Mayor Bloomberg today announced the mandatory evacuation of New York City residents that live within Zone A. If you are unsure of what zone you live in please click HERE.

The following was sent to YWN by the Achiezer Organization: At this point there is a mandatory evacuation for the entire Far Rockaway/Bayswater area. That means that anyone in the

Airlines canceled more than 5,000 flights mostly as a result of Hurricane Sandy, with hubs along the East Coast bearing the brunt of the disruptions. According to the flight-tracking service

As you are already aware of the upcoming hurricane that is heading in our direction, we are sending you this email to inform you that the 70th Precinct will be

With the impending impact of Hurricane Sandy, New York State court officials announced the closures of several courts across the area. New York State courts will be closed Monday in

Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman on Sunday morning arrived at HaNevi�im Street near Bikur Cholim Hospital in Yerushalayim to stand in solidarity with employees who fear they will lose their jobs as the hospital is in danger of being closed down. �I came today to stand with you so that you may continue working. I […]

Hurricane Sandy is expected to have an unprecedented impact on the Town of Ramapo starting Sunday, October 28, and continuing for possibly 3 to 4 days thereafter. The brunt of

The following are Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg�s remarks as delivered this morning at the Office of Emergency Management in Downtown Brooklyn: �Well thank you all for coming. We are here at the City�s Office of Emergency Management, and once again I wanted to thank Pamela Mitchell for signing for us today. �Our purpose this morning […]

Governor Chris Christie’s administration announced that NJ TRANSIT will begin a system-wide shutdown of all bus, rail, light rail and Access Link service, starting at 4:00 p.m. this Sunday afternoon

Former Mossad Director Meir Dagan in back home in Israel following a liver transplant performed in Belarus. The senior intelligence community official�s surgery was under a media blackout to avoid placing him at risk but after the surgery, the president of Belarus announced the news, placing Dagan at risk. Dagan could not receive a liver […]

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today provided a briefing on local federal efforts to prepare for Hurricane/Tropical Storm Sandy, set to hit the region by Monday. Schumer detailed plans of

The government is beginning to make order regarding non-profits, yeshivos and research institutes receiving state funding. The national government has formulated new criteria that are aimed at setting a salary

United Airlines said it would begin canceling flights in and out of Newark Liberty International and other mid-Atlantic airports starting Sunday night, due to the weather. The airline advised travelers

Lakewood Chaveirim is mobilizing and gearing up for the impending storm, but are already getting swamped with unnecessary calls. Chaveirim says calls such as requesting weather updates etc. are unnecessary

It was a festive ceremony during which the newest volunteers of Ichud Hatzalah were given their response vests, radios and emergency medical equipment, 24 volunteers who represent a significant increase

Hurricane Sandy is roaring toward the Northeast, expected to make landfall early Tuesday near the southern New Jersey coast, prompting officials to order a mass transit shutdown and widespread mandatory

Tolls are suspended on the northbound Garden State Parkway and westbound Atlantic City Expressway today in order to facilitate the travel of residents and visitors leaving coastal areas of New

Transit officials in New York are preparing for a total shutdown of subway, bus and train service as Hurricane Sandy continues to bear down on the metropolitan region. All service

Chareidim traveling from Tel Aviv to Haifa on erev shabbos at 2:00PM did not imagine in their wildest dreams that they will be spending shabbos in a Netanya hotel but