Home prices are highly seasonal, due to the different mix of homes that sell at different times of the year, but the latest reading for September shows home prices are
An accidental explosion at a Revolutionary Guard ammunition depot west of Tehran killed at least 17 soldiers on Saturday, Iranian officials said. The explosion occurred while military personnel were transporting
A 40-year-old man was arraigned on hate crime charges in Queens Saturday. Franco Rodriguez is being held on $5,000 bail for allegedly painting swastikas on several buildings. He did not
Police are investigating gunshots heard near the White House on Friday night, according to multiple reports, but the incident appears unrelated to President Obama, who was not in Washington at
More voters disapprove of President Obama’s handling of the economy than ever before, according to a poll released by CBS News on Friday. About 60 percent of voters said they
New York City is home to more than 8 million of the most open and tolerant people in the world. But even here, there are occasional incidents involving actions that are hateful or vicious or both. The NYPDs Hate Crimes Task Force is actively investigating the twisted person or people who attacked cars, benches, and […]
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The New York City Police Department’s hate crimes unit is still on the scene investigating after several cars were set on fire and anti-Semitic
[UPDATE IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] A elderly woman is fighting for her life, after she was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in Williamsburg, Friday morning. The incident happened on Taylor Street
Occupy Wall Street protesters camped out in Zuccotti Park have been fighting against the increasingly colder weather with tougher tents and calls for more donations of blankets, coats and hats. But now the demonstrators are dealing with a new problem germs. Its called Zuccotti lung and more and more, those living in Zuccotti Park […]
Congressman Turner released the following statement to YWN condemning the recent acts of hate that took place last night in Brooklyn. I have been a member of this community my entire life and know that it is one of tolerance and understanding; A community that prides itself on its rich Jewish history and interfaith cooperation. […]
Just two weeks after MF Global filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the trustee overseeing the failed futures brokerage disclosed plans on Friday to fire all of its broker dealer employees as it liquidates the business. In a statement, the court-appointed trustee, James Giddens, said the broker dealers 1,066 employees were notified on Friday that their […]
Following the hate crimein Flatbush (Midwood)this morning, NYC Public Advocate released the following statement to YWN: The burning of cars and vandalism of benches in Midwood this morning represents a truly hateful act of prejudice. That it took place on the anniversary of Kristallnacht leaves no doubt that this attack is a hate crime in […]
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Sometimes even a healthy brain doesnt work the way its supposed to. Nobody may know that better than Rick Perry, the Texas governor, who suffered an embarrassing memory lapse during the Republican presidential debate on Wednesday. Mr. Perry stops midsentence as he struggles to remember the name of the Department of […]
Israel has accelerated the installation of anti-missile defenses on its airliners, a security official said on Friday, seeing an enhanced risk of attack by militants using looted Libyan arms. Jets flown by El Al and two other Israeli carriers are being equipped with a locally made system known as C-Music that uses a laser […]
Brooklyn Councilman David Greenfield offered a $1000 reward this morning for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the shocking incident of anti-Semitic arson on Ocean Parkway this morning. As FlatbushScoop.com has reported, residents of Ocean Parkway between Avenues I and J woke up this morning to discover that three […]
Three NYPD officers received light punishments for putting a city councilman and an aide to the public advocate in handcuffs during the West Indian Day Parade in September. The officer
The victim of the Friday morning, 14 Cheshvan fatal shooting incident near Yishuv Otniel in the Southern Hebron Hills has been identified as Rabbi Dan Martzbach zl, 53, a resident of Otniel. The levaya will begin at 10:00am in the yishuv and from there the procession will travel to Har HaZeisim for kvura. The rav […]
06:20 IL: Preliminary information from the scene near Otniel in the Southern Hebron Hills points to one dead and three injured – one in serious condition and the others in
Marking the end of the shloshim for Rebitzen Batsheva Esther Kanievsky A”H, a Asifa for chizuk will be held on motzei Shabbos, and event that will be broadcast in live
Those wishing to have the late Mir rosh yeshiva marry them knew that HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ZTL asked that the chosson visited a number of days prior to the chupah with the kesuva, to permit the rav to check it over carefully in a relaxed atmosphere to make certain it complied with all […]
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