A 19-year-old Bochur was struck by a vehicle in MachaneDivrei Yoel late Motzei Shabbos, and was flown by Medevac for serious injuries. Sources tell YWN that the Bochur was struck
A firecracker-hot Independence Day will be capped off with a dazzling fireworks show over the Hudson River. The 34th Annual Macy’s Fireworks show kicks off at 9:20 p.m., and an
The Times Herald Record reports: Gov. David Paterson must cancel his plan to let students at rabbinical schools like Kiryas Joel’s claim state tuition subsidies in order to kill $600
The NYPD chief in charge of northern Manhattan has been tapped to replace retiring Chief Donald Zeigler as head of the Community Affairs Bureau. Zeigler had been the highest-ranking black
A Brooklyn mother is suing over a cup of scalding tea that she claims severely burned her infant son at a Starbucks. Villona Maryash claims the tea was “improperly served”
To police officials, a computer database full of the names and addresses of people questioned by officers in millions of street stops in New York City is a core tool in their fight to keep reducing crime. The officials argue that the files which include information about people never actually arrested or charged […]
The Russian spy case that exploded into public view this week was preceded by nearly a decade of cat-and-mouse activities with the FBI, according to court documents and an interview
While the weather will stay dry for Fourth of July festivities in the East this year, people across the region will have to deal with sizzling heat. Temperatures will be
The United States will donate $15 million to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, pending congressional authorization and appropriations, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday. Speaking at the Schindler Factory Museum in
Police say a man lighting fireworks has blown off his arm at a party on New York’s Long Island. Suffolk County police say the 36-year-old man’s friends and relatives retrieved
6:00PM EST: [Also posted in YWN Catskill News section] A hot water heater ignited and spread to a bungalow in the Satmar Colony on Anawana Lake Road in Monticello on
Thousands of coldhearted New Yorkers used the names of dead people to scam the federal government last year out of millions of dollars in funds earmarked to help poor people
Riga, Latvia – A parade to commemorate the day Nazi troops marched into the Latvian capital Riga during World War II was brought to an abrupt end by police on
Following is a translation of the statement released on Thursday (July 1st) night be Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu regarding efforts to obtain the release of Gilad Shalit. Translation provided by
The New York City Police Department is stepping up its overnight patrols in parts of Brooklyn and the Bronx. The department is increasing its police presence because of a recent
The U.S. economy lost jobs for the first time this year in June, as hiring by modest businesses only partly offset the end of temporary Census jobs. The Labor Department
It was a difficult day for police on Yeffet Street in the Jaffa area of Tel Aviv on Thursday as more and more chareidim arrived to protest the ongoing chilul
Teaneck, NJ – Mohammed Hameeduddin became the first Muslim mayor in Bergen County history Thursday, as a divided Township Council elected him after a fierce, weeks-long debate over who should
The Fourth of July is traditionally a weekend for hamburgers, hot dogs and heavy traffic, and there are predictions of a big boost in road travel on Independence Day this year. That’s right if you’re planning a road trip getaway this year, you’re not alone. Analysts predict more people are planning to get away. […]
A five-alarm fire at a kitchen cabinet warehouse in Brooklyn has forced people out of their homes and disrupted subway service Friday morning, as the fire has been burning since
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