Following the terrorist bomb attack against Israelis in the Burgas Bulgaria Airport last month local police have decided not to take chances, not wishing to lose the lucrative Israeli tourist

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) is being treated for bipolar disorder at the Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic, the facility revealed Monday in a statement. The clinic said Jackson “is responding well to the treatment and regaining his strength,” but declined to say when — or if — the nine-term Democrat would return to Capitol Hill. Questions […]

Interestingly, Israel ranks low among Western nations regarding ridership on public transportation. According to a Yediot Achronot report, only 30% of Israelis use the nation’s buses, signaling most are unwilling to abandon their vehicles. The report is based on a Shildor report commissioned by the Ministry of Transportation. Researchers suggest promoting increased use of public […]

Rabbonim and volunteers of the Lahava organization have many sleepless days as the trend of Jewish females becoming romantically involved with Arab men continues to become increasingly commonplace. Organization officials

Republican lawmakers leading a congressional investigation into Operation Fast and Furious have filed a lawsuit in federal court urging a judge to compel the Justice Department to turn over documents

If you drive through Maryland, the state may be using an automated reader to photograph your license plate — and storing your movements away for future use. Maryland is not alone. ACLU offices in 38 states are looking into how the government is using license-plate readers across the country — and what it is doing […]

An NYPD detective has been arrested for allegedly resisting arrest after being pulled over for DWI in Manhattan. Police say Harold Thomas, 49, was arraigned Monday on assault and resisting

On out of every four adults in New York State is obese, according to a national survey released Monday by the feds. New York came in at 24.5% in figures

Forget bike lanes and pedestrian plazas: It’s time to accommodate emergency responders navigating Queens’ deadliest road, a lawmaker says. City Councilman Peter Vallone (D-Queens) is calling on the Department of Transportation to create an emergency-services lane along the entire length of Queens Boulevard, once dubbed “Boulevard of Death” for its high rate of pedestrian fatalities. […]

Former New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton is signaling his interest in succeeding Commissioner Raymond Kelly, holding private meetings with potential mayoral candidates during which he’s discussing public-safety strategies and

For the first time in 20 years in which there was no standard hotel rating system in Israel, the Knesset’s Economic Committee is expected to approve today the Criteria for Tourism Services (Hotels) 2012 – as submitted by the Ministry of Tourism to serve as the sole indicator of hotel ratings in Israel. With the […]

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway) recently sent a letter to Commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Carter Strickland, urging him to move forward on the property damage claims submitted to the New York City Comptroller’s office last summer as a result of damages sustained by Hurricane Irene. These damages affected 396 […]

A panel of Israeli national security experts now rates President Obama as better than Mitt Romney for Israel, according to a new survey. The latest Israel Factor survey, a self described “Israeli outlook on American policy and politics” and ranking of “the players of the American political battlefield from an Israeli viewpoint,” puts Obama ahead of […]

The following is a press release from a group calling themselves “Community First”: ‘Community First’ a group of active voters in the district would like to take the opportunity in congratulating State Senator David Storobin for getting certified as the Republican Senatorial candidate for the 17th Senate District after a fierce and biting battle. The […]