Moishe (“Moishi”) Holtzberg, the four-year-old boy who lost his parents in the 2008 terror attack on the Chabad House in Mumbai, is expected to light a torch together with his
Dozens of people accused of felonies in Nassau County — five of them already convicted — have filed legal challenges seeking to throw out charges based on potentially tainted evidence
Daniel Hernandez, the intern who went to the aid of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords after she was shot, said Friday that he has talked to the congresswoman several times on the phone and is amazed by her recovery. Hernandez said the phone calls — the most recent was Wednesday — have included “short interactions and long […]
There is hope for New Yorkers about to get blasted with shocking electric-bill hikes. Federal regulators are willing to reconsider a hefty $500 million award to power generators that would add up to 12 percent to city residents’ electric bills, Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer told The Post yesterday. Schumer spoke Friday with Jon Wellinghoff, chairman […]
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petirah of Harav Michel Small ZATZAL, the Morah D’asra of P’alei Tzedek of Chicago, who was Niftar on Shabbos in Lakewood. Harav Small ZATZAL, a nephew of the Posek Hador, Hagon Rav Moishe Feinstein ZATZAL, was staying at his daughter and son-in-law for Shabbos, where he was suddenly […]
Spring is finally here in the Tri-State. Sunday’s forecast is expected to be mostly sunny thanks to a high pressure system hanging in over the area. Fair skies will bring a high of 58 degrees throughout the day. Winds will be out of the northwest with higher gusts up to 17 miles per hour. Clouds […]
The strictly Orthodox community is facing a rise in child poverty as a result of benefit cuts and lack of secular education for boys in its schools, according to a new report. With the economic downturn and government spending cuts, it says: “The alarm bells should be ringing loudly”. The report, by Jonathan Boyd, executive […]
It appears almost too good to be true, but this little dog has been found alive and well adrift at sea, an astonishing three weeks after the tsunami that devastated
[PHOTO LINK BELOW] More than a half a ton of Matzos were burned on Shabbos, after a fire broke out in a Yerushalayim building. According to reports, the fire department
Richard Goldstone regrets a report that accused Israel of war crimes. In an article published Friday in the Washington Post, titled “Reconsidering the Goldstone Report on Israel and war crimes,”
Facebook and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg are being sued for more than $1 billion over a controversial page on the social networking site that called for violence against Jews. The suit
Southwest Airlines announced Saturday that it is grounding 79 planes for inspection after a 3- to 4-foot hole tore open in the fuselage of one of its planes, bringing a
The ongoing disaster in Japan has renewed efforts by activists to shut down the Indian Point Nuclear Complex. Roughly 20 activists gathered at Union Square on Saturday afternoon to call
To state Sen. Robert W. Singer, it’s a way of ensuring justice for families of slain children, police officers and victims of mass murder. To Sen. Raymond Lesniak, it’s something that will not deter those killings, or any others. But regardless of where you stand on the issue of the death penalty — abolished in […]
A high school teacher from Brooklyn is under arrest on terrorism charges, police announced Friday. School safety officers arrested Sabrina Milo, 34, at Fort Hamilton High School, the school where she teaches, just before noon. According to published reports, she made “Columbine-like” threats after telling school personnel that she would bring a shotgun to school. […]
The latest Census figures revealed that Lower Manhattan is growing rapidly and shows no signs of slowing down. The number of people living downtown has doubled to nearly 46,000 in
Lawmakers and others at the state Capitol were targeted Friday with threatening emails. “We’re treating it seriously, but there is no evidence of any credible threat,” said State Police Lt. Glenn Miner. The email subject line was dubbed “Time to kill.” “At this point, I don’t care what happens with the New York State budget. […]
After several years of intensive efforts led by the leaders of the leading Satmar Yeshiva’s in Kiryas Joel and Brooklyn, needy rabbinical college students in New York State will, for the first time ever, be eligible to receive Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) grants. Satmar thanked Governor Cuomo who promised Satmar Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum that […]
Kabul, Afghanistan – Demonstrators incensed at the burning of a Koran by a Florida pastor opened fire on a United Nations office Friday in northern Afghanistan, killing 12 people, including
The price tags haven’t changed, but customers in New York began paying less at the cash register Friday. New York State rolled back its 4 percent sales tax on clothing and shoes that cost less than $55. It’s good news for shoppers and retailers. Sammy Salem, who manages Shoemania in Union Square, said his business […]
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