Over the past few weeks in Israel, there has been a sharp increase in traffic accidents when compared to previous years. Bein Hazmanim in Israel starts after Tish’a B’Av and
Governor David Paterson says he understands why some people are objecting to plans for a mosque near the World Trade Center side and is offering an alternative to the developers.
The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to rule on the constitutionality of an Arizona tax credit program that enables taxpayers to receive a dollar-for-dollar reduction in their annual tax bill
Riverdale, NY – The Riverdale Chapter of Hatzalah Volunteer Ambulance, the largest all-volunteer ambulance service in the United States, honored the Verizon Foundation for its recent grant of $30,000 to
The global H1N1 pandemic is over, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization said Tuesday. “We are moving out of the pandemic into the post-pandemic
YWN regrets to inform you of an update to yesterdays serious MVA on Route 17, in Upstate NY, reported in YWN Catskill News. 82-year-old Esther Moskowitz A”H, was Niftar earlier
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Hagon Rav Dovid Heller ZATZAL, originally from Lugano Switzerland now living in Boro Park. He was the head of the European
On August 10, 2010 at approximately 12:20AM a 25 year old male was shot during an attempted robbery while walking in front of 156 South 9th Street and Driggs Avenue
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) today announced an agreement with a dozen financial institutions to waive wire transfer fees for Holocaust survivors who receive reparations monies. “When my constituents first contacted
A German judge will decide the future of a suspected Israeli spy, linked to the killing of a Hamas leader in Dubai, after his extradition from Poland, German state prosecutors
A yeshiva says in a new federal lawsuit that a recent city crackdown on weddings at the Jewish school is just not kosher. Yeshiva Imrei Chaim Viznitz in Borough Park
A Heat Advisory is in effect for parts of the New York City metropolitan area. A warm airmass will remain across the area through Tuesday, the National Weather Service said.
12:20AM EST: A Frum person has just been shot in Williamsburg’s Jewish Community, YWN has learned. The shooting occurred at 156 South 9th Street, near Driggs Avenue. Williamsburg Shomrim are
One of the witnesses in the trial of suspected war criminal John Demjanjuk is also suspected of murdering Jews, Der Spiegel reported Monday. Alex Nagorny (93), a former Treblinka guard
City buses will soon carry a provocative advertisement that opposes the construction of a mosque near ground zero and depicts a plane flying toward a flaming World Trade Center, the
Evidence continues to mount to support expectations that Apple’s iPhone 4 will finally launch on Verizon this coming January. The latest: Sources close to Apple’s hardware suppliers say that Apple
Investigators are still trying to sort out the details of a deadly police involved shooting in Harlem over the weekend. The New York City Police Department says officers responded to
The New Zealand Jewish Community has gained a temporary exemption from a new animal welfare code that had effectively banned kosher slaughter of animals. The commercial slaughter code introduced earlier
This video is extremely disturbing. It was taken at the recent Chasunah of the son of Yisroel Meir Hirsch in Yerushalayim, and shows a young member of Neturei Karta dancing
Google Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. on Monday called on legislators to enact laws preventing Internet carriers from blocking websites or selectively delaying access to content common on the Internet
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