NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn is taking aim at one of the biggest pet peeves for New Yorkers: the tight parking situation on city streets. The parking situation has only
Mayor Michael Bloomberg paid a Shiva call to the Segal family, who is currently sitting Shiva on the loss of their brother, R’ Moshe, as was reported by YWN. Mayor
As the effort to gain clemency for Jonathan Pollard continues to grow, the Chicago-based Rabbi Capers C. Funnye, Jr. wrote to President Obama and called upon him to free Pollard (the full text of the letter appears below). What makes Rabbi Funnye’s call for clemency so unique is that Funnye is related to the President. Rabbi […]
The fate of three bochurim from Eretz Yisroel detained in Japan nearly three years ago, after drugs were found concealed in their suitcases, has been in the minds and tefillos
Mayor Michael Bloomberg today addressed the controversy surrounding his whereabouts during the December blizzard, after the Wall Street Journal published a story today that essentially confirms that he was in
A crane overturned in Boro Park Monday morning, and miraculously no one was injured. The ‘boom-crane’ mounted on a truck which was making a delivery of material to a construction
Federal officials in New York say seven people are charged with conspiring to aid the Taliban. They say two of the defendants agreed to sell missiles. The surface-to-air missiles were
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Along a freight train line that winds through Brooklyn and Queens, desolate areas are used as gathering spots or refuges for minor outlaws: graffiti artists, drug users and those who
Agudath Israel is publicizing the following alert out of concern that it may affect families in Israel where not everyone is an American citizen and there are plans to come
In the previous YWN article , we examined high cholesterol and diabetes, and the steps we can take to mitigate, and in some instances, eradicate them completely. Now let’s take a look at achieving healthy blood pressure levels, and the role exercise plays in maintaining overall good health. High Blood Pressure High Blood pressure, or […]
Michael Bloomberg’s whereabouts during the December blizzard – and the widely criticized clean-up effort – have prompted a new level of scrutiny on the New York City mayor’s whereabouts. The City Council may take up a measure to require notification when the mayor leaves town. The Wall Street Journal reports that Bloomberg’s fleet of private […]
They claim to give you that extra boost, but recent studies have shown that energy drinks containing large amounts of caffeine and other stimulants, can actually cause major health problems
Iran is “steadily” producing enriched uranium, the head of the UN nuclear monitoring organization said in an interview published The Washington Post Monday. Yukia Amano, director general of the International
As reported in major news outlets this past week, the Grocery Manufacturers Association and the Food Marketing Institute have devised a new set of standards pertaining to food package labeling. Due in part to the anti-obesity campaign championed by First Lady Michelle Obama, and coming on the heels of Wal-Mart’s recent announcement to improve its […]
Iranian authorities have clamped down on opposition groups ahead of a planned protest. Riot police have been deployed on the streets of Tehran to challenge any pro-Egypt marches, which officials
A Queens man who pleaded guilty in 2004 to helping terrorists and had a connection to the leader of the 2005 bombings of the London transit system has been released
The next time you hear people call cops trigger-happy or complain about their overtime and pensions, think of Police Officer Terrance Howell, who was riding with his partner in the motorman’s compartment of a No. 3 train Saturday morning, peering into the tunnel for a murderous maniac. There suddenly came a pounding on the door. […]
Mayor Bloomberg apparently was in Bermuda as the Christmas blizzard approached, and one of his corporate planes was the last small plane to land at LaGuardia Airport as the storm
Palestinian refugees should capitalise on the wave of popular revolts in the Middle East by massing peacefully on the borders of Israel until it gives in to their demands, Libyan
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