The Senate on Thursday morning voted to move the Wall Street reform package forward, assuring safe passage to President Obama’s desk. The Senate voted 60-38 to officially end debate on
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital makes the honor roll of the best hospitals in the nation. U.S. News and World Report ranked the medical facility sixth in its 2010-2011 list of Best Hospitals.
The following is an article from the Skokie Review: A day after Skokie resident Moshe Menora died alongside three grandchildren in a plane he was flying, the Jewish Orthodox community remembered him as a loving, passionate and charitable member of their tight community. There isn’t anybody who didn’t know him or his family, said Rabbi […]
More than 1,000 Russians have drowned recently as they attempted to find relief from a stifling heat wave — many of them after drinking alcohol, officials said. Vadim Seryogin, a
The followingare excerpts of a NY Post article: NYS Gov Paterson went positively kab-ballistic this morning over a newspaper report suggesting that he has forsaken his Catholic faith to practice the same form of Jewish mysticism as various celebrities. The angry governor no longer wearing the red thread bracelet cited by the Daily Snooze […]
With the Governor and the legislature of the State of New York eyeing cutting costs of every item on its budget, division of Kosher Law Enforcement is facing cuts of
While seeking a billion dollar oil exploration deal with Libya, BP executives admitted Thursday the company did lobby the British government to enter into a prisoner transfer agreement with the
A state senator wants to institute a three strikes law for drivers caught talking or texting on their cell phones. State Sen. Richard Codey (D-Essex) introduced a bill earlier this month that would suspend the licenses of three-time offenders of the states ban on driving while talking or texting on a handheld device. A parallel […]
NBC and CBS have reportedly refused to air an advertisement urging people to “kill” the idea of a proposed mosque near ground zero. The advertisement, sponsored by the National Republican Trust PAC, features a narrator speaking over images of Sept. 11 destruction and stating the mosque would be a “monument to their victory” The […]
Bialystok, Poland – Seventy years after Poland’s large Jewish population was virtually wiped out in World War II, their culture is making a comeback. Poles are today exploring their country’s
Members of a Brooklyn community gathered Wednesday night to discuss allegations that their local precinct has been fudging its numbers when it comes to crime. The meeting, which was held
Simmering tensions between Democrats in Congress and the White House boiled over yesterday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blasted the presidents press secretary for undermining the partys chances of keeping the House. The backbiting started after White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs made a politically boneheaded but obvious statement that Republicans have a chance to […]
The Iranian nuclear scientist who claimed to have been abducted by the CIA before departing for his homeland Wednesday was paid more than $5 million by the agency to provide
Excavations teams at the World Trade Center site unearthed the hull of an 18th-century ship Wednesday. Workers first found the wooden remnants on Tuesday morning, and by Wednesday the outline
(Click on image to enlarge) “Our kids are in the country, our husbands are in the city….keeping it all together” Join esteemed speakers Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein of Ohr Naavah and
Not many electric cars need to charge up in the city yet, but a public parking lot on Ninth Ave. is the first in the city to offer them a
The MTA is considering a fare hike up to $2.50 – but only for riders who purchase single-ride paper tickets. The latest budget proposal is said to include the fare
Gov. Paterson is counting on a higher power to lead him out of the mess in Albany. The lame-duck governor has begun wearing a red string kabbalah bracelet – in
Less than a month after suing to clear the homeless camps off Cedar Bridge Avenue and Route 88, township officials have agreed to a compromise with advocates: the dozens of
Ever since Azriel Gross was a young boy he wanted to help others. As he grew up he took the steps needed to make his dream a reality. He took
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