Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver called Tuesday for the developers of the mosque near Ground Zero to find a new, less controversial location. Silver, who represents the area, said there’s no
5:00PM EST: A Jewish woman was R”L killed in a plane crash in India, YWN has learned. Misaskim was contacted by a family member of Irina Shekhets A”H, after it
Detectives are questioning a possible suspect in the murder of Yoseph Robinson HY”D, who was brutally murdered this past Thursday night. The man police think is tied to the killing
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) is calling on Mayor Bloomberg to withdraw his support of the Ground Zero mosque in the wake of the revelation of Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf’s anti-American
Viewer discretion is advised in this horrific video of security officers at Barzilai Hospital beating Charedim protesting Chillul Kevarim. According to Kikar Shabbat, a journalist at the Hafganah saw the
A spectacular crash was caught on video by a police cruiser in Green County, Ohio. A car police say was going 100 mph is seen hitting the center divider of
The New York State Thruway Authority and State Police Troop T today announced that “Operation Summer Brake” will take place Monday, August 30, 2010, and continue through Labor Day, Monday,
If you’re planning on taking the Long Island Railroad Tuesday, you should plan ahead, CBS 2′s Jay Dow reports. “We’re canceling 33 out of 144 trains that we have run
A pig’s head with a Star of David engraved on its forehead was discovered at the entrance to a synagogue in Kaunas, Lithuania on Monday. We were praying inside when
The Islamic cleric who wants to build a mosque two blocks from Ground Zero once claimed in a jaw-dropping speech that the United States has killed more innocent civilians than
Commuters who ride the subways are likely to suffer sticker shock when they hear the latest proposed fare hikes for MetroCards. According to the Daily News, the MTA is considering
Chabad Lubavitch of Kensington hosted its 4th annual camp banquet on Sunday, August 15, 2010 at its Gan Israel Day Camp location on Ocean Parkway. Chabad Lubavitch of Kensington is
Should New York City leaders be limited to two terms in office? Should the fine for violating conflict-of-interest laws increase? Should the city reduce the number of signatures required to
WPIX reports: Yoseph Robinson HY”D turned away from a life touched by crime only to die trying to stop a crime. Today was his funeral. Under slate grey Brooklyn skies
Food safety regulators don’t expect any more recalls after last week’s withdrawal of about 550 million eggs from the U.S. market, but inspections are still going on following a salmonella
The Yeshiva World would like to introduce a new feature column entitled Let’s Talk Business by Meny Hoffman, CEO of the Ptex Group, a full service advertising agency that formulates
Senior figures in the government or in the judicial system cannot join a prayer quorum, according to Holon’s Chief Rabbi Avraham Yosef, who is also a representative on the Chief
Tropical Storm Danielle formed Sunday afternoon in the far eastern Atlantic, the fourth named storm of the 2010 season, according to the National Hurricane Center. Late Sunday, the storm’s sustained
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Sunday that he would call a host of high-profile witnesses — including White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel — to testify if he
On Sunday evening, 8/22/10, at approximately 10:30 pm, Deputies from the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a burglary in progress at the Sefarady Bungalow Colony located at 685 Old
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