The following is a WPIX exclusive: It appears that some local 7-11’s have better video surveillance equipment than one of the top terrorist targets in the world — the Lincoln

Analysts grilled Goldman Sachs Tuesday for its role in structuring a security tied to subprime mortgages even as the firm reported a stronger-than-expected profit of $3.5 billion in the latest

As the state went another day without a new budget yesterday, Gov. Paterson was hard at work – meeting with his criminal defense lawyer. The NY Daily News spotted Paterson

The Israeli flag flown at the Ponavez Yeshiva in Bnei Brak every year on Yom Ha’atzmut. (Reposted from YWN archives 2009, 2008, 2007, & 2006)

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Chareidi MKs and askanim may be seen visiting former Jerusalem Mayor, R’ Uri Lupoliansky, who remains under house arrest in connection to his alleged involvement in the Holyland bribery investigation.

More than 1,000 pink slips were handed out Monday as St. Vincent’s Hospital prepares to close its doors for good. In a released statement, the hospital says, “As part of

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Tefillos are requested for a small girl, 4-5, Rivka bas Yael, who fell from a structure on Shilo Street in Jerusalem on Monday night and remains in critical condition on

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Haifa, Israel – Hizbollah’s increased threats against Israel’s northern communities has led United Hatzalah to a strategic decision to expand it’s emergency medical response capabilities in the region. United Hatzalah

A “new ash cloud” was spreading towards the UK on Monday night, leaving air passengers facing the possibility of further delays. Air traffic control company Nats said the “situation was

Exeter Township, PA – The cease and desist order against a kosher poultry plant in Exeter Township, Berks County will be lifted. But the Mehadrin Kosher Poultry Plant must apply

[LINKS BELOW] Yom Hatzmaut 2010 fireworks over Lapid and Chashmonaim as seen from Modi’in Illit. Despite the fact that there was no actual display in the city, hundreds of people

4:39PM EST: [UPDATES BELOW] The FDNY is on the scene of a fire at the Satmar Shul currently under construction on Wilson Street. The fire is reportedly on the roof

New York City – Asked about President Obama’s upcoming Thursday visit, Mayor Bloomberg seemed a bit annoyed at not having gotten advance word about it from the White House this

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