Asra Kadisha on Wednesday pushed to halt renovation work on Ben Gurion International Airport runways after the Israel Antiquities Authority discovered ancient Kevarim at the site. “Disorder in the area
The Arab American National Museum in Dearborn has launched a fund-raising drive to pay for a statue of legendary journalist Helen Thomas that concerns some in the Jewish community. Thomas,
Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it was recalling more than 400,000 older-model vehicles sold in the United States, citing potential steering-related problems in both. The Japanese automaker said the recall
The Throgs Neck Bridge was closed to all traffic for much of the morning commute due to a suspicious vehicle parked underneath it. Police closed the bridge at about 6
6:50PM EST: A Hatzolah Paramedic responding to an emergency in Manhattan, was detained and searched by the US Secret Service, YWN has learned. The Hatzolah volunteer, who is a member of the Queens Division of Hatzolah, was in Manhattan when members requested Paramedics to the scene of a call. He was dispatched, and started proceeding with […]
Dear YWN, Canada’s National Post is generally considered pro-Israel and pro-Jewish — with one glaring exception. It has a horrible bias against “Haredim” and the “Ultra-Orthodox”. The absolutely worst offender
New Yorkers spent an average of five hours getting through the city’s emergency rooms last year—18 minutes longer than in 2008, according to data released by health care consulting group Press Ganey. Indeed, the Empire State has the fourth worst average ER waiting time in the nation, behind only Utah, Kansas and Arizona, according to […]
Apple Inc. sued companies it said are selling unauthorized electronic accessories such as chargers, speakers and cables for the iPod music player, iPhone and iPad tablet computer. “Many are of inferior quality and reliability, raising significant concerns over compatibility with and damage to Apple’s products,” Apple said in the complaint, citing a user comment that […]
U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton has issued a preliminary injunction preventing several sections of Arizona’s new immigration law from becoming law, at least until the courts have a chance to hear the full case. Key parts of Senate Bill 1070 that will not go into effect Thursday: • The portion of the law that […]
Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Itzhak Pindrus (United Torah Judaism) has asked police to enable him to hold a donkey parade at the same time as the Gay Pride Parade scheduled for Thursday and in protest against that event. Similar events have been held in the past by right-wing activists and various religious figures. Pindrus’ request has […]
Gov. David Paterson showed bad judgment but did not break the law when he contacted an alleged domestic violence victim, sources tell NBCNewYork, according to a new report set to
President Barack Obama is coming to the city today and, as is always the case, traffic is likely to follow. The president’s first stop will be a sandwich shop in
A threat and an attack against a synagogue in the synagogue of the Swedish city of Malmö last Friday have shocked the Jewish community. Security has been stepped up after a bomb threat was left at the synagogue and the following day a firecracker exploded outside, shattering three windows but causing no injuries. A police […]
In advance of the July 29th Toeiva parade scheduled to begin in Jerusalem and conclude with a reception at the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, Rabbi Yehuda Levin, spokesman for the
New Yorkers will soon be asked to pay more to ride trains and buses that just weeks ago suffered the severest service cuts in a generation. The series of fare
Manhattan prosecutors made their best offer to the accused teenaged Starbucks bomber today: a grande three-and-a-half years behind bars if he pleads guilty to the 2009 Upper East Side blast.
While the Israeli military helicopter crash in the heart of Romania was not widely reported in the European country, any reports on the incident in local websites were swamped with
Bedbugs have gotten under New York City government’s skin. After a somewhat hands-off policy that left individuals and companies to handle bedbug problems on their own, the city Wednesday plans
American officials from the president down tried Tuesday to downplay the leak of tens of thousands of documents about the war in Afghanistan, a disclosure experts are calling the biggest
The family of police shooting victim Sean Bell has settled a civil case against the city, and city officials will pay more than $7.1 million to the plaintiffs. Bell was
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