The mayor and some City Council leaders were pushing Monday for speed cameras throughout the five boroughs, as the Department Of Transportation released a map of 100 locations where a
Israel Police confirms this morning, Tuesday, 8 Nissan 5773, that with US President Barak Obama arriving in Israel on Wednesday 9 Nissan, special traffic arrangements are going to begin later
Tourism Ministry Director-General Noaz Bar Nir: “An increase in the supply of hotel rooms will directly contribute to reducing the cost of vacationing in Israel, in line with the reforms spearheaded by the Tourism Ministry in order to increase incoming tourism. The Tourism Ministry is making significant efforts to encourage the construction of new hotels […]
The U.S. Senate on Monday inched closer to passage of a bill to fund federal agencies through Sept. 30 and avoid a government shutdown at the end of this month
Israel will move to daylight savings time on Thursday night chol hamoed Pesach. Clocks are moved one hour forward at 2:00am to 3:00am. Israel changes back to standard time on
The following is a WCBSTV report: An NYPD detective was arrested early Monday and charged with driving under the influence – becoming the sixth police employee arrested in a period of three days. Detective Washington Mosquera, 37, was arrested at 1:30 a.m. Monday in the 75th Precinct, which is located in the East New York […]
A computer hacker was sentenced on M onday to three years and five months in prison for stealing the personal data of about 120,000 Apple Inc iPad users, including big-city
This was to be a roadmap for a new, more inclusive GOP: attract minority voters, support immigration reform and embrace “welcoming and inclusive” attitudes on gay rights. But minutes after
One of the terrorists released in the Shalit prisoner exchange was Hamas terrorist Iman Ismail Salamah Sharavana, who is now imprisoned in Israel again and hunger striking. He was arrested
The New York City Police Department’s “stop and frisk” crime-fighting tactics were a “frightening and degrading experience” for four black men who are suing the city, their lawyers argued on
U.S. President Barack Obama insisted on Monday that “now is the time” for Iran to take meaningful steps to resolve its nuclear standoff with the West as he issued a
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Yesterday, at a community breakfast in Midwood, Brooklyn, over 40 Orthodox Jewish activists turned out to discuss issues of importance to the community with Public Advocate
In her response to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s opening address in which he presented his new administration, opposition leader Shelly Yacimovich called on the prime minister “to call it by its real name, capitalism,” accusing the incoming administration of ignoring the middle and lower class, the forgotten; those citizens without representation in the new administration. […]
While US President Barak Obama will only be in Israel for 48 hours, he will be meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu twice, before and after his meeting with PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen). It appears that despite the fact the White House is signaling it has low expectations for the visit vis-ŕ-vis the […]
As Klal Yisrael is busy cleaning and preparing for Pesach, at the Kosel workers are clearing the kvitlach that have accumulated since Rosh Hashanah. The twice annual clearing of kvitlach
Confident his will be acquitted of the fraud and breach of trust charges, former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s legal team has been working to compel the state of expedite his trial towards permitting the Yisrael Beitenu leader to return to his senior cabinet post. The prosecution and defense have reached agreement and the trial surrounding […]
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Hundreds of cars, and thousands of people lined up for Passover food at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in Williamsburg today. The crowds of people, stretching over
UJCARE, the community relations and advocacy agency, representing communities throughout Willamsburg, Boro Park, Bayswater, Monsey and Kiryas Joel, has secured private and public funding from generous benefactors and food bank agencies, and launched its 6th “Project SABAINU” (which means “satisfy us”)”, and distributed vouchers for over 200 tons of food for Pesach on Sunday March […]
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] As part of its effort to serve the community, the Boro Park Jewish Community Council (BPJCC) distributed almost 3000 cases of grape juice as part of
The son of New York City’s fire commissioner resigned from the FDNY shortly after he apologized for posting offensive messages on Twitter, the mayor said Monday. Joseph Cassano, 23, was
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