Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is the nations most popular senator, according to survey results released by Public Policy Polling on Tuesday. The polling firm released advance details of the poll Tuesday which showed that Schumer received top marks in his own state with 57 percent of New York respondents saying they were happy with the […]
Among adults whose heart had stopped beating, those who received ‘hands-only’ cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from a bystander were 60 percent more likely to survive than those who received no CPR
Talks are continuing between Sullivan County government officials and the Sheriffs Office as the county prepares a 2011 budget. Initial discussions have as much as $1 million being cut from the road patrols $5.6 million budget. That would translate to a potential layoff of 15 deputies out of a total of 40, sources told MidHudsonNews.com. […]
The NY Post reports: Budget cuts have forced the NYPD to curtail its vaunted programs that flood the subways and high-profile probable terror targets with extra cops, sources told The
The presidential seal fell off President Barack Obama’s lectern and clattered to the stage as he delivered a speech to a women’s conference. “That’s all right, all of you know
A tantalizing notion has gained steam around Washington in recent months: President Obama will toss Vice President Biden off the ticket in 2012 and replace him with Secretary of State
Even if Californians vote next month to legalize marijuana, possession of the drug will still be a criminal offense under federal law, which trumps state law almost every time under
Carl Paladino, the Republican nominee for governor, drew criticism from Democrats Tuesday for calling the Democratic leader of the State Assembly a criminal. Speaking at a forum held by Crain’s
A Topeka-based hate group, the Westboro Baptist Church, is once again targeting Brooklyn Jews with a barrage of hate-filled demonstrations next week. The anti-Semitic, anti-gay organization plans to picket two
Great Neck, NY – Authorities are searching for a missing person, and the family has now asked YWN to publish the information in the hope that someone has some info
NYS Gubernatorial Republican candidate Carl Paladino recently visited Brooklyn, and addressed a group of Orthodox Jewish supporters. He first give some history about himself, and then discusses and promises support for some issues which concern many Jewish voters. The second video is Carl Paladino being introduced by Rabbi Yehuda levin to a crowd of […]
Los Angeles, CA – The widow of the billionaire philanthropist Roland Arnall testified today that her husband did not seek special honors for the millions of dollars in charitable donations he made during their marriage, including having buildings named after him. He said he didnt want any name recognition, Dawn Arnall told Los Angeles Superior […]
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) has established a special police desk in his district office to assist constituents who have registered a complaint with the 66th precinct and wish to ensure that a report concerning that complaint was actually filed. The move comes in the wake of recent news reports that the 66th precinct failed to […]
The Israeli military said Tuesday it is launching an investigation into a video that surfaced on YouTube that showed what appeared to be an Israeli soldier dancing around a blindfolded
New York gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, leads Republican Carl Paladino by 24 points in a poll of likely voters by the Siena Research Institute. About six of 10 voters had a negative view of Paladino and agreed that he is a loose cannon, who doesnt have the temperament to be governor, according to […]
Failed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad was sentenced this morning to life behind bars. Shahzad, 30, a married father of two and naturalized American citizen who lived in Bridgeport, Conn.,
(The following article was written by Michael Daly for the NY Daily News) The NYPD insists it does not have even unofficial ticket quotas, but of course it does. And
Paris, France – Trader Jerome Kerviel was found guilty of all charges Tuesday for betting 50 billion euros ($61 billion) of a French bank’s money without its knowledge. The judge
Teaneck, NJ – A Jewish newspaper won’t publish wedding or engagement announcements from same-gender couples any longer after receiving complaints, according to a statement from the editor on the newspaper’s
More than 80,000 New Yorkers who fraudulently collected a total of $141 million in unemployment benefits will have to repay the state via their federal tax returns, a state official said. The new program begins next year and is open to all U.S. states which previously could only garnish state tax returnsnot federal tax returns, […]
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