As New Jersey sizzles under an intense heat wave, lawns are turning brown, shrubs and flowers are wilting, and residents are desperately trying to salvage what they can by running
A terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York was evacuated Sunday evening for about two hours after a caller phoned in a threat, according to a spokesman
YWN regrets to inform you of the passing of R’ Yisroel (Izzy) Herzog Z”L in Melbourne Australia. Reb Yisroel was renowned for his unbelievable generosity and chesed to the Melbourne
Lakewood Hatzolah was called to two drowning incidents in the past 3 days. On Friday, Hatzolah was called to the scene of a child who drowned in a swimming pool,
3:40PM EST: [UPDATES & PHOTO LINK POSTED BELOW] Woodridge Fire Department is on the scene of a “working structure fire” at the Woodridge Pizza Store (Fellers Pizza) located at 9
Abu Daoud, the man who claimed to be the mastermind behind the massacre that marked the 1972 Munich Olympics, has died, according to the official news agency of the Palestinian
The number of elevator emergencies in New York City surged 82 percent to 11,362 through May, up from 6,233 over the first five months in 2009. The number of people
9:50AM EST: Sullivan County EMS are on the scene of a serious MVA involving a motorcycle on Route 17 West near Exit 114 (Wurtsboro, NY). There were reportedly two riders
Senate President Stephen Sweeney, the burly labor leader who is the Legislature’s top Democrat, strode into Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s office to hand-deliver two bills to the rookie Republican. With
A 19-year-old Bochur was struck by a vehicle in MachaneDivrei Yoel late Motzei Shabbos, and was flown by Medevac for serious injuries. Sources tell YWN that the Bochur was struck
A firecracker-hot Independence Day will be capped off with a dazzling fireworks show over the Hudson River. The 34th Annual Macy’s Fireworks show kicks off at 9:20 p.m., and an
The Times Herald Record reports: Gov. David Paterson must cancel his plan to let students at rabbinical schools like Kiryas Joel’s claim state tuition subsidies in order to kill $600
The NYPD chief in charge of northern Manhattan has been tapped to replace retiring Chief Donald Zeigler as head of the Community Affairs Bureau. Zeigler had been the highest-ranking black
A Brooklyn mother is suing over a cup of scalding tea that she claims severely burned her infant son at a Starbucks. Villona Maryash claims the tea was “improperly served”
To police officials, a computer database full of the names and addresses of people questioned by officers in millions of street stops in New York City is a core tool
The Russian spy case that exploded into public view this week was preceded by nearly a decade of cat-and-mouse activities with the FBI, according to court documents and an interview
While the weather will stay dry for Fourth of July festivities in the East this year, people across the region will have to deal with sizzling heat. Temperatures will be
The United States will donate $15 million to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, pending congressional authorization and appropriations, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday. Speaking at the Schindler Factory Museum in
Police say a man lighting fireworks has blown off his arm at a party on New York’s Long Island. Suffolk County police say the 36-year-old man’s friends and relatives retrieved
6:00PM EST: [Also posted in YWN Catskill News section] A hot water heater ignited and spread to a bungalow in the Satmar Colony on Anawana Lake Road in Monticello on
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