The following is a Ynet article: A few months after the publication of a rabbis’ petition calling to avoid renting apartments in Tel Aviv to African immigrants, rabbis in Bnei Brak issue a similar halachic ruling Monday, prohibiting residents to rent out apartments in the religious city and its surroundings to African refugees and illegal […]
A top Republican refused on Sunday to rule out the possibility of a government shutdown next year over growing federal deficits but said if there were one, President Barack Obama
The Daily News reports: The NYPD says there’s no such thing as a ticket quota, but memos posted at a Brooklyn stationhouse say otherwise. Two notices obtained by the Daily News clearly spell out how many moving-violation summonses cops should be handing out. The memos were posted in a roll call room for the stationhouse of […]
David Headley , the Mumbai terror plotter, was sent to Pakistan by US authorities to work for them as an informant after 9/11 despite a warning that he sympathises with
The clock is ticking down to a Monday deadline for thousands of cops, firefighters and construction workers. They’re suing over exposure to toxic World Trade Center dust and must decide
Buchanan, NY – A transformer exploded at a nuclear power plant north of New York City, leading to an emergency shut down of one of its reactors. An official with the Indian Point plant in Buchanan says no one was injured in Sunday’s explosion. The plant is owned by Entergy Corp. Company spokesman Jim Steets […]
Qantas Airways’ fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft will remain grounded indefinitely after new problems with the planes’ engines were uncovered over the weekend, the Australian airline’s CEO said Monday. The
Mayor Bloomberg’s horse-loving daughter took a frightening spill over the weekend and might have suffered a concussion and fractured spine, officials said today. Georgina Bloomberg, 27, was aboard a horse named Radio City on Friday night at the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament when her saddle slipped and she fell off, knocking the mayor’s youngest daughter […]
Intensive searches conducted in Yerushalayim on Sunday night for a missing 9-month-old baby, ended happily Boruch Hashem, thanks to a fast-thinking civilian and a Zaka volunteer. It all began on Sunday evening when a Charedi woman entered a store in Geula leaving her baby son in a stroller unattended outside the store. If that wasn’t […]
The appeal for Yaakov Yosef, who was already sentenced to six years in prison, began on Monday, November 1st. The team of defense lawyers met with the askonim in the courthouse at 10:00 AM, where they summarized the main points of their arguments. At 10:50 they took their places in the courtroom. At 10:55 Yaakov Yosef arrived, […]
(Webcast in extended article) This year, for seventh year, tens of thousands of viewers from around the world will be able to view the International Kinus HaShluchim banquet live on
NY1 Reports: With the leadership of the State Senate still up in the air, Governor David Paterson tells NY1 he may not hold a special session of the legislature as
Sick Islamic terrorists tried to bring down a US cargo plane using two exploding DOGS, it was revealed today. The Kamikaze canines – whose stomach had been stuffed with bombs
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Reb Reuven Dovid Mandel Z”L, (brother of HaRav Manis Mandel ZATZAL). Students of Yeshiva of Brooklyn have fond memories of R’
Some foot soldiers in the state Assembly are whispering about something that hasn’t been tried in 10 years — a long-shot attempt to dethrone Sheldon Silver as speaker. A few
YWN regrets to inform you of the untimely passing of 23 year-old Chosson, Yossi Kreiman Z”L of a sporting accident in Los Angeles on Friday afternoon. Yossi was scuba-diving with
A leading Senate Republican voice on defense issues said Saturday the United States should consider neutering Iran’s navy and air force if Tehran does not halt its nuclear program. Sen.
You may recall that during President Obama’s vacation at Martha’s Vineyard, on August 27 he took in a round of golf at the Vineyard Golf Club in Edgartown, playing golf with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Democratic lawyer, business man and éminence grise Vernon Jordan; and White House trip director (and former golf pro) […]
Mayor Bloomberg blasted Congress and Americans looking to blame their problems on China, during a visit to Hong Kong yesterday. American lawmakers know bupkis about the Asian giant — and could set off a trade war, Bloomberg ranted. “If you look at the US, you look at who we’re electing to Congress, to the Senate […]
(Full list of street closures in full article) With more than 43,000 participants, 2.5 million spectators and a course that stretches over 26.2 miles and 5 boroughs, the New York
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