Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger has ordered a complete halt in importers sale of non-kosher meat to Israeli chains. Rabbi Metzgers decision has great implications for meat importers, who rushed to stop all sales after hearing it, according to him. In the debate held at the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, Rabbi Metzger mentioned that the […]
YWN regrets to inform you that 3-year-old Rivka bas Avigayil, who was R”L struck by a vehicle at 38 Monsey Heights Road on Wednesday afternoon, was Niftar at Westchester Trauma
The number of first-time filers for unemployment insurance fell for a second straight week last week, but the level suggests that the labor market remains sluggish. There were 472,000 initial
Sullivan County is moving forward with a plan to upgrade an emergency communications system beset by a shortage of frequencies and dead spots that have left emergency personnel unable to
Good afternoon, everybody. Upon taking office, I declared that America is a friend of each nation and every person who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that the
The Health Department is urging New Yorkers to take extra precautions against West Nile virus, after the 13th human case of the virus in the city this summer was confirmed.
YWN has confirmed that since 6:30pm there has been a blackout on 48th Street between 13th and 14th Avenues affecting hundreds of residents. Initial estimates were that electric would be
6:09PM EST: Monsey Hatzolah is currently on the scene of a child struck by a vehicle on 38 Monsey Heights Road. The child is reportedly pinned underneath the vehicle, and
4:35PM EST: Just 24 hours after 4 Israelis were killed in a terrorist shooting attack, YWN Israel is receiving initial reports that gunfire has been sprayed at a vehicle on
Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Obama sternly condemned Tuesday’s violence in Hebron that resulted in the death of four Israelis. Calling the attacks by Hamas senseless slaughter carried out by terrorists that are purposely trying to undermine upcoming peace talks between Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Obama reaffirmed his commitment to […]
Rep. Charles Rangel, awaiting the congressional equivalent of a trial on House ethics charges, appeared Wednesday at a rally at City Hall in New York in support of the planned
An elderly wedding guest died and dozens more were left seriously ill after suffering salmonella poisoning at the reception meal. Rene Kwartz , aged 82, was one of four guests rushed to hospital following the traditional Jewish celebration at a hotel in Bury, Greater Manchester, but doctors were unable to save her. Public health officials […]
The National Weather Service forecasts that impacts of Hurricane Earl may reach the New York metropolitan area by Friday afternoon, bringing heavy rainfall and high winds. In preparation for the
Jewish Senator Eric Schneiderman “proudly” accepted Al Sharpton’s endorsement last week. To win Sharpton’s support, Schneiderman promised that Al Sharpton’s organization would have an “annex” in Schniederman’s Albany office if
WPIX Reports: If Hurricane Earl maintains its force and makes a beeline for New York, coastal neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens could be in trouble. With that threat in mind,
Its not every Shabbos that tears of joy are shed by grown men and women. But these were no ordinary Shabbosim. This was history in the making – the first ever Shabbos at Camp Kaylie for girls and the first ever Camp Kaylie Shabbos for boys a week later at the first ever fully integrated […]
The NYPD Hate Crimes task force is investigating an anti-Semitic scrawl at NYU. Cleaning staff found Damn Orthodox Jews scrawled in a first-floor mens room at 40 Washington Square South at 1:45 p.m. Monday. Cops are poring over surveillance videos. (Source: NY Post)
With one final, fitting blast of 96-degree heat on Tuesday, the summer of 2010 went down in the National Weather Services record books as the hottest ever in New York City. Hotter than the previous high of 77.3 degrees set in 1966, when more than 1,100 deaths were attributed to heat that repeatedly exceeded 100 […]
After more than seven years of American military operations in Iraq, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will help mark the transfer of U.S. military command in Iraq on Wednesday. The
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