An off-duty Triboro-Bridge and Tunnel officer was shot and wounded in a wild gunfight at a Brooklyn car stereo shop with a group of four armed thugs who tried to rob the place, police sources said. The officer – who was hit in the shoulder – blasted one of the thugs dead in the 8:30 […]
[WATCH VIDEOS BELOW OF HANNITY & LIMBAUGH INTERVIEWS] Donald Trump appeared at a rally in Boca Raton, Fla., today, giving the Tea Party faithful the anti-Obama message they wanted to hear. “Our current president,” Trump said, amid booing from the crowd. “They all want me to say, ‘You’re fired.'” Ever since Trump appealed to the “birther” […]
President Obama sent a Passover holiday greeting—Chag Sameach—to Jews worldwide who will celebrate Passover starting with the first seder on Monday night. Obama will host his third White House seder on Monday. From Obama: My family and I send our warmest wishes to all those celebrating the sacred festival of Passover. On Monday evening, Jewish […]
A powerful storm system moved over the tri-state Saturday, bringing with it drenching rains and strong wind. Clouds thickened over the tri-state Saturday afternoon as powerful winds kicked up around the region. By evening, rain will spread over much of the area. The chilly rain will be heavy at times and a few gusty thunderstorms […]
The Federal Aviation Administration is changing air traffic controllers’ work schedules most likely to cause fatigue following another incident in which a controller fell asleep while on duty, this time
A sea of blue kept a lid on the combustible atmosphere at a neo-Nazi rally and counterprotest in Trenton today, where the police presence dwarfed the number of people who
The tour bus that crashed last month on the way back from the Mohegan Sun casino, killing 15 people, was not touched by another vehicle before the accident, federal regulators said Friday. The ruling disputes what the driver, Ophadell Williams, told police after the horrendous crash. Williams claimed he had been clipped by a tractor-trailor, […]
The Commerce Dept. unveiled a plan Friday to create a national cyber-identity system that would give consumers who opt in a single secure password and identity for all their digital
A two-year-old girl was struck and killed by a motor vehicle in the Village of New Square Friday afternoon, authorities said. The accident occurred at Jefferson Street and Oster Lane
Ladies and gentlemen, start your speed dials: The city debuts its sixth area code Saturday. As any dialed-in New York knows, the 929 area code will cover new customers in
The votes was 235-193 — four Republicans voted no and every Democrat in the chamber rejected the Ryan plan, which seeks to cut $6 trillion in spending over the next decade. Even though Ryan’s fiscal 2012 budget easily passed the House, it doesn’t stand a chance in the Senate, and Democrats are already making it […]
Residents of Ashdod and neighboring towns were startled early Friday evening by an alarm sounded after two rockets were launched from Gaza at the southern city. A short while after
While we are all deep into our Pesach preparations, it should be noted that this will be the fourth Pesach that Yaakov Yosef ben Raizel and Yoel Zev ben Mirel Risa Chava will be spending in prison, alone without family or even one friendly face. The askonim, Dayan Weiss, R’ Aron Nezri and R’ Meilich […]
The Yehuda Memorial Center/Miriam Alexander, Founder, would like to inform the Jewish/Orthodox public about all the Yehuda Memorial Center Jewish Hospitality Rooms located in hospitals in the N.Y. Metropolitan area that are always available for use, and will be Kosher L’Pesach as of Shabbos Hagadol. The following hospitals have a YMC Jewish Hospitality Room: Beth Israel […]
[VIDEOS & PHOTOS POSTED BELOW] As is done each year, the Williamsburg Jewish community held meetings with the NYPD to discuss the communities security needs for the upcoming Yom Tov of Pesach. The meetings are attended by Askonim representing their communities, NYPD, Shomrim, and elected officials. There were two meetings held on Thursday, and YWN has video […]
Disgraced ex-state Comptroller Alan Hevesi was sentenced to prison Friday for influence-peddling at the state’s massive pension fund. He was sentenced to one to four years behind bars. Appearing in Manhattan Supreme Court, Hevesi, 71, admitted that he abused the taxpayers’ trust. “I have publicly disgraced myself,” he said. “I have only myself to blame. […]
USA Today reports: Thinking reporters were out of the room, President Obama opened up Thursday night about the recent budget talks with Republicans and what he called their efforts to
A 114-year-old retired railroad worker reputed to be the world’s oldest living man died of natural causes on Thursday in the farming community of Great Falls, Montana. Walter Breuning, who
President Obama has a message for Republicans who embrace the birther movement: You’re only hurting yourselves with this nonsense. Obama told ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos that he was born in
Procrastinators across the nation can thank President Abraham Lincoln for giving them a 72-hour reprieve on filing their taxes. Tax Day, which traditionally falls today, April 15, was pushed back
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