The American Red Cross recently designated a local school as an evacuation shelter that caters to the cultural needs of the Jewish community. West Hempstead High School is now a kosher disaster evacuation shelter — the first of its kind in Nassau County — created specifically for the very large orthodox community of the Five […]
The South Florida community continues to show an outpouring of support for two fallen officers who were killed while on duty. On Thursday morning, Miami-Dade Police officers Roger Castillo, 41,
A City Councilman has a proposal that might turn the swollen feet, achy back and raging indigestion of a difficult pregnancy into a pretty sweet perk: free parking. “New York is a tough place to get around,” said Councilman David Greenfield (D-Brooklyn). “If you have a difficult pregnancy, it’s even tougher. This should make it […]
The brother of a man charged with assaulting a black teenager while a member of a Jewish neighborhood patrol group has now been charged in the same incident, the city
Apple has surpassed a milestone 10 billion downloads at its App Store,the company has announced in a celebratory billboard splashed at its website. The company had been running a big
Get ready for an even bigger chill, New York – and maybe even more snow. National Weather Service forecasters were predicting dangerous wind chills of -1 to -5 degrees from
A New York police officer whose father was killed in the line of duty nearly 30 years ago fired an errant shot on Saturday during a drug raid in the Bronx and wounded a suspect’s 76-year-old father, the authorities said. The officer, Andrew McCormack, 37, and other Emergency Service officers accompanied narcotics officers to 1184 […]
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said he is “more likely” to run for president in 2012 if former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin makes a bid, according to snippets from an interview to air on CNN Monday night. “The more Republicans in which I can show a contrast, probably the better chance, the better chance […]
Keith Olbermann was MSNBC’s most popular personality and single-handedly led its transformation to an outspoken, left-leaning cable news network in prime time. Despite that, he often seemed to be walking
Israel’s agricultural produce companies nurtured 65 new species of pepper in 2010. Some of the new species will be reach our plates in the coming year, while others were presented
New Yorkers may be a little gruff, but the city is not the rudest in America, according to a survey in Travel & Leisure magazine. The survey found that New
The chairman of the State Assembly Racing and Wagering Committee, Gary Pretlow (D-Westchester) has written to Governor Cuomo urging him to pull the plug on the state’s agreement with the Wisconsin Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe to build a casino and resort near Monticello. At the same time, Thompson Town Supervisor Anthony Cellini has fired off a letter […]
Jerry Brown, California’s governor, declared a state of fiscal emergency on Thursday for the government of the most populous US state to press lawmakers to tackle its $25.4 billion budget gap. Democrat Brown’s declaration follows a similar one made last month by his predecessor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former Republican governor. Democrats who control the legislature […]
Well-wishers lined the street Friday as an ambulance carrying Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and escorted by veterans on motorcycles made its way from a Tucson hospital to an air force base
A British judge ruled Friday that a Pakistani man wanted by U.S. authorities for alleged terrorism offenses can be extradited to the United States. The decision to extradite Abid Naseer
You know who you are. You leave your phone on during flights, maybe do a little text messaging and otherwise break rules about cell phone use on planes once the
Moscow, Russia – The Moscow Brewing Company Moskovskaya Pivovarennaya Kompaniya, a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages and soft drinks, has been certified kosher by Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar. At
Friday morning’s snowfall made road travel in the Tri-State a challenge, including bus travel, but service on the rails was mostly unaffected. A winter weather advisory is in effect through 8 a.m. Friday for northeastern New Jersey, the Lower Hudson Valley and New York City. Snow began falling around midnight and was expected to be […]
The American Lung Association said New York isn’t doing enough to protect its residents when it comes to smoking. The Lung Association’s ninth annual State of Tobacco Control report was released Thursday. The report evaluates whether states are doing what the group considers enough to protect people against the health problems associated with tobacco use. […]
A bagel-brained bandit stuffed a dozen packs of smoked salmon in his pants at a Brooklyn deli — but got schmeared by a couple of workers before he could get
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