A decision has been made to remove a section of the Astrotower in Coney Island, Brooklyn. As YWN reported on Wednesday, Emergency personnel were called to Astroland in Coney Island, after the “Astro-Tower” started swaying in the wind. New York’s Office of Emergency Management says engineers made the decision to take apart a small portion […]
Yahadut Hatorah MK Yisrael Eichler addressed the eighth annual Hamodia Conference in the Jerusalem Convention Center on Tuesday, 24 Tammuz 5773. Following is a synopsis of his remarks. “What connects all the gezeiros being directed at the chareidi tzibur – the Reform women at the Kosel, the chilul Kodesh. I spoke with MK Dr. Ahmed […]
Rabbi Dr. Benny Lau, the rav of the Ramban Shul in Yerushalayim, is not certain if the candidacy of Tzfas Sephardic Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu in the Chief Rabbinate race is a fitting one. Rav Lau said that while Rabbi Eliyahu is “moser nefesh” for Am Yisrael, he is not certain if the rabbi is […]
Councilman David G. Greenfield is stepping up the pressure on the Bolivian government to release Brooklyn resident Jacob Ostreicher from incarceration in Bolivia by asking the main sponsors of the 2014 Dakar Rally to join the push to end this miscarriage of justice. In a letter sent this week, Councilman Greenfield requests that the race’s […]
One staff member from Camp Tawonga near Yosemite National Park was killed and four others were injured Wednesday morning by a massive oak tree that fell. Officials from the San Francisco-based Jewish camp identified the staff member as Annais Rittenberg in a letter emailed to parents. The tree “spontaneously fell” just outside of the camp’s […]
Yaakov Litzman was among the chareidi MKs addressing the eighth annual Hamodia Conference in the Jerusalem Convention Center on Tuesday, 24 Tammuz 5773. Following is a synopsis of his remarks.
It wouldn’t be the Fourth of July in New York City without the Annual Macy’s Fireworks, now in its 37th year. The iconic display will take place over the Hudson
The armed forces ousted Egypt’s first democratically elected president Wednesday after just a year in power, installing a temporary civilian government, suspending the constitution and calling for new elections. Islamist
Just a year after Congress imposed significant changes in the government’s oft-criticized flood insurance program, howls of protest from homeowners facing higher premiums have coastal lawmakers pressing for delays that
[EARLIER ITEMS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] [VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] 3:23PM EDT: Morsi’s aide says Egyptian leader has been moved to an undisclosed location. 3:14PM EDT: Egypt’s military chief suspends Islamist-backed constitution, says new Cabinet to be formed. 3:10PM EDT: Egypt’s military chief says president is replaced by chief justice of constitutional court. 2:56PM EDT: Egypt state-run newspaper […]
[VIDEOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] “After freshly engaging in vulgar and undignified conduct disrespectful to the taxpayers, the East Ramapo school board must immediately part ways with its outside legal counsel, Minerva & D’Agostino” writes the Journal news editorial. The call to fire the outside council came after lawyer Chris Kirby is plainly heard, on a […]
Shlomo Mor-Yosef, the director-general of Bituach Leumi (National Insurance Institute) addressed the eighth annual Hamodia Conference in the Jerusalem Convention Center on Tuesday, 24 Tammuz 5773. Following is a synopsis of his remarks. “Monthly child allowance payments do not extricate one from poverty. A job breaks this cycle, however to blame the monthly payments for […]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the start of a new summer crackdown by the New York State Police on distracted driving. The up to $1 million effort will consist
Officials in the Justice Ministry on Tuesday evening 24 Tammuz 5773 indicated Justice Minister (The Movement) Tzipi Livni may exercise her ministerial authority to disqualify the candidacy of Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu. Tzfas Chief Sephardi Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu is a candidate to become Israel’s next Rishon L’Tzion. Livni and others in the political left feel Rav […]
The White House says it can’t fulfill a request to deem a group that protests at soldiers’ funerals a hate group. But it says President Barack Obama believes such actions
At about 8:30AM several Ramapo Police Officers observed a mid-size twin engine jet with its landing gear down flying extremely low along the NYS Thruway from about Airmont Road to
Yahadut Hatorah MK Yaakov Asher addressed the eighth annual Hamodia Conference in the Jerusalem Convention Center on Tuesday, 24 Tammuz 5773. Following is a synopsis of his remarks. Asher feels that while the tzibur faces difficult days, he does not believe fear and apprehension is the way to go. “HKBH is testing us and we […]
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An environmental group said Wednesday that the caramel coloring used in Pepsi still contains a worrisome level of a carcinogen, even after the drink maker said it would change its
New Yorkers might not be aware that aside of the Democratic primary, that’s dominating the news cycle, another race is going on to replace Mayor Bloomberg. In this year’s mayoral
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