or husband). She
For the Ohr Chaim seforim store in Yerushalayim’s Geula neighborhood, life has been more than a bit difficult, not to mention the aggravation and expense involved in repairing damage caused
Mayor Bloomberg trekked to Howard Beach this morning to meet and discuss issues with new Republican Queens-Brooklyn Rep. Bob Turner. “I told him to do a good job,” Bloomberg said
Crews at this hour are on the scene of a water main break on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Officials say it’s in the vicinity of Central Park West and West
For years I have supported Dov Hikind. When others criticized, I defended him. What do I like most about Dov? His passion. Unfortunately, in light of recent events I can
The parking meter has expired. The city will remove the last single-space parking meter in Manhattan on Monday, reports The New York Times. It’s part of a process to convert
While the late leader of Neturei Karta, Moshe Hirsch was niftar last year, his legacy continues through his descendants. Last Thursday, a chasnah of a Mir talmid was held, and
Local authorities in Uman have yet to return the passports of six Breslov Chassidim who were arrested for various minor offenses last week, indicating they will be ousted on motzei
The British police said Monday that officers arrested six men and a woman overnight on terrorism-related charges in the central city of Birmingham. The arrests followed a “large, intelligence-led counter-terrorism
President Obama comes to New York Monday looking to avert a UN showdown over a Palestinian state – and hunting for donations from an increasingly angry base. Part of Obama’s
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