The U.N. management chief says the United Nations headquarters overlooking New York’s East River suffered “unprecedented damage” from Superstorm Sandy. Yukio Takasu told the General Assembly at the end of
Thursday, 16 Cheshvan 5773 marks the 18th yahrzeit of Rav Shlomo Carlebach z”l, who was viewed perhaps by some frum Jews as controversial or even unacceptable during his life, but
New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc said Thursday the vast majority of its New York City and Westchester County, New York, customers will have power back by the weekend
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the National Guard with FEMA will deliver one million meals and bottled water to New Yorkers in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. Delivery
Shortly before leaving for a trip to the United States, the Vishnitzer Rebbe Shlita released a letter to the directors of his mosdos in which he bans multimedia presentations at
Some very high level Republicans are reaching out to the Jewish community to vote Republican in the upcoming elections through Ami Magazine. Former challengers for the Republican nomination for President,
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc, the biggest utility in New Jersey, said superstorm Sandy had caused severe damage to its infrastructure and it expected its losses to be material. PSEG,
Police say the bodies of two young Staten Island boys who were reported missing in the aftermath of Sandy have been found in a marsh. The boys, ages 2 and
With the ongoing machlokes continuing in the litvish camp, the name of Rav Addis is being used in connection with the Netzach breakaway party. On Wednesday night, the eve of
Israel’s Mifal HaPayis Lottery Agency this week inaugurated one of its latest projects, the new Payis Beis Yaakov School in Modi’in Illit. Taking part in the ceremony were Modi’in Illit
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Surveillance video obtained by CrownHeights.info reveals shocking footage of the ruthless beating and mugging of a Jewish man during Hurricane Sandy Monday night. In the video
Tunisian police have arrested four people for allegedly plotting to kidnap local Jews for ransom, an official said on Thursday, stoking insecurity in the dwindling Jewish community after last year’s
Following a three-day delay due to Hurricane Sandy, the Vishnitzer Rebbe Shlita has arrived in the United States where he plans to attend a simcha and meet with supporters. For
[SEE NOTE AT BOTTOM OF ARTICLE WITH HELP FINDING GAS STATIONS] With the traffic nightmare causing frustration for Tri-State area drivers Thursday morning, the lines at the gas pump aren’t
New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc said Thursday it still had about 659,400 homes and businesses without power three days after monster storm Sandy slammed into the U.S. East
A face-to-face educational method used among Orthodox Jews apparently led to a U.S. outbreak of mumps in 2009 and 2010 even though most of those infected had been properly vaccinated,
New York’s three major airports will be operating under reduced schedules on Thursday as flight services start returning to normal following Superstorm Sandy. The busy Northeast travel corridor ground to
President Barack Obama dives back into campaigning after three days immersed in managing the federal response to the storm that battered the East Coast. The contours of the presidential race
New York tried to resume its normal frenetic pace Thursday, getting back its vital subway system after a crippling storm but still finding it slow on gridlocked highways. Commuters lined
The vast destruction wreaked by the storm surge in New York could have been prevented with a sea barrier of the type that protects major cities in Europe, some scientists
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