The leader of theproposedGRound Zero Mosque told a Persian Gulf newspaper that there was no conflict between Islam and America and dismissed the opponents of the Park51 project as being led by “very small, vociferous voices.” Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf’s interview with the Abu Dhabi-based daily newspaper the National, which was published Monday, provided the […]
Government anti-poverty programs that have grown to meet the needs of recession victims now serve a record one in six Americans and are continuing to expand. More than 50 million
Now they cant hide. Not Alan Fein, whose Bronx tenants live with urine-soaked hallways, crackhead squatters and filth so severe that one tenant was attacked by a rat in her toilet. Not Chris Grijalva, whose roach-infested Brooklyn building sports a giant pile of garbage on the front lawn. And not any of the 153 landlords […]
NYPD officers and traffic agents should immediately begin writing tickets on streets where the parking rules have been changed, despite a five-day grace period at the changed spotsand even notes on the new signs saying when the new rules took effect, according top a stunning policy revision. Department of Transportation officials are posting small notices […]
When financial straits forced Yad Eliezer to consider closing the Big Brothers and Big Sisters program in 1999, word got around to Rav Chaim Kanievski. Rav Chaim, as he is
President Barack Obama dismissed a recent poll showing that a third of Americans dont know hes a Christian and blamed an online campaign of misinformation by his conservative enemies for perpetuating the myth that hes a Muslim. Obama, speaking with NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams on Sunday afternoon, was equally dismissive of conservative […]
The following statement was released by the US State Department in regards to remarks by Chacham Ovadia Yosef Shlita this past Motzei Shabbos, when he called for the death of
Authorities in Bavaria, southern Germany, said Friday there was little chance of new proceedings against an SS hitman who has lived as a free man in Germany since escaping from a Dutch prison in 1952. A spokesman for the Bavarian justice ministry, which is responsible for the case, said there was only a “theoretical” chance […]
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo may have picked up the endorsement of the Daily News in his run for governor, but the paper’s op-ed reads more like a list of
A Us Open worker says he was demoted after telling his boss he couldnt work on Rosh Hashanah. David Kramer, 61, claims he was downgraded from assistant manager when he said he wanted Sept. 9 and 10 off. A spokesman for the US Open said Kramer was merely under consideration for the managers post. (Source: […]
Following Rabbi Yosefs controversial remarks against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinians, the Prime Ministers Office issued a statement saying, These comments do not reflect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or the Israeli governments stance. As was reported here last night, Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef denounced upcoming peace talks with the Palestinians, which […]
The Times Herald-Record will begin charging in September for online access to its coverage of the Hudson Valley and Catskills region, President and Publisher Joe Vanderhoof announced. According to Vanderhoof, the newspaper will introduce subscription packages that combine print and digital news options beginning Sept. 14. These new options are designed to meet the readers […]
Federal agents have been called in after someone poured flammable liquid on four pieces of construction equipment early today at the site of a planned new Islamic center and mosque
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank has the tools to prevent the U.S. economy from slipping back into a recession, while stopping short of indicating an
A U.S. district judge blocked lawyers from charging September 11th first responders more than $6 million in fees. At a Manhattan hearing, Judge Alvin Hellerstein banned attorneys from charging interest
The state’s key witness, FBI informant Shahed Hussain took the stand today in the trial of for four men accused of plotting to blow up two Bronx synagogues and shoot
The Muslim center planned near the site of the World Trade Center attack could qualify for tax-free financing, a spokesman for City Comptroller John Liu said on Friday, and Liu
The Obama administration has shelved the planned prosecution of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the alleged coordinator of the Oct. 2000 suicide attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, according to a
The Justice Department said late Friday that it had approved the planned $3 billion merger between United Airlines and Continental Airlines, lifting the biggest regulatory hurdle to the creation of the worlds top airline. United and Continental, which announced their merger in May, now expect to complete the deal within a few weeks, after shareholders […]
Gov. Chris Christie fired state education commissioner Bret Schundler this morning after Schundler refused to resign in the wake of the controversy over the state’s loss of up to $400
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