The following is from the Times Herald Record: A large new sign greets visitors as they cross over Route 17 on Forest Avenue and enter a world where the skirts and shirt sleeves are always long, regardless of the season. “Welcome to Kiryas Joel,” it reads. “In keeping with our traditions and religious customs, we […]

The man accused of slashing a Muslim taxi driver last week was formally indicted on hate crime charges Monday. Prosecutors say Michael Enright, 21, also waived his right to appear

Two men taken off a Chicago-to-Amsterdam United Airlines flight in the Netherlands have been charged by Dutch police with “preparation of a terrorist attack,” U.S. law enforcement officials tell ABC

Palm Beach International Aiport has reopened Concourse C after a bomb threat stranded passengers for about an hour. The bomb threat was called into the airport, and deputies took passengers

The LA Times reports: A triple murder late Thursday night inside a West Hollywood apartment building may be tied to a robbery attempt. The victims were identified as Pirooz Moussazadeh

1:00PM EST: The Apple Bank on 13th Avenue and 45th Street was robbed at gunpoint just moments ago, and ended with an attempted carjacking and shots fired by the suspects.

In an effort to gauge the impact of the recession on small businesses throughout his district, Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) conducted an informal, door-to-door survey of close to 100 stores in Flatbush and 142 businesses in Boro Park over a two-month period. A sampling of store owners answered the following four questions: 1.     How has […]

The leader of the proposed GRound Zero Mosque told a Persian Gulf newspaper that there was no conflict between Islam and America and dismissed the opponents of the Park51 project as being led by “very small, vociferous voices.” Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf’s interview with the Abu Dhabi-based daily newspaper the National, which was published Monday, provided the […]

Government anti-poverty programs that have grown to meet the needs of recession victims now serve a record one in six Americans and are continuing to expand. More than 50 million

Now they can’t hide. Not Alan Fein, whose Bronx tenants live with urine-soaked hallways, crackhead squatters and filth so severe that one tenant was attacked by a rat in her toilet. Not Chris Grijalva, whose roach-infested Brooklyn building sports a giant pile of garbage on the front lawn. And not any of the 153 landlords […]

NYPD officers and traffic agents should immediately begin writing tickets on streets where the parking rules have been changed, despite a five-day grace period at the changed spots—and even notes on the new signs saying when the new rules took effect, according top a stunning policy revision. Department of Transportation officials are posting small notices […]

President Barack Obama dismissed a recent poll showing that a third of Americans don’t know he’s a Christian – and blamed an online campaign of misinformation by his conservative enemies for perpetuating the myth that he’s a Muslim. Obama, speaking with NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams on Sunday afternoon, was equally dismissive of conservative […]

The following statement was released by the US State Department in regards to remarks by Chacham Ovadia Yosef Shlita this past Motzei Shabbos, when he called for the death of

Authorities in Bavaria, southern Germany, said Friday there was little chance of new proceedings against an SS hitman who has lived as a free man in Germany since escaping from a Dutch prison in 1952.   A spokesman for the Bavarian justice ministry, which is responsible for the case, said there was only a “theoretical” chance […]

State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo may have picked up the endorsement of the Daily News in his run for governor, but the paper’s op-ed reads more like a list of

A Us Open worker says he was demoted after telling his boss he couldn’t work on Rosh Hashanah. David Kramer, 61, claims he was downgraded from assistant manager when he said he wanted Sept. 9 and 10 off. A spokesman for the US Open said Kramer was merely under consideration for the manager’s post. (Source: […]

Following Rabbi Yosef’s controversial remarks against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinians, the Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement saying, “These comments do not reflect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or the Israeli government’s stance.” As was reported here last night, Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef denounced upcoming peace talks with the Palestinians, which […]

The Times Herald-Record will begin charging in September for online access to its coverage of the Hudson Valley and Catskills region, President and Publisher Joe Vanderhoof announced. According to Vanderhoof, the newspaper will introduce subscription packages that combine print and digital news options beginning Sept. 14. These new options are designed to meet the reader’s […]