The City Council today approved a proposal today that will make it illegal to smoke at city parks and beaches. The measure, known as the Smoke Free Air Act, passed 36 to 12. It will now extend the smoking ban to cover the city’s approximately 14 miles of public beaches and 1,700 parks, including pedestrian […]
After being shut out of the President’s Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) is appealing to the White House to give the press corps access to an event that’s been called one of the President’s most important foreign policy priorities for almost a year – the signing of the START Treaty. […]
Members of the Chasdei Naomi organization, which provides food to the needy, decided to protest the recent gas price hikes by replacing the cars normally used for their weekly meal
The Transportation Security Administration began testing on Tuesday new software that will transmit more modest images of travelers’ bodies on some of its controversial airport screening machines. The new technology,
NYS Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today released an online video message (posted below) to the people of the State of New York. In the video, he discusses his 2011-2012 Executive
With the recent snowstorms and frigid weather patterns we’ve been experiencing, many Americans now view the whole concept of Global Warming rather skeptically. But not me. I think it’s one
Ynet reports the following: The 33 men rescued from the depths of a Chilean mine in October are expected to visit Israel in three weeks, and the Tourism Ministry has
The following article written by Ann E. Friedman in the Long Island Herald: The Five Towns communities of Cedarhurst, Lawrence, Hewlett, Woodmere and Inwood continue to attract a robust Jewish population, though change has come in the makeup of its worship traditions. Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum of Temple Israel in Lawrence said that although the temple has […]
The snowstorm still battering the area is already the 3rd biggest on record in Chicago and could edge into 2nd place before the day ends. As of 9 a.m., 19.5
When it comes to reducing fatalities, a new study concludes, red-light cameras are getting the green light. The study issued Tuesday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that
Bill Thompson’s campaign for mayor in 2013 is about to start $619,125 in the hole. An administrative law judge has found Thompson’s 2009 mayoral campaign guilty of putting up 8,255
The Daily News reports: Okay New Yorkers, it’s time to get serious about shoveling the snow off your sidewalk – before it costs you. The Sanitation Department says it has
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee today called on the United States to free Jonathan Pollard, who has spent the past 26 years in a federal prison for passing classified information to Israel. During a visit to Israel, Huckabee, a former Republican Presidential candidate who is one of the front runners for the Republican nomination for […]
Four graffiti taggers nabbed near Marine Park Junior High School by the Shomrim patrol on Jan. 29 have been connected to an act of vandalism on a nearby synagogue that
Staten Island Chuck has some good news for winter-weary New Yorkers: an early spring. The city’s own weather-predicting groundhog Charles G. Hogg emerged from his solar-powered home at the Staten Island Zoo and delivered the news. This January’s record-breaking snowfall has apparently taken its toll on man and beast alike. Chuck was in agreement with […]
An ice storm in the New York metropolitan area is causing treacherous walking and driving conditions. About three quarters of an inch of ice is expected by midmorning before the
Attention Times Square denizens and those out for a stroll in Central Park: It will soon be time to put out your smokes — forever. The New York City Council is slated Wednesday afternoon to approve a ban on smoking in parks, beaches, marinas, boardwalks and pedestrian plazas like Times Square. The legislation marks the […]
Phoenix – The political fallout continues after NYPD officers conducted an undercover operation at an Arizona gun show last month. Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne lashed out at Mayor Michael
Al-Qaida is on the verge of producing radioactive weapons after sourcing nuclear material and recruiting rogue scientists to build “dirty” bombs, according to leaked diplomatic documents. A leading atomic regulator
6:30PM EST: President Barack Obama just spoke about the unfolding events in Egypt, where President Hosni Mubarak said earlier this evening that he wouldn’t run for re-election. Obama watched Mubarak’s speech while surrounded by his national security team in the White House Situation Room. The team met for over an hour to discuss developments in Egypt, said […]
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