A former worker at Memorial Sloan-Kettering stole nearly $4 million from the cancer center in a massive scheme that involved ordering a boatload of unnecessary printer cartridges and reselling them,
A major fire broke out in northern Israel Thursday, setting thousands of acres of land alight and forcing the evacuation of two villages and a prison. The blaze, in the
Fire deaths are down 18 percent from last year. That’s according to New York City Fire Department Commissioner Salvatore Cassano. While the city hasn’t released raw numbers just yet, 2010
There are some dark days ahead for outgoing Gov. Paterson. The lame-duck governor admitted yesterday he’s fearful about giving up the cadre of handlers who have helped him navigate through his daily routine, and wonders how he’ll fend for himself as a blind man in New York City. “So many duties that I would perform […]
The following is a NY Daily News article: A Brooklyn man was remembered as a devoted teacher who would tutor students for free if their families couldn’t afford it, friends said. Moshe Berkowitz, 25, died Monday night after a boozed-up driver ran a red light and slammed into him on Ocean Ave. in Brooklyn, police […]
Chazan Helfgot will be performing at the White House Chanukah party tonight, the first night of Chanukah. According to the Journal Sentinel, the ceremony is sponsored by the Washington-based American
NYC Councilman David Greenfield made a public call for the NYPD to hold the officers involved in last week’s incident accountable for their actions, which violated Rabbi Emert’s rights and religious freedom. “I am calling today on the NYPD, who I am a big fan of…to hold these officers fully accountable for this shocking breach […]
The following is a Baltimore Sun article: Members of Shomrim, an Orthodox Jewish citizen patrol group, take their volunteer job seriously: with matching jackets and radios, they have a phone
Manhattan Boro President, Scott M. Stringer, has written a sharp letter to NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly in regards to the incident last Shabbos, where an Orthodox man was forced to write his name and address for an NYPD officer causing him to desecrate the Shabbos. This was after the officer stopped the man for “J-Walking”, and […]
YWN Israel has just been informed that a 65-year-old woman from Yerushalayim has R”L just drowned in the waters of Ein-Gedi. Sources tell YWN Israel, that the woman was pulled from the water, and CPR was started, and paramedics attempted to resuscitate her, but were unfortunately unsuccessful. Police are doing an investigation, and ZAKA personnel are […]
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) commended the Obama Administration for its robust condemnation of the recent report prepared by the Palestinian Authority (PA) denying that Jerusalem’s Western Wall (Kotel) is a Jewish holy site. Nadler asserted that such falsehoods are both outrageous and offensive, and are extremely harmful to the peace process on which both […]
The following is meant as a convenient review of Halachos pertaining to Chanukah. The Piskei Din for the most part are based purely on the Sugyos, Shulchan Aruch and Ramah,
Less than 24 hours before the start of Chanukah, Rabbi Akiva Street in Bnei Brak is a flurry of activity as people run about stocking up on their needs for
New York City’s current street signs are here to stay, at least for now. The Federal Highway Administration was requiring that all 250,000 New York City street signs be changed to the upper and lower case font called “Clearview.” The feds said drivers can identify the words more quickly with the upper and lower case […]
The spiritual leader of Shas, Chacham Ovadia Yosef, ordered the party on Wednesday to express his discontent with a recent decision to respect IDF conversions. Shas warned Prime Minister Benjamin
All they want for Chanukah is a new world record – and they apparently got it. Two Yeshiva University students led the effort to beat the current holder of the
Some 911 calls in Manhattan will now bring out two ambulances, one hurrying to the scene and one lagging slightly behind. The first one will try to save the patient’s life. The second one will try to save the patient’s kidneys, in case the first ambulance fails. After months of grappling with the ethical and […]
The NY Post reports: The MTA is nearing completion on a $250 million anti-terror project to reinforce underwater subway tunnels and bridges against a bomb blast, The Post has learned.
That smartphone in your pocket might soon replace your credit card. Dozens of wireless carriers, handset manufacturers and Silicon Valley start-ups are working toward that goal, fueled by the massive
The WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, is tonight facing growing legal problems around the world, with the US announcing that it was investigating whether he had violated its espionage laws. Assange’s
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