The following was written by David Paterson, on his last day as Governor, for the Daily News: There is a new crisis on the horizon that threatens the solvency of local governments and the recovery of the U.S. economy: teetering public pension funds on the verge of insolvency, with the retirement security of millions of working […]
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio today released a report detailing 933 complaints compiled by his Office following the snow storm. The calls and emails detailed by the report point to
In an Op-Ed published by YWN in March 2010, we questioned if NYC was prepared for a terrorist attack following a severe wind & rain storm which blew through the
Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, said he holds the names of senior officials in the Arab world who visit US embassies in their respective countries voluntarily “to
Hate crimes across New York State spiked 14 percent in 2009 led by an increase in attacks on Jews and Jewish institutions, state records released yesterday show. There were 683
Drivers may be bracing for more pain at the pump in 2011 as gas prices continue to head higher. The price for a gallon of gas has risen 3% over
Ford Motor Co. is recalling 19,600 2011 model year trucks and crossover SUVs over concerns that an electrical short could cause a fire, the manufacturer said Thursday. Chrysler Group LLC
Dear Chief Montgomery, It has come to our attention that the Sanitation Department, in response to the attached picture, is claiming that one hour was spent on the East 35 st. block of Midwood – where Yeshiva Tiferes Yisroel is located – on Wednesday night and the snow is throwback from shovelers. Respectfully sir, this […]
Kul al-Arab, Israel’s most influential and widely read Arabic-language newspaper, is continuing its campaign against Yad L’Achim, charging that the organization rescues Jewish women from Arab villages. “Yad L’Achim has
The NYPD has informed YWN that effective immediately all cars that are parked illegally – that means in crosswalks, at pumps, bus stops OR on the main road of Ocean Parkway will be ticketed and towed to the closest legal spot in order to clear the streets. If you do not want your care to […]
(Two Videos Below) Mayor Bloomberg will order a probe into allegations that Sanitation Department told drivers to snarl the cleanup effort to protest budget cuts, saying this morning it “would
While the Sanitation Commissioner is taking heat, many people are forgetting about the MTA. According to the following article from the NY Daily News, the MTA failed miserably in its operations, causing the transit system to be paralyzed. Also of interest is mind-boggling video footage on the FlatbushScoop of how the MTA is clearing the snow […]
A Tel Aviv district court Thursday found former Israeli president Moshe Katsav guilty of multiple charges of various forms of immoral behavior and harassment. Three different people had pressed charges
The next crisis people are dealing with in the aftermath of the ‘Bloomberg-Blizzard’ is the amount of trash building up in peoples homes. Some people can not even get to
9:30AM EST: After receiving multiple reports of a low-flying NYPD chopper over Boro Park Thursday morning, NYPD sources have confirmed to YWN that they were dispatched to survey the streets
The NY Post is reporting what many New Yorker’s were suspecting all along. Bosses in the NYC Sanitation Department ordered their workers to cause the havoc witnessed in the Bloomberg-Blizzard. The NY Post Exclusive report: Selfish Sanitation Department bosses from the snow-slammed outer boroughs ordered their drivers to snarl the blizzard cleanup to protest budget cuts […]
Your Metro-Card is worth less Thursday. Straphangers already weary from digging out now have to dig deeper to ride buses and trains. The long-planned MTA fare hikes went into effect at midnight, and for riders who have been dealing with days of stuck trains, no-show buses and long, frustrating delays, the timing couldn’t be worse. […]
Facing a countless number of snow-covered streets and mounting criticism about its blizzard response, the Bloomberg Administration was hustling Thursday to meet a self-imposed deadline that was set to expire at 7 a.m., Jay Dow reports. “I expect that we will have every street in New York City plowed. Will somebody find a street I […]
New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was involved in a fender-bender Wednesday night. A police vehicle that Kelly was a passenger in, rear ended another vehicle in Bay Ridge,
Brooklyn — Councilman David Greenfield has just received assurances from top City officials that more resources are being sent immediately to Boro Park, Midwood and Bensonhurst to try to ensure
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