Millions of people from Maine to the Carolinas awoke Tuesday without electricity, and an eerily quiet New York City was all but closed off by car, train and air as
The following are Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s remarks as delivered this morning at the Office of Emergency Management in Downtown Brooklyn: “Once again, Lydia Callis is signing for us, and
Two people were struck and killed by a falling tree Monday night in Ditmas Park, according to the NYPD. They were apparently out walking their dog when the powerful winds
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Below is an initial album of photos taken after Hurricane Sandy swept through the Tri-State area on Monday evening. Hundreds of trees are down, many having
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Over a thousand American bachurim and avreichim made their way to the Zvhil hall in Yerushalayim to participate in a voting drive for the
The following was sent to YWN by the Achiezer Organization: Please read this entire message carefully. Many in our community are enduring some very difficult hours. Most are in the
This story will be updated small breaking news items of interest in regard to Hurricane Sandy. The newer stories will be on the top, with the older items pushed down.
Israel has remained hopeful that once Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi settles into office, steps would be taken to thaw relations between Cairo and Jerusalem but it appears this is not
A backup generator failed at a New York City hospital Monday night, forcing it to move out more than 200 patients, including 20 babies from neonatal intensive care. Dozens of
Political analysts in contact with former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert are reporting that he is not going to announce his final decision regarding a possible reentry into the political arena
Rabbi Chaim Amsellem, who broke away from Shas and launched his Am Shalem Party interviewed with Israel’s TV’s Ulpan Shishi program which was aired on Friday night. The program was
President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in New York City and Long Island, which bore the brunt of the sea surge from the deadly superstorm that lashed the
A huge fire that erupted as Sandy ripped through New York City with near-hurricane force winds on Monday night destroyed dozens of homes in one of the city’s most remote
The Movement for Quality Government on Sunday 12 Cheshvan 5773 filed a petition with the High Court of justice against the state attorney general and state prosecutor demanding a decision
Part of a nuclear power plant was shut down late Monday while another plant — the nation’s oldest — was put on alert after waters from superstorm Sandy rose 6
The cabinet has voted to close down Tel Aviv’s Sdei Dov Airport no later than 2018. The airport currently sits on 1,300 dunam (325 acres) of land, upon which 12,000
A chareidi couple with three children was divorced at the behest of the wife, who was unwilling to continue living as a family after her husband left the chareidi fold
IDF Givati Brigade Captain Ziv [ben Margalit] Shilon’s condition is improving doctors at Soroka Medical Center report. The company commander was seriously injured in a bomb attack along the Gaza
Betar Illit Mayor Rav Meir Rubinstein has returned home from a successful fundraising trip in London where he sought support for a number of projects in the chareidi city. The
A significant agreement was signed between Israel and the European Parliament by which the latter recognizes the approval of the Israeli Standards Institute on pharmaceuticals. This significant step, the ACAA
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