With tension mounting over plans to build a mosque and Islamic community center near Ground Zero, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the project’s prime mover, said yesterday he’s considering delaying the
He’s served in Congress for almost 40 years, but Tuesday’s primary in New York will be unlike any other for Democratic Congressman Charles Rangel. The 80-year-old Rangel is fighting five
Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab, the man accused of trying to blow up a plane last X-mas, said in court Monday that he no longer wants to be represented by federal defenders
The man accused of slashing a Muslim cab driver will remain in custody, at least for now. Michael Enright, 21, appeared behind closed doors in a Manhattan court Monday asking
The trial of four men accused of plotting to bomb New York synagogues and fire missiles at military planes was postponed today because one defendant required a medical review. The
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A Charedi mother and three of her children were struck by a vehicle on Rechov Narkisim in the city of Rechasim a short while ago. A large response of Ichud
In a surprise last minute move, Assemblyman Dov Hikind has flipped his support from Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice to New York State Senator Eric Schneiderman after Schniederman promised
The United States may be on the verge of its largest arms sale ever, a package of aircraft and weapons systems for Saudi Arabia that could total $60 billion when
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly today announced that New York City remains the safest big city in America, according to an analysis of crime data
[THERE WILL BE A LIVE VIDEO STREAM HERE ON YWN AT 1:00PM EST FROM THE EVENT] If one child’s pure prayer is a heaven-piercing arrow, then a minyan of children’s
[ALL UPDATES BELOW] The Israel Airports Authority (IAA) employees union declared a general strike at Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport on Monday. Flights already in progress were to be allowed to
A dedicated and active Boro Park Hatzolah Paramedic suddenly suffered a seizure on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, and was rushed to the hospital. Extensive tests revealed that he
Jewish leaders are split on which of the five candidates for Attorney General to vote for in Tuesday’s primary election. This past week in Boro Park signs went up proclaiming
During 2009, violent crime declined for the third year in a row, with an estimated 5.3 percent drop from 2008 figures. Property crime continued to fall as well—for a seventh
The KYIV Post reports: Authorities have deported to Israel ten Hasidic pilgrims, who attempted to disrupt public order in Uman, and who were suspected of causing bodily harm to local
NYPD motorcades for dignitaries at the upcoming UN General Assembly won’t include motorcycle cops, sources said yesterday. This follows last month’s accident in Queens in which two motorcycle cops suffered
The Homeland Security Department plans to test futuristic iris scan technology that stores digital images of people’s eyes in a database and is considered a quicker alternative to fingerprints.
The Brooklyn parents whose daughter died of an asthma attack when a police officer failed to perform CPR are now mobilizing a movement to require officers to take action, and
Long Island Railroad commuters, and especially those going to and from Brooklyn, can expect massive service cuts beginning Monday. LIRR passengers can expect changes to the Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn,
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