[The following is by Peter Beinart, for the Daily Beast] While the details of the debt-ceiling deal remain fuzzy, this much is clear: Barack Obama may be president, but the Tea Party is now running Washington. How did this happen? Simple: This is what American politics looks like when there’s no left-wing movement and no […]
Nine people have been hurt in three different accidents on Route 17B in just two days. All three incidents happened within a short distance of each other. The latest accident happened Monday morning at the intersection of Airport Road and Route 17B. Catskills Hatzolah reported that they had three victims in the vehicles, and requested Mobilemedics […]
Pedestrians and motorists alike should look both ways – twice – before crossing Delancey Street at Essex. There have been more than 520 motor vehicle accidents, 134 of which have involved pedestrians or bicyclists, at the Manhattan intersection over the last 12 years, according to state Department of Transportation statistics obtained by the Daily News. […]
Some members of the Jewish community in northeastern Vermont are asking why no effort was made to remove anti-Semitic graffiti from a Lyndonville building until after a child complained to
The U.S. Secret Service is charged with protecting Joe Biden and his family, but the agency is also charged $2,200 a month to rent a cottage next to the vice
NYPD cops are writing fewer and fewer tickets for moving violations as an unofficial summons-writing slowdown picks up steam. Summonses for moving violations were down about 22.9% across the city
Authorities nabbed a crooked Diamond District mail carrier with the help of a cleverly placed GPS device, law-enforcement officials said. Rogue mailman Shameek Dickerson’s scheme came to light after customers along West 47th Street in Midtown began complaining that they never got packages they had been expecting, the officials said. More than 25 packages went […]
Two days before the deadline for a possible U.S. government default, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders reached agreement Sunday on a legislative package that would extend the federal debt
The FBI today revealed that it believes it has America’s most elusive fugitive finally in its sights 40 years after famed hijacker DB Cooper disappeared when he jumped out of
New York City continues to be at the risk of a terrorist attack even after the killing of al-Qaida’s longtime chief Osama bin Laden, city police chief said on Sunday. “The elimination of Osama bin Laden was an important milestone, but not a game-changer. We’re still very much at risk,” New York City Police Chief […]
A top House Republican mocked President Obama for trying to leverage his Twitter bully pulpit to pressure Congress into approving a debt-limit deal. The president took directly to Twitter on
Cancer-stricken Ground Zero worker Edgar Galvis has finally received a compensation check — for zero dollars. The 51-year-old Queens man, who suffered sinus problems and then throat cancer after months
A former NYPD cop and a young overachiever with a total of only eight years’ experience as lawyers are set to defend the city’s most despised killer. The young legal eagles are gearing up for the case of their lives as accused killer Levi Aron is set to appear in Brooklyn Supreme Court Thursday on […]
The following is from the NY Times: Tennessee’s latest woes include high unemployment, continuing foreclosures and a battle over collective-bargaining rights for teachers. But when a Republican representative took the Statehouse floor during a recent hearing, he warned of a new threat to his constituents’ way of life: Islamic law. The representative, a former fighter […]
The following is from Israel Hayom: Leaders of the Chabad-Lubavitch ultra-Orthodox movement have brokered an agreement with the Israel Defense Forces to draft male members for full military service. The
The following is from Ynet: The ultra-Orthodox city of Modiin Illit has got its own Internet café for the very first time. The café, an initiative of haredi businessman Yehuda Weisfish, was opened after he received rabbinical approval. The new experimental store is called “Gilad Net” and is strictly kosher. For the haredi public this […]
City budget data shows that Jewish affiliated nonprofits have far outpaced their religious counterparts in bringing home taxpayer dough. Jewish groups secured $4.26 million from City Council members in the
A rabbi and EMS chaplain who routinely phoned medics to wish them happy birthday was disciplined by the FDNY for accessing unauthorized personnel data. Rabbi Mayer Birnhack, aka the “birthday rabbi,” was suspended without pay for 15 days after ignoring orders from brass to stop looking at confidential employee files. “Nice guy, good intentions . […]
YWN regrets to inform you of the tragic Petira of Habachur Chaim Asher Ben Avner Warman Z”L, who was killed when the motorcycle he was riding was struck be a vehicle. The accident happened on Countyline Road near Pine Park, just before midnight on Motzei Shabbos. Lakewood Hatzolah Paramedics rushed him to the Jersey Shore Trauma […]
Goshen, NY – Officials from the National Weather Service office in Upton, New York have completed their initial damage assessment in the Orange County village of Goshen and have determined
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