Governor David A. Paterson today announced that New York State has applied to develop a program so that uninsured New Yorkers will be able to benefit from the temporary pre-existing condition insurance funding made available in the Federal health care reform statute, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. One of the most immediate benefits […]
In his first speech on immigration as president, Barack Obama called the current system “fundamentally broken” and outlined his plans for sweeping reform. He called for improvements in border patrol,
With summer here, tens of thousands of folks are once again commuting to and from the Catskills each week and the travel expenses can slap on $100s of to your (already staggering) summer expenses! Three years ago,YWN launched a ride-sharing website in partnership with Help-A-Yid (a free community service of Duvys Media ). Boruch […]
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan revealed new evidence on Thursday against four suspected Russian agents, and cited that evidence as indication that they should be denied bail because they have a powerful incentive to flee and even if closely monitored, would be able to do so. The four defendants, two couples from Montclair, N.J., and Yonkers, […]
Gov. David A. Paterson invited reporters into his office in the Capitol on Thursday to watch him begin wielding his veto pen on thousands of earmark grants, known as member
Lakewood Police Chief, Rob Lawson tells YWN that there has been considerable interest concerning an Eruv that was taken down by a member of the police department. There has been speculation this was an anti-Semitic gesture andLawson wouldlike to set the record straight on this. “Earlier this year, I received correspondence from JCP&L informing all […]
The Emanuel Beis Yaakov case may have bought a bit of tranquility inside the divided Chinuch Atzmai operation, and with the Emanuel affair behind us, at least for the time
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is widening the scope of his anti-Zionist activities, now prohibiting adverts for large companies owned by American Jews or firms operating in Israel. The list includes prominent names such as IBM, Nestle, Coca Cola, and Intel. This is Tehrans response to Israels embargo on importing goods into Gaza. A government ministry […]
The NY Post reports: An aide to a Bronx assemblywoman was arrested yesterday for impersonating a cop while stealing $4,000 from a man’s apartment, cops said. Wilfredo Nazario, a staffer
Kosel schnorrer Moshe X (YWN-ISRAEL not reporting his name) was sentenced to 100 hours of community service by the Jerusalem Magistrates Court after being found guilty of chilul HaKosel for panhandling at the holy site, a violation of a new law forbidding schnorrers from operating at the area. The prosecution told the court that in […]
YWN-ISRAEL earlier in the week reported 17 Tammuz was a particularly difficult day for the nations firefighters, who fought major blazes in a number of areas, fires that claimed hundreds of thousands of trees. The largest fire was in the Beit Shemesh district, beginning near Moshav Tirosh. The blaze forced the evacuation of hundreds of […]
A brewing housing crisis that could have resulted in thousands of struggling families losing their rental subsidies has been averted, officials said, thanks to an intricate $32 million plan devised by city and state agencies that received federal approval on Wednesday. Under the plan, the citys Department of Housing Preservation and Development will basically rescue […]
According to a Wall Street Journal report, Iran transferred an advanced radar system to Syria in the middle of last year, a system that will significantly complicate Israeli aerial activities
Smokers across New York State are paying a lot more to light up this morning. The newly-approved state tax increase on cigarettes goes into effect today. The $1.60 increase brings
Halfway through the year, crime has increased in all but one of the most violent felonies, and shootings plague neighborhoods all over the city. The overall crime rate through June
When Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman learned that Minister of Industry & Trade Binyamin Ben-Eliezer met in Europe with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, a meeting approved by Prime Minister Binyamin
Vice President Biden is out with an alarmed e-mail cash appeal warning that the GOP will mount a blitzkrieg against Democrats in the fall. Comparing GOP tactics to the fast-striking forces of Nazi Germany, Biden warns in a message sent by the DCCC today: As things heat up, you can expect House Democrats will be […]
A Brooklyn judge issued an temporary injunction today that could have signaled doom for Borough President Marty Markowitzs $64 million Coney Island amphitheater project for Coney Island and his longtime summer concert series there. Judge Kenneth Sherman sided with two Brooklyn synagogues and their worshipers, who last month sued Markowitz and the city to stop […]
With the Emanuel Beis Yaakov affair behind us, MK (Yahadut HaTorah) Menachem Eliezer Moses called for achdus in Knesset on Tuesday, stating that on 17 Tammuz, it is appropriate more than on other days to call for unity and to focus on ahavas chinam. Moses addressed the speaker, explaining that in shachris slichos we read […]
In an unprecedented show of transparency, New York City Councilman David Greenfield released a full list of organizations that he was responsible for funding in this year’s budget, which was
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