The New York State Thruway Authority and New York State Police Troop T has announced that 3,008 Thruway motorists were ticketed during the statewide seat belt enforcement initiative Buckle Up
Tensions over tickets have reached a boiling point at a Brooklyn precinct where officers are considering a day-long summons boycott. “We’ve talked about it,” said one police source familiar with
It was an extraordinary sight, even by White House standards. Two presidents at the podium in the White House press room, discussing Democratic infighting over a tax cut extension plan.
A Brooklyn yeshiva teacher yesterday gave harrowing testimony of how he was brutally attacked on Thanksgiving by two teens, saying they briefly knocked him unconscious, then ripped off his Hasidic
Mark Madoff, the eldest son of convicted Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff, killed himself in his Manhattan apartment early Saturday morning – two years to the day after his father was
Two Palestinian terrorists were killed in exchange with IDF forces Saturday night along the Gaza border fence. One Israeli soldier was wounded in the encounter. The two armed Palestinians were
A Queens councilman yesterday moved to outlaw the FDNY’s new plan to charge motorists for responding to accidents — calling the plan “nuts.” “I don’t think that people should have
Michael Bloomberg has delivered a passionate speech denouncing just about all the key players on the national scene –including Congress and The White house — for mismanaging economic recovery, he
It’s the ultimate in money laundering — bleaching the ink off $5 bills and reprinting them as $100s. Damond Gallagher, a Park Slope store owner, was suspicious of one of
They danced, they sang, and they rejoiced with every fiber of their being. All, in their own unique way, expressed pure joy as they rejoiced with the Torah. HASC adults,
With the exception of Tel Aviv, cities around Israel have agreed to cooperate with a Yad L’Achim initiative that aims to use little-enforced municipal bylaws to battle missionaries. In a
The Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) has expressed its appreciation that an amendment to the European Union’s food labeling laws was set aside by the European Council of Ministers which
Cholent, the traditional hot stew served on Shabbos in observant homes, is actually a French word that had its origin in the 11th century. The bagel was first mentioned in
Motorists, brace yourselves this holiday season for higher-priced gasoline. Nationwide, a gallon of regular unleaded gas averaged $2.975 on Thursday and more than $3 a gallon in 20 states. That’s
Crown Heights, NY – A Brooklyn rabbinical court has a new commandment for the thousands of religious Jews under its jurisdiction: Thou shall not snitch. The Beth Din of Crown
White House victories are rare these days, but President Barack Obama can claim solid progress in his lonely battle to quit smoking. The president has gone a full nine months
As if crashing your car isn’t bad enough, the Fire Department now wants to charge you for it. The FDNY plans to bill drivers $490 to respond to a crash
Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil division announced a recall Thursday of more than 13 million packages of various Rolaids medicines following consumer complaints of foreign materials, including metal and wood particles.
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