Albany has long been known for it is dysfunction and inability to produce. Thanks to the efforts of freshman State Senator David Storobin that seems to be quickly changing. In
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The fire that was burning out of control in the Motza area of the Jerusalem corridor has been declared under control by firefighting commanders Baruch Hashem. The blaze erupted during the afternoon hours on Tuesday, 6 Tammuz 5772, spreading rapidly due in part to the hot dry conditions. The blaze compelled […]
Candidates running for the House of Representatives, and three Republicans competing for a chance to run for the U.S Senate, will find out Tuesday what kind of support they have
A court has ruled that parents cant have their sons circumcised on religious grounds in a move which has angered Muslim and Jewish groups in the country. The court in Cologne decided that a legal guardians authority over a child does not allow them to subject them to the procedure, which the court called minor […]
A student at New York City’s prestigious Stuyvesant High School has been forced out over allegations of helping more than 50 other students cheat on a citywide exam last week,
A break-in and burglary at Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringers campaign office over the weekend has the NYPD investigating, police confirmed late Monday night. Police said that the office at 40 Worth St. was forcibly entered. Police told CBS 2 the offices front door was broken into by a suspect or suspects. Stringer, who is […]
Democrats are considering canceling their political conventions kick-off event at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, as party planners grapple with a roughly $27 million fundraising deficit, according to two people familiar with matter. Convention and campaign officials will make a final decision later this week after Steve Kerrigan, the chief executive officer of the Charlotte, North […]
Brooklyn Councilman Steve Levin, whose coveted official parking placard was pulled by the Bloomberg administration in April after he racked up $630 in unpaid summonses, is in a fine mess again. Levin, a protg of embattled Brooklyn Democratic boss Vito Lopez, has piled up 10 new tickets totaling $595 in fines and late fees since […]
Police investigators working with Ministry of Transportation officials have reenacted the fatal ride taken by the Atias family zl in Tiveria in May 2012,in which all but one member of the family was killed. The inspectors rode in a Mitsubishi van, the same model driven by Rabbi Rafael Atias on that day when the van […]
Speaking at the state banquet in his honor, visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin told participants that his country wants to maintain good relations with Jerusalem as well as explaining his countrys national interest include guaranteeing peace and tranquility for Israel. The Russian leader stated that a meeting held earlier in the day with Prime Minister […]
The following is the official statement released by the Defense Ministry on Tuesday morning, as the Ulpana eviction began. The families living in the Ulpana neighborhood in Beit El started moving this morning (Tuesday, 26 June 2012), with the assistance of the Defense Ministry to the temporary neighborhood specially set up for them. The first […]
Authorities on Tuesday morning announced the arrests of three suspects allegedly responsible for last months vandalism attack at Yad Vashemas well as at least two other price tag attacks. The suspects are described as members of the chareidi community, ages 18, 26, and 37, residents of Yerushalayim, Bnei Brak and Ashdod. They are believed to […]
This summer, New York subway riders might be able to actually get some work done on the train (rather than just beating their high scores in Temple Run). Beginning Monday,
A last tefilas shachris was held for many Ulpana residents as the government eviction begins today, Tuesday, 6 Tammuz 5772. Among the mispallalim was the communitys rosh yeshiva, Rav Zalman Melamed, who wanted to give the 33 families being ousted from their homes a chizuk. The rav on Monday addressed teens, calling upon them to […]
Due to a deterioration in the Shomrei Emunim Rebbes Shlita condition, the rebbe will be undergoing a medical procedure today, 6 Tammuz 5772. The rebbe collapsed after Shavuos at home and was admitted to Bikur Cholim Hospital, making a miraculous recovery after being in cardiac arrest. The rebbe was transferred from Bikur Cholim to Tel […]
A mortar shell fired from Gaza landed in a community in the Eshkol Regional Council area a short time ago. Baruch Hashem there are no reports of injuries. A chicken coop was damaged in the attack. (YWN Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., on Tuesday will face the toughest challenge of his career over the seat he has held for the past 41 years. The results of the New
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Federal, state, and local authorities donned HAZMAT suits and took part in a terror response drill at JFK airport on Saturday night. Emergency responders trained through
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-N.Y.) has asked the Obama administration to explain why a member of a known terrorist group was allowed to enter the United States
The NY Times reports: When Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg marched arm in arm with Gilad Shalits parents in the 2009 Salute to Israel parade in New York, he sported a button demanding freedom for Mr. Shalit, the young Israeli soldier who had been captured by Hamas in June 2006. When the mayor traveled to Israel […]
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