The acting head of the State Police defied Gov. Cuomo and tried to give outgoing Gov. David Paterson a costly, round-the-clock security detail and free chauffeur service for 30 days
Facebook has received investments that place the social network’s value at $50 billion, according to a published report. Goldman Sachs and an unnamed Russian investor have invested $500 million in
Earlier Sunday, YWN posted a story about thousands of dead birds which suddenly fell out of the sky. Now, CNN is reporting that just 125 miles away, there is a
A suicidal man plummeted nine stories and survived in midtown Sunday when he landed on a trash heap that had piled up since last week’s blizzard slammed the city, officials
One of the rabbis who initiated a letter urging Jews not to rent homes to Arabs was interrogated by police on suspicion of incitement to racism Sunday. Safed’s chief rabbi,
Between 660 and 720 Sanitation workers called in sick for the cleanup of last week’s blizzard — more than double the usual rate, The Post has learned. About 11 to
We all know that while the Mayor failed our community miserably in the Bloomberg Blizzard, there were several Council Members who represented the Jewish community that went above and beyond
Sullivan County, NY – Well-wishers from across municipalities came to watch the swearing in of Michael F. Maguire as the new Court Judge in Sullivan County. Maguire won the November
Emergency responders are causing some serious emergencies of their own. Police, fire and EMS vehicles hit nearly two people a day, wrecking cars and causing debilitating injuries to bystanders, according
It seems simple – almost as easy as the easiest mathematical equation. Eat less, burn more calories through exercise and activity, and we will all be at our ideal weight.
Sinai Hospital has opened a new kosher pantry, in partnership with Bikur Cholim, on the 1st floor of the hospital. The pantry, located right off the main lobby, is stocked
Bethel Livestock Farm in Swan Lake is voluntarily recalling milk products for the second time this week because of improper pasteurization. Proper pasteurization heats milk in order to effectively eliminate
Thousands of birds dropped dead from the sky over the Arkansas town of Beebe. “I thought it was out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie,” Beebe Mayor Mike Robertson said. Dead
The NY Post reports: A group of on-duty Sanitation supervisors is under investigation for allegedly buying booze and chilling in their cozy department car for hours Monday night after the
Mr. Cantor goes to Washington on Wednesday as the first Virginia congressman to become the House majority leader, the first Jewish majority leader and one of the youngest members of
In the battle of the presidential memoirs, George W. Bush is gaining some significant ground on his predecessor, selling almost as many copies of Decision Points in two months as
Klal Yisroel is mourning the great loss of one of the last Torah giants from a previous generation with today’s passing of Rav Yissachar Meir ZT”L, Rosh Yeshivas Hanegev in
A threatening letter that forced police to evacuate an Upper West Side synagogue was sent to a dozen more places of worship, according to a report. The hate mail –
City records reportedly show Manhattan streets were plowed long before parts of Brooklyn and Queens after Sunday’s blizzard. According to the New York Daily News, Sanitation Department records show that
New York – The “Move Over Act” took effect Saturday. The new state law is designed to protect law enforcement, fire personnel and emergency workers takes effect on January 1,
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