He’s served in Congress for almost 40 years, but Tuesday’s primary in New York will be unlike any other for Democratic Congressman Charles Rangel. The 80-year-old Rangel is fighting five
Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab, the man accused of trying to blow up a plane last X-mas, said in court Monday that he no longer wants to be represented by federal defenders
The man accused of slashing a Muslim cab driver will remain in custody, at least for now. Michael Enright, 21, appeared behind closed doors in a Manhattan court Monday asking
The trial of four men accused of plotting to bomb New York synagogues and fire missiles at military planes was postponed today because one defendant required a medical review. The defendant, Laguerre Payen, got in some kind of trouble at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Lower Manhattan last night and was placed in separate housing, […]
Smokeless tobacco products are not safe alternatives to smoking and could increase not only the risk of certain cancers , but also the risk of fatal heart attacks or strokes,
A Charedi mother and three of her children were struck by a vehicle on Rechov Narkisim in the city of Rechasim a short while ago. A large response of Ichud
In a surprise last minute move, Assemblyman Dov Hikind has flipped his support from Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice to New York State Senator Eric Schneiderman after Schniederman promised
The United States may be on the verge of its largest arms sale ever, a package of aircraft and weapons systems for Saudi Arabia that could total $60 billion when the final bill is done, according to a report in Mondays Wall Street Journal. If completed, the deal could also generate more than 75,000 jobs, […]
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly today announced that New York City remains the safest big city in America, according to an analysis of crime data
[THERE WILL BE A LIVE VIDEO STREAM HERE ON YWN AT 1:00PM EST FROM THE EVENT] If one childs pure prayer is a heaven-piercing arrow, then a minyan of childrens tefillos is an invincible army. If so, imagine the awesome power of tens of thousands tinokos shel bais rabans tefillos ascending heavenward Unimaginable! For the […]
[ALL UPDATES BELOW] The Israel Airports Authority (IAA) employees union declared a general strike at Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport on Monday. Flights already in progress were to be allowed to land but passengers will not be able to collect their luggage. Moreover, there will be no further departures. The strike was expected to interfere with […]
A dedicated and active Boro Park Hatzolah Paramedic suddenly suffered a seizure on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, and was rushed to the hospital. Extensive testsrevealed that he has a serious brain tumor R”L. He is scheduled to undergo brain surgery today (Monday) at 1:15PM EST. Please be Mispallel for Moshe Dovid ben Esther […]
Jewish leaders are split on which of the five candidates for Attorney General to vote for in Tuesday’s primary election. This past week in Boro Park signs went up proclaiming
During 2009, violent crime declined for the third year in a row, with an estimated 5.3 percent drop from 2008 figures. Property crime continued to fall as wellfor a seventh straight yearwith an estimated decrease of 4.6 percent. Thats according to just-released FBI report, Crime in the United States, 2009. These latest statistics come 80 […]
The KYIV Post reports: Authorities have deported to Israel ten Hasidic pilgrims, who attempted to disrupt public order in Uman,and who were suspected of causing bodily harm to local residents. The pilgrims have been banned from Ukraine for five years, the media liaisons department of the Ukrainian Interior Ministrys main office in Cherkasy region reported. […]
NYPD motorcades for dignitaries at the upcoming UN General Assembly wont include motorcycle cops, sources said yesterday. This follows last months accident in Queens in which two motorcycle cops suffered minor injuries as part of Vice President Joe Bidens motorcade, and an accident in November in Hells Kitchen that left two other motorcycle cops injured, […]
The Homeland Security Department plans to test futuristic iris scan technology that stores digital images of people’s eyes in a database and is considered a quicker alternative to fingerprints. The department will run a two-week test in October of commercially sold iris scanners at a Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas, where they will be […]
The Brooklyn parents whose daughter died of an asthma attack when a police officer failed to perform CPR are now mobilizing a movement to require officers to take action, and to be prosecuted if they dont. The parents, Michael and Carmen Ojeda of Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, led the charge. Theyre demanding from police not only […]
Long Island Railroad commuters, and especially those going to and from Brooklyn, can expect massive service cuts beginning Monday. LIRR passengers can expect changes to the Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn,
A founding member of an organization run by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the driving force behind the planned mosque near Ground Zero, claims that the 9/11 attacks were an “inside
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