Agudath Israel of America was among the signatories to a letter received by every member of the U.S. Congress this week concerning a proposed change in the law governing the rules for faith-based organizations participation in federal programs. Although the provision at issue concerns only one such program, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services […]
If President Barack Obama needed any more incentive to go all out for Democrats this fall, here it is: Republicans are planning a wave of committee investigations targeting the White House and Democratic allies if they win back the majority. Everything from the microscopic the New Black Panther party to the massive - […]
A report issued Thursday by Former Chief Judge Judith Kaye found that Governor David Paterson misled investigators about his intention to pay for free tickets to last year’s World Series
Two academics at an FBI-sponsored conference Friday will accuse the NYPD of cooking the books to make the city appear safer. The claims are contained in a survey of more
Egg eaters had two new brand names to search for in their refrigerators Thursday because of the nationwide salmonella scare sparked by egg recalls. Wright County Egg, the company responsible
A Muslim cab driver who was attacked because of his religion by a passenger in Manhattan is expected to meet the mayor today. Mayor Michael Bloomberg invited Ahmed Sharif to
A furious New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie teed off on federal bureaucrats yesterday for allowing a clerical error on the state’s application to eliminate it from reaping as much as
A beloved Brooklyn liquor store clerk gunned down last week knew the ex-con accused of killing him. Eion Klass, charged with the murder on Wednesday, used to smoke cigarettes with
A drunk barged into a Queens mosque last night and shouted anti-Muslim slurs as he urinated on prayer rugs, cops and witnesses said. Evening prayers were disrupted at the Iman
An FBI agent Wednesday showed jurors a fake bomb and deactivated Stinger missile with which four upstate men allegedly hoped to blow up two Riverdale synagogues and shoot down military
A letter containing bullets and death threats to Jews was sent to a synagogue in a northern Paris suburb, where an infamous transit camp for Jews was set up during
Dov Weisel is a modest man who runs from honor, but the truth is that he is the manager of Israels largest anti-poverty organization. His office sports a wooden desk crowded with drafts and documents, a small round table for discussions, several chairs, and a large bookcase. Its an important office for important meetings, but […]
6:15PM EST: NYPD Detectiveshave charged the suspect being heldin the brutal murder of Yoseph Robinson HYD. As YWN had reported yesterday, detectives had picked up the suspect early Tuesday morning, and now highly credible sources confirm to YWN that the suspect,33-year-old Eion Klass, a black male, has been arrested on charges of 1st and 2nd […]
Wholesale egg prices are up about 40% since the start of a major recall, and consumers will likely see increases at the store, too, industry analysts say. The wholesale price
Google Inc said users of Gmail will now be able to call telephones directly from their email, putting it in direct competition with Web calling service Skype and companies such
A cabdriver was attacked Tuesday by a knife-wielding passenger who made anti-Muslim remarks, the police said. The passenger, Michael Enright, 21, of Brewster, N.Y., hailed the cab at Second Avenue
Brooklyn Councilman David Greenfield hit a home run with his first annual Greenfield Classic, a softball game that saw Shomrim Boro Park Division take on the 66th Precinct at Gravesend Park last Wednesday, August 18th. Throughout the seven hard-fought innings, Shomrim Boro Park and the 66th Precinct played their hearts out for a crowd […]
New home sales unexpectedly fell in July to the lowest level on record as the housing market continued to suffer from the end of the homebuyer tax credit boost. New
The following message was sent to YWN by Baltimore Shomrim: As you all know our community was hit with hate crime(s) this past week. The Police Commissioner is coming to
12:45AM EST:YWN regrets to inform you of the tragic Petira of Mrs. Reva Esther Robins A”H, who was R”L killed in a car accident in Twin Mountain New Hampshire on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Robins, a resident of Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, davened at Rabbi Welscher’s Shul, and was beloved by her community. According to reports […]
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