Baruch Hashem we say in Eretz Yisrael, armed with the realization that tiny Israel appears to have emerged from the global economic crisis far better than many other more powerful
The following are excerpts which was posted by Capital Confidential over the past two hours: Saying they are staging a “sit-in,” a number of Assembly members walked to the Second
Brooklyn – Over 100 educators, childcare advocates, and labor organizers from across Brooklyn joined Councilmembers David Greenfield, Lew Fidler, Erik Dilan, Brad Lander, Stephen Levin, Mike Nelson, Jumaane Williams and
NBC New York reports: The feds are slashing terror funding for New York’s mass transit system, according to Sen. Charles Schumer. The surprising move comes just 11 days after a
The Los Angeles City Council, protesting Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigration, on Wednesday voted to ban most city travel to Arizona and future contracts with companies in that state. During
Amid an increasing number of mumps cases reported in Los Angeles County, the Department of Public Health today urged residents to be alert for any sign of the disease in
[Click HERE for photos] Carl E. DuBois President, New York State Sheriffs’ Association released the following statement to YWN following the NYS Sheriff Association Dinner held last week, where Rabbi
We all know that one of the foremost issues that our Kehilla struggles with is the high cost of educating our children. For many of us, a large portion of
Brooklyn, NY – After years of bureaucratic snags, the first affordable housing project in Boro Park in over a decade could be ready for construction in six months. The Culver
Teaneck, NJ – Three incumbents and a former councilman were victorious in Tuesday’s municipal election, turning back five first-time candidates. Deputy Mayor Lizette Parker and Councilman Adam Gussen won their
Albany, NY – Gov. David Paterson’s spokesman said the $42,000 in raises handed out to five staffers are being withdrawn “voluntarily” before any of the additional wages got into paychecks.
An American-Egyptian man was detained in Cairo after arriving from New York’s John F. Kennedy airport when officials discovered he was traveling with an arsenal of guns, knives and swords,
“For Zion’s sake, I will not be silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not be still, until her righteousness emanates like bright light, and her salvation blazes like a
Thousands gathered at the kever of Shmuel HaNavi in Yerushalayim to daven on his yartzheit. Following shkia, the Hagon Rav Menashe Klein Shlita, The Ungvar Rav ignited the bonfire outside
Chicago, IL – Police were questioning five people in the overnight robbery of a man on a Red Line train on the Near North Side in what was being investigated
Ogdensburg, NY – A state Supreme Court judge issued a temporary injunction preventing the city of Ogdensburg from shutting off water and sewer service to a kosher food plant. Tubroburg
Brooklyn, NY – A Yiddish-speaking Nigerian national has jumped bail after being charged in a massive mortgage fraud scheme. Real estate broker John Star went on the lam last month,
(By: Michael Orbach) By an overwhelming majority, voters in the Lawrence School District kept the incumbents on the District 15 school board and passed the school budget. Each of the
Rockland County, NY – Following a highly contentious election season, voters in the East Ramapo school district Tuesday voted down a 2010-11 budget proposal of $198 million, rejecting a potential
The school trip for children of the Yisrael Epstein School in Ramat Aviv Gimmel could have ended tragically on Sunday when a 7-year-old girl who fell asleep was forgotten on
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