Homicides and shootings have dropped dramatically in the first three months of the year, NYPD statistics show. Eighty eight people were murdered in the city in the first three months
In the biggest such study to date, a group of research institutions including the University of Miami has identified four new genes implicated in causing Alzheimer’s disease. And while only
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday that the new state budget unfairly singles out the city and makes it impossible to prevent layoffs and cuts in services. Bloomberg said in his
A problem with the cabin pressure forced an American Airlines flight from Boston to St. Thomas to divert to JFK Airport on Sunday morning. Flight 883 landed without incident around
Last week many hailed the passage of the New York State Tuition Assistance Program for rabbinical students. Many activists and community leaders hurried to claim credit for the passage of
The NY Post reports: A city official for the first time is revealing a rise in cancer among firefighters who served at Ground Zero, The Post has learned. Dr. David
Crayola is causing huge headaches for a lot of parents but it’s not the usual culprit. No crayon on the walls, this time the culprit is bubbles. The Colored Bubbles
President Barack Obama is expected to announce that he will run for reelection in 2012 on Monday, CNN reports. Democratic sources tell the network that the president will alert supporters
President Obama and other U.S. officials are condemning both the burning of a Quran at a Florida church, and the violence in Afghanistan protesting it. “The desecration of any holy
As the housing market heated up and New York City refugees began flooding into Orange County a decade ago, all eyes were on southeastern Orange — that prime turf where
A top banking regulator believes banks may need to kick billions of dollars into a fund that would pay homeowners to settle ownership disputes that emerge during foreclosure proceedings over
With revolutionary fervor sweeping the Middle East, Israel is under mounting pressure to make a far-reaching offer to the Palestinians or face a United Nations vote welcoming the State of
Moishe (“Moishi”) Holtzberg, the four-year-old boy who lost his parents in the 2008 terror attack on the Chabad House in Mumbai, is expected to light a torch together with his
Dozens of people accused of felonies in Nassau County — five of them already convicted — have filed legal challenges seeking to throw out charges based on potentially tainted evidence
Daniel Hernandez, the intern who went to the aid of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords after she was shot, said Friday that he has talked to the congresswoman several times on the
There is hope for New Yorkers about to get blasted with shocking electric-bill hikes. Federal regulators are willing to reconsider a hefty $500 million award to power generators that would
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petirah of Harav Michel Small ZATZAL, the Morah D’asra of P’alei Tzedek of Chicago, who was Niftar on Shabbos in Lakewood. Harav Small
Spring is finally here in the Tri-State. Sunday’s forecast is expected to be mostly sunny thanks to a high pressure system hanging in over the area. Fair skies will bring
The strictly Orthodox community is facing a rise in child poverty as a result of benefit cuts and lack of secular education for boys in its schools, according to a
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