Gone unnoticed in Tuesday’s Quinnipiac poll of likely voters was the race for mayor on the Republican side. Former deputy mayor and former MTA chairman, Joe Lhota is still the
Two former JPMorgan Chase & Co. employees were charged with conspiracy for trying to conceal the size of the investment bank’s $6 billion trading loss last year, authorities said in
Veteran chareidi politician Yehoshua Pollack, who today serves as the treasurer for Betar Illit, indicates he plans to return to the capital, hoping to land a deputy mayoral post in
While admorim may oppose some technology, Vishnitz Chassidus in Eretz Yisrael is availing itself of a computerized telephone calling system to sell seats for the upcoming Tishrei Yomim Tovim. The
While D.A. Hynes refused to repudiate his campaign’s baseless lies attacking Ken Thompson’s commitment to the Jewish community, it’s Hynes who has said that Orthodox Jews are insular, vigilantes, and
NYC Council Member and Queens Borough President Candidate Peter F. Vallone Jr. visited the Ohel of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in Cambria Heights. Vallone travelled to pay his respects as well
Unlike the mayoral race, voters are deciding pretty fast about their preferred choice for Comptroller for New York City, and the race is not even close. With less than 4
Betar Illit Mayor Rav Meir Rubinstein has sent a letter to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu calling upon him not to abandon the chareidi city. The mayor refers to the recent cabinet decision removing Betar Illit from the national governments priority map. Rubinstein explains in his letter that he and the nation recently learned of the […]
A federal judge has sentenced former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. to 30 months in prison, following his guilty plea that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign
As the clear underdog in the race for mayor of New York City, Anthony Weiner delivered a strong debate performance squaring off with his rivals on stage, in the first
[PHOTO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Honda Universe, a Presidents Awards Dealership, Route 88, Lakewood, recently donated a new Honda CRV to the Lakewood Civilian Safety Watch LCSW) at the Annual Night Out against Crime Community Fair, Pine Park, West County Line Road and Country Club Drive, Lakewood. The new vehicle, nicknamed the Stay Safe with Honda […]
Outgoing Chief Rabbis Yechiel Yonah Metzger and Moshe Shlomo Amar were not among the invited guests invited to take part in Wednesdays, 8 Elul 5773 inauguration for the new chief rabbis. Rabbi David Lau and Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef were officially instated in their new posts as Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi and Rishon LTzion respectively. The ceremony […]
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The White House is condemning violence in Egypt, saying it will only make it more difficult for the country to move forward. At least 149 people were killed in Egypt Wednesday, many of them in assaults on the protest vigils among supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi. Egypts interim president also […]
Councilman David G. Greenfield was joined along Avenue J in Midwood this morning by community leaders and local residents to demand that the New York City Sanitation Department provide the
Police and tax authorities are continuing their investigation into alleged money laundering and tax fraud involving the Shuvu Banim Yeshiva affiliated with the Breslov Chassidus. Nachman Berland, a son of
Jewish leaders are upset after six anti-Semitic signs recently appeared in northeastern Wisconsin. A Wisconsin Public Radio report says the signs appeared in Algoma in late July and were quickly
[Communicated Content]Rabbi Aryeh Nivins Personal Development Chabura for women offers real-life, practical tools towards personal development and fulfillment. The only non-stop personal development community of its kind in the world, the Chabura was named one of the six most ambitious spiritual initiatives byFamily First(Sept. 12, 2012, Making an Impact). Its the solution to a very […]
Once again, Arabs hurled stones at an Egged bus traveling in Yerushalayim to the Kosel, this time on Tuesday, 7 Elul 5773. A number 1 bus was attacked during the
Egypt’s interim president has declared a monthlong state of emergency to combat worsening violence after riot police moved to clear two sprawling encampments of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed
DA Hynes, once considered a friend of the Orthodox community, has lost much of its backing. After a slew of negative comments by Hynes against Orthodox Jews, including comparing them
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