The Celebrate Israel parade, the world’s largest public gathering in commemoration of the country’s 63rd anniversary, kicks off at 11 a.m. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sen. Charles Schumer,
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office is advising county residents of errors in the new version of the Verizon Superpages telephone book that was recently sent to customers. On the emergency listings page, which is the first page when you open the cover, the Ulster County Sheriff’s telephone number is listed instead of Sullivan. The correct […]
Despite reports suggesting the mass rallies planned in Syria and Lebanon to mark “Naksa Day” – the 44th anniversary of the Arab “downfall” in the Six Day War – were cancelled, some 500 people gathered Sunday on the Syrian side of the northern border. According to reports, around noon, about 150 protesters made their […]
The Obama administration’s main program to keep distressed homeowners from falling into foreclosure has been aimed at those who took out subprime loans or other risky mortgages during the heady days of the housing boom. But these days, the primary cause of foreclosures is unemployment. As a result, there is a mismatch between the homeowner […]
The plane whose safe landing on the Hudson River captivated the world has begun the trip to its final destination. On Saturday morning the US Airways jet rolled out of
The Obama administration condemned the Syrian regime for allegedly shutting down Internet and other communication networks amid continuing calls for political reforms. “We are deeply concerned by reports that Internet service has been shut down across much of Syria, as have some mobile communication networks,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday. “We condemn any […]
Legislation currently on the desk of Texas Gov. Rick Perry would protect the freedom of Jewish homeowners to follow the Torah’s injunction to “write [these words] upon the doorposts of thy house and on thy gates.” Perry’s office has not indicated how exactly the governor will decide on the issue, but if he signs the […]
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The New York City Fire Department was investigating Saturday the cause of an early morning fire in Brooklyn. Flames broke out around 2 a.m. inside the
Syrian forces killed at least 63 civilians in attacks to crush pro-democracy demonstrations on Friday, the Syrian human rights organization Sawasiah said on Saturday. Thousands of protesters took to the
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) will finally hit the links for a round of golf – and al fresco negotiation – on June 18, a White House official told POLITICO. Obama’s offer — and Boehner’s acceptance — comes six months after White House press secretary Robert Gibbs suggested the bipartisan pair […]
The man described by counterterrorism officials as al Qaeda’s “military brain,” Ilyas Kashmiri, was killed in a drone strike Friday night in Pakistan, a spokesman for his group, the jihadist
The following is from the NY Times: When a group of activists proposed banning circumcision in San Francisco last fall, many people simply brushed them aside. Even in that liberal
Kew Gardens Hills – A gas line rupture has forced the evacuation of about seven buildings in Flushing, Queens. The incident happened Friday around 3:30 p.m., when an underground manhole
A report issued today concludes that the slow clean-up after December’s blizzard was not the result of a deliberate slowdown by city sanitation workers. The city’s Department of Investigation found
Upper West Side police say Starbucks locations around the neighborhood don’t cooperate with some of the NYPD’s crime prevention efforts, DNAinfo reports. Cops said the cafes refuse to let police
[VIDEO & PHOTO LINKS BELOW] Security was heavy in the Eastern Jerusalem as well as in the Old City ahead of Naksa Day, marking the 1967 re-unification of the city.
Grocery stores and gas stations could soon be shelling out sacks of cash on electrical upgrades. The Daily News reports state legislators are mulling over a bill requested by Mayor
Shavuos is rapidly approaching. What are you looking forward to the most? Me too. Images of cheesecakes start dancing before my eyes, calling my name as they do every year. I love them and they love me so much they just plant themselves on my hips, forever – now that’s love. This year Shavuos begins […]
U.S. employers hired only 54,000 new workers in May as the unemployment rate ticked up to 9.1%, according to a report Friday. Economists had forecasted job growth of 100,000 in
The following is a NY Post article regarding the story first reported by BoroParkScoop.com two days ago, about an armed robbery at the Maple Lanes Bowling Alley: Two armed robbers
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