The White House on Saturday struggled to tamp down the controversy over President Barack Obama’s statements about a mosque near Ground Zero — insisting Obama wasn’t backing off remarks Friday night where he offered support for a project that has infuriated some families whose loved ones died in the Sept. 11 attacks. Obama’s comments placed […]
President Obama delivered a strong defense on Friday night of a proposed Muslim community center and mosque near ground zero in Manhattan, using a White House dinner celebrating Ramadan to proclaim that “as a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this […]
Iraq’s security forces have arrested two Jewish Americans running espionage operations in Iraq’s northern province of Diyala, an Iraqi official announced on Saturday. The two inmates were involved in espionage
The Brooklyn district attorney’s office is fighting more than just crime these days; it’s also battling bed bugs. Officials confirm the office is dealing with a bed bug outbreak, and
New York City Comptroller John C. Liu today announced, on behalf of the Board of Trustees at the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS), the reinvestment of $15 million in State of Israel Bonds. NYCERS purchased $15 million in bonds from the Development Corporation for Israel in 2008 with a two-year final maturity. Today’s […]
2:38PM EST: Catskills Hatzolah is on the scene of a serious MVA on Coldsprings Road in Monticello. The MVA is reported to be a head-on collision. At least 3 Hatzolah
As was reported on the YWN Shomrim Blotter earlier this week, the LCSW assisted the Lakewood Police Department in apprehending a serial burglar, who was burglarizing many homes. LCSW placed
Monticello, NY – Empire Resorts, the company that owns Monticello Casino and Raceway, has termined its agreement to develop a casino and racetracy at the site of the former Concord
Five females were bound and robbed in a Manhattan apartment. Three men entered the apartment in the early morning hours on a Friday in July. They bound the hands and feet of a 9-year-old girl, a 15-year-old girl, a 37-year-old woman, a 39-year-old woman and a 56-year-old woman. It’s not known if the victims were […]
Prosecutors say an alleged Israeli spy wanted in connection with the slaying of a Hamas leader in Dubai earlier this year has been set free on bail by a German
A man accused of planning a “killing spree” against African-Americans in a 2008 plot that also targeted then-presidential candidate Barack Obama will be sentenced Friday in a federal courtroom in
The flight attendant whose dramatic departure from a JetBlue plane at a New York City airport has transformed him into a folk hero to some wants his job back, his
U.S. defense officials on Thursday responded angrily to WikiLeaks’ plan to post additional Afghan war logs, with Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggesting that the move could further endanger the lives
A fire that broke out overnight has destroyed a wooden barracks filled with the shoes of victims of the Majdanek Nazi death camp, in Lublin, eastern Poland, officials said. “More
Six major British airports, including London’s Heathrow, could shut down after employees of airport operator BAA overwhelmingly voted to go on strike Thursday in a dispute over pay, union officers
Brooklyn, NY— Yesterday afternoon, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) paid a visit to Maimonides Medical Center in Boro Park to speak with local residents and community leaders. The Senator was welcomed by Maimonides Medical Center CEO, Pam Brier, and was joined by other elected officials. Ms. Brier conveyed the hospitals’ honor at having the Senator visit, […]
With five weeks to go until Primary Day, Republican US Senate candidate Joe DioGuardi, who is seeking to unseat Senator Christian Gillibrand (D) – released an advertised message to the
“Please continue to daven for me….my name is Dovid Tzvi ben Bat Sheva”. Those are the final words in this 6 minute video clip, sure to bring one to tears. Dovid Gutshtein lost his pregnant wife, his son, father in law, mother in law, two brother in laws and one sister in law in last weeks […]
Brooklyn — People in Boro Park are talking about next week’s 1st Annual Greenfield Classic, a softball game featuring the 66th Precinct of the NYPD versus the Brooklyn South Shomrim: Boro Park Division. This seven inning game, hosted by Councilman David G. Greenfield, will take place on Wednesday, August 18th, at 6pm SHARP, at the […]
Barack Obama’s national security adviser, Gen James Jones, has indicated the President may be prepared to meet Mahmoud Ahmadinejad if the regime resumed negotiations over its nuclear programme. The retired general also indicated that the return of three American hikers held in Iran for the past year would be an “important gesture”. Earlier this month, […]
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