New York’s notoriously high taxes and public spending, combined with restrictive “nanny” policies, make it the “least free” state in the country, a new study has found. The Empire State
A cop who refused to cut a troubled Bronx prosecutor a break told NYPD investigators he was unfairly punished after busting her for DWI, police sources said. Officer Elliot Zinstein arrested Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Troiano on the Major Deegan Expressway on Aug. 26, after she got into a three-car wreck. Reeking of booze and wandering into […]
Sources linked to the Jewish community in Istanbul say that leaders of the IHH organization have approached them with a request to send a message to Israel saying they are
Orthodox Union director of public policy Nathan Diament joined other Jewish community leaders in a session with high-ranking government officials including Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano at the White House last Friday to launch a new partnership between DHS and Jewish community organizations – including the Orthodox Union. The alliance marks the first […]
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann said Monday night during a debate of declared and potential Republican presidential contenders that she had filed the paperwork needed to enter the race. Bachmann, a
A shadowy group of hackers behind a string of recent cyberattacks claimed on Monday to have stolen internal data from the US Senate website. The hacker group, which goes by
President Barack Obama said in an exclusive TODAY show interview that if he were Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner, he would resign. “I can tell you that if it was me, I would resign,’’ Obama told Ann Curry in an interview for air Tuesday. “When you get to the point where, because of various personal distractions, […]
Three wavering Democratic lawmakers in the State Senate have agreed to support legislation legalizing same-gender marriage in New York, several people with knowledge of the negotiations said on Monday, marking a potential turning point for the long-debated measure. The three senators — Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., Shirley L. Huntley of Queens and Carl Kruger of […]
Citigroup waited up to three weeks before notifying credit card customers that their accounts had been hacked, according to a published report Monday. Citigroup held off on notifying customers in
Flying aboard Air Force One Monday, White House spokesman Jay Carney responded to questions about the Rep. Anthony Weiner scandal. Unsurprisingly, the White House isn’t thrilled. “The president feels, we feel at the White House, this is a distraction, as Congressman Weiner has said himself, his behavior was inappropriate, dishonesty was inappropriate,” Carney said. “But […]
At 1:30 p.m. this Wednesday, June 15th, in the Thomas Eagleton Federal Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri, an appeal will be argued before three judges on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in one of the most bitterly contested and controversial criminal trials in many years. The appeal—United States v. Sholom Rubashkin—involves Rubashkin’s conviction of […]
Commuters in Brooklyn and Queens now have a new way to get to work all year long in Manhattan. The new East River Ferry kicked off its maiden voyage on Monday. “What we really need to do if we’re going to clear out our streets, make our subways a little less crowded, is embrace our […]
The king of Kings now has his eye on all five boroughs. Marty Markowitz is “strongly considering” a run for mayor in 2013, sources close to the Brooklyn borough president told The Post. “He’s very serious about it but will take the summer to think it over,” one source said. With Rep. Anthony Weiner “texting […]
An enthusiastic article about Givot Olam Oil Exploration LP on a Chabad website titled “Blessings Materialize: Oil Production in Israel”, sent the partnership’s share price up 6.3% by early Sunday
More than 15 years after El-Sayyid A. Nosair was convicted of seditious conspiracy and of murdering Rabbi Meir Kahane, a dispute has erupted over a claim by Mr. Nosair that
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is giving significant new powers to its roughly 14,000 agents, allowing them more leeway to search databases, go through household trash or use surveillance teams
[By Yossi Gestetner] Reports and analysis in recent days suggest that it would be a long-shot for Republicans to win Anthony Weiner’s House seat; New York’s 9?Th Congressional District which covers sections of Queens and Brooklyn. Well, if Republicans do not reach out directly to some voters in the district addressing the issues they care […]
A Jordanian security official says the motorcade of King Abdullah II has been attacked with empty bottles and stones during a visit to a southern town. The king escaped unharmed.
Port Authority police doctored an official report to hide the embarrassing truth about how one of their own lieutenants green-lighted a PATH train feared to have a bomb aboard, the
Street sweepers could soon be keeping a look out for parking scofflaws. According to the New York Times, the city is asking the state for permission to install cameras on
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