If you are one of the New Yorkers who have to juggle alternate-side-of-the-street parking, this bill is for you. City Council passed a measure Thursday that could mean one less day a week of having to move your car to facilitate street cleaning. Alternate-side parking regulations are currently used in 54 of the citys 59 […]
On April 21, 2011 hundreds of children from Flatbush, Boro Park, Williamsburg, Queens, Long Island, Monsey, Monroe, New Square, Lakewood, Long Branch, and Morristown participated in Misaskims Chol Homoed outing designed to provide a day of reprieve for families who have suffered the loss of a parent. Misaskim volunteers also participated at the outing and […]
Four young men are in custody on Long Island, after a bizarre attack on a family’s home in Suffolk County. The message of hate was loud and clear, multiple swastikas,
Family members of Orthodox patients at St. Johns Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway can now spend Shabbat in comfort with kosher meals, Jewish books, and plush furniture. On April 13, hospital officials and local rabbis dedicated the bikur cholim room at the century-old hospital, recognizing the growing Orthodox community in the surrounding neighborhood. The suite […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Thursday took a swipe at billionaire businessman Donald Trump, demanding to see his “Republican registration.” While speaking at a breakfast with New Hampshire Republicans one day after “The Donald” visited the Granite State, Paul riffed off the potential GOP presidential candidate’s “birther” questions. Ive come to New Hampshire today because […]
[MULTIPLE VIDEOS & PHOTO LINK BELOW] The death toll from severe storms that punished five Southern states jumped to a staggering 213 Thursday after Alabama canvassed its hard-hit counties for
Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood is known across the United States as a calm and serene place, and in recent years has even been ranked one of the 10 best places
New boundaries for the Rockland County Legislatures 17 districts were passed Wednesday following a public hearing that brought criticism and accusations of favoritism. Legislators voted 14-3 to adopt a map that outlines the new districts, with Legislators Connie Coker, D-South Nyack, Robert Jackson, D-Nanuet, and Joseph Meyers, D-Airmont, voting against the action. The measure now […]
Taxi drivers are looking for relief from higher gas prices in the form of higher fares. The New York Taxi Workers Alliance says it’s asking the Taxi and Limousine Commission
Thousands of yeshiva students in recent weeks have received letters informing them that they have been exempt from military service. The letters were sent following the Charedi draft reform approved
This NYPD scandal is spreading like a malignant tumor. Brazen city cops were caught on wiretaps calling in ticket-fix favors to the State Police, Yonkers PD, Port Authority PD and
Another devastating, deadly tornado outbreak that started in Mississippi Wednesday afternoon continues across the Southeast with more tornadoes touching down. The tornadoes and severe thunderstorms have killed at least 178
Four months have passed since a federal judge struck down the city law that required graphic anti-tobacco posters where cigarettes are sold, but the health department hasn’t told any businesses
Each year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and members of the City Council exchange dire public statements about the budget, with the administration arguing for necessary spending cuts and legislators scrambling to
As many as one in four parking placards currently used by motorists in New York City are fake, according to a new study by transportation advocates, and city lawmakers are
The more they dig, the more the dirt piles up. The massive NYPD ticket-fixing investigation has uncovered evidence of far more serious crimes, with cops allegedly making potential felonies go
The Transportation Security Administration began investigating a string of screening breaches at Newark Liberty Airport Wednesday. Three breaches in just five days involved passengers slipping through security without being fully
A massive Kosher supermarket scheduled for opening today, has been delayed due to an arson attack on the establishment, YWN has learned. Highly credible sources tell YWN that a fire
Donald Trump, Oprah Winfrey. Now, thats a full day in anyones life. But especially when you are President Obama. Fresh from a dramatic White House appearance in which Obama released his full-length birth certificate, the president and first lady Michelle Obama boarded Air Force One to fly to Chicago to tape an episode of the […]
Heres the transcript of President Barack Obamas remarks shortly after the White House released his official long-form birth certificate. The White House Office of the Press Secretary April 27, 2011 Remarks by the President James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 9:48 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Now, let me just comment, first of all, […]
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