While local airports have reopened, there has been little movement of passengers, problems with luggage, and reports Tuesday of four delays on the tarmac at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
City Councilman David Greenfield decried what he termed as “two New Yorks, one for the rich and powerful people in Manhattan who got their snow cleared, and the other for
Chaveirim has reached out to YWN to post that their organization along with Hatzolah are looking for people with SUVs in the Brooklyn area, to assist people in need. Chaveirim
The backlog of emergency calls to the FDNY – which hit a staggering 1,300 at the height of the blizzard – dropped to under 200 Tuesday morning, officials said. Only
The following are prepared remarks made by Mayor Bloomberg at a press conference this morning. The remarks are not those made during the question & answer period. “Well, good morning.
To all those attending the Biderman / Jeidel wedding tonight in Ateres Avrohom, the famaily has requested that YWN let you know that there will be buses taking people to
Although Lakewood was blanketed with a snowfall of between 28 and 30 inches, within 24 hours after the last snowflake fell, 95 percent of Lakewood roads had been ploughed at
It’s a pregnant woman’s nightmare – going into labor during a blizzard. For at least three expectant mothers, that was reality. Maya Gelfand, 32, of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, planned to give
[UPDATE BELOW] The epic blizzard kept city medics so busy that — for the first time ever — they were given a time limit for performing CPR on patients, The
[FIRST REPORT] All Tuesday morning, YWN has been receiving dozens of emails that the NYC 311 system is down. YWN began trying to call that number at 6:30AM. It is
A fire broke out Tuesday morning on a passenger train near Kibbutz Yakum, leaving at least 116 people injured. Five passengers sustained moderate injuries, while the rest suffered light wounds
Iran on Tuesday hanged a man found guilty of feeding Israeli spy agency Mossad with Iranian military secrets and information on its missile programme over a period of six years,
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is seeking answers from City agencies regarding their preparedness for yesterday’s blizzard, and calling on New Yorkers to report ongoing problems with obstructed streets. With
What a disaster: Ambulances unavailable. Trains stalled for hours. Streets unplowed. Fire trucks stuck in the snow. Buses canceled. These were not mere “inconveniences” — as Mayor Bloomberg put it
New York’s airports slowly began to open up this evening following massive delays, closures and cancellations after a blizzard dumped upwards of 20 inches of snow on the tristate area.
YWN was the first media outlet to report that the FDNY EMS system was backlogged, and that patients were waiting for hours for an ambulance to arrive. We even questioned
Brooklyn — Councilman David G. Greenfield is outraged at New York City’s gross mismanagement of its blizzard response and is calling on the City to accept full responsibility for the
The New York City fire department commissioner is reminding New Yorkers to only call 911 with life-threatening injuries, as it needs to concentrate its resources on emergencies. Fire Commissioner Salvatore
Dear YWN, I’m outraged, and fed up with this dysfunctional government run by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The snow has stopped six hours ago, and I have yet go see a
The Chasunah of Ruchie Meyer, daughter of Rabbi & Mrs. Yankie Meyer, noted Askan & founder of Misaskim, to Yitzy Schwartz, son of Mr. & Mrs. Yossie Schwartz of Flatbush,
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