An increasingly nervous Gov. Cuomo is considering his options to prevent the “very real’’ possibility that disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer will win the Sept. 10 Democratic primary for city comptroller — and turn into Cuomo’s worst political nightmare, NY Post’s Fred Dicker reports. Governor Cuomo is considering a last-minute endorsement of Stringer or other […]
Some schools in northern New Jersey will delay the start of the school year so students can observe the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashana begins on the evening of Wednesday
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo received $100,000 from a New York City developer as the Democrat prepared to sign a bill pushed by the Bloomberg administration to give a tax break
People may be inclined to vote for Anthony Wiener and Eliot Spitzer, but they want to do it behind the curtain. Sixt Eight percent of New York state voters and
With the U.S. facing massive overcrowding in its prisons, Attorney General Eric Holder is calling for major changes to the nation’s criminal justice system that would scale back the use
Rabbi Eliezer Berland will not be traveling to Uman to be mispallel at the tziyun of Rav Nachman ZT”L, Maariv reports. The rav, who is wanted in Israel for alleged crimes fears that if he travels to Uman he may be arrested and extradited by Interpol. The rav is among the first mispallalim traveling to […]
Senator Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn) is warning motorists to be extra cautious while driving and to avoid texting behind the wheel. As of June 1, tougher penalties were implemented by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) at the direction of Governor Cuomo. The DMV has increased the number of points earned against an individual’s driving record […]
The New York Police Department deliberately violated the civil rights of tens of thousands of New Yorkers with its contentious stop-and-frisk policy, and an independent monitor is needed to oversee
The cabinet has authorized a team of ministers to deal with the release of terrorists during the negotiations with the PA (Palestinian Authority). The ministerial committee convened Sunday evening 5 Elul 5773. Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon chaired the discussion; Justice Minister Tzipi Livni and Science, Technology & Space Minister Yaakov Peri also participated, as did […]
Despite some “prominent” Frum people inviting them to their homes to meet community leaders, a new poll shows that most New Yorkers watching Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer in political
Laszlo Csatary, a former police officer indicted in June by Hungarian authorities for abusing Jews and contributing to their deportation to Nazi death camps during World War II, has died.
As an underdog in the race for mayor, Democratic mayoral candidate Erick J. Salgado added Sunday evening a chip of the Orthodox Jewish vote to his drive for mayor of
The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has fallen about 8 cents over the past two weeks. The Lundberg Survey of gas prices released Sunday says the price
It’s not just the government that might be keeping tabs on you. Many retailers are tracking you, too — or at least your merchandise returns. The companies say it’s all in the name of security and fighting fraud. They want to be able to identify chronic returners or gangs of thieves trying to make off […]
A food safety advocacy group has downgraded its rating for sucralose, the artificial sweetener better known as Splenda, from “safe” to “caution” in its chemical guide to food additives. The
The special election in New Jersey to replace the late Senator Frank Lautenberg has lived up to the hype. With two veteran members of Congress, the Speaker of the State Assembly, and the mayor of New Jersey’s largest city all vying to represent the Garden State in the U.S. Senate, this has been a hotly […]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a week-long New York State Police enforcement initiative that will target speeding and aggressive drivers across the state. The “Speed Week” campaign runs from August 10 – 17 and coincides with the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series at Watkins Glen International Raceway. “This weekend, we are excited to […]
The FBI says a package at John F. Kennedy International Airport that was tested after two customs workers reported they felt ill after opening it contained beauty supplies. FBI spokesman
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden’s father has secured documents to visit his son in Russia and plans to discuss how he could fight espionage charges, Lon Snowden and his
Although they deny corruption, New York officials have stakes in some of the state’s biggest companies. They pad their retirements with blue-chip stocks in companies they regulate and some continue six-figure jobs on the side with firms plying the very laws they create in Albany. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers have billed new disclosures filed […]
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