Smokers across New York State are paying a lot more to light up this morning. The newly-approved state tax increase on cigarettes goes into effect today. The $1.60 increase brings
Halfway through the year, crime has increased in all but one of the most violent felonies, and shootings plague neighborhoods all over the city. The overall crime rate through June
When Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman learned that Minister of Industry & Trade Binyamin Ben-Eliezer met in Europe with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, a meeting approved by Prime Minister Binyamin
Vice President Biden is out with an alarmed e-mail cash appeal warning that the GOP will mount a blitzkrieg against Democrats in the fall. Comparing GOP tactics to the fast-striking forces of Nazi Germany, Biden warns in a message sent by the DCCC today: As things heat up, you can expect House Democrats will be […]
A Brooklyn judge issued an temporary injunction today that could have signaled doom for Borough President Marty Markowitzs $64 million Coney Island amphitheater project for Coney Island and his longtime summer concert series there. Judge Kenneth Sherman sided with two Brooklyn synagogues and their worshipers, who last month sued Markowitz and the city to stop […]
With the Emanuel Beis Yaakov affair behind us, MK (Yahadut HaTorah) Menachem Eliezer Moses called for achdus in Knesset on Tuesday, stating that on 17 Tammuz, it is appropriate more than on other days to call for unity and to focus on ahavas chinam. Moses addressed the speaker, explaining that in shachris slichos we read […]
In an unprecedented show of transparency, New York City Councilman David Greenfield released a full list of organizations that he was responsible for funding in this year’s budget, which was
The NYPD is asking anyone who sees illegal fireworks being sold or ignited to please call 911 immediately. Any information about caches or sells should be forwarded to 311 or 911. Remember YOU could save someone’s life or prevent a serious injury.All cars will be kept confidential. New York States Fireworks Law Section 270 of […]
The U.S. Supreme Courts ruling on Monday that a public law school can deny recognition to a Christian student group requiring members to affirm a set of religious beliefs could have serious ramifications for Orthodox Jewish groups, according to attorneys for Agudath Israel of America. In its 5-4 ruling, the Court rejected an appeal of […]
The State Senate has passed legislation allowing full gaming casinos in Sullivan County. Two would be authorized for development there. This is but step one. The Assembly must also approve
On Tuesday morning, 17 Tammuz, Mrs. Tehila Malachi zl, 33, left her Shomron home in Yishuv Ateret and headed for Yishuv Ofrah, where she was employed as a 6th grade teacher. The mother of three who was six months pregnant was armed with the report cards for her students and their last day of classes […]
U.S. officials have linked a senior al Qaeda operative — one of the nation’s most wanted terrorists — to the New York subway bomb plot that netted the arrests of
The High Court of Justice is calling on the Interior Ministry to explain just why it remains unwilling to accept the giyur of the Bnei Brak Beis Din of HaGaon
A U.S. Airways flight bound for New York was forced to return to the gate in Atlanta because of maggots. The airline blames spoiled meat in a passenger’s suitcase. MyFoxAtlanta
The state attorney general says a car theft ring based in the Bronx stole hundreds of cars from streets, dealerships and parking garages and shipped them off to Senegal. Attorney
The 2nd United States Circuit Court of Appeals has tossed out the death sentence for a man convicted of killing two undercover police officers in 2003. The federal court says
The Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to confirm Gen. David Petraeus as the commander of American forces in Afghanistan, just one week after President Barack Obama ousted Gen. Stanley McChrystal from the job. Petraeus heralded for his time as commander of operations in Iraq leaves his post as the head of U.S. Central Command […]
Some are asking where Chabad Chassidus stands regarding the Emanuel issue and the allegations and denials surrounding charges of discrimination in the Emanuel Beis Yaakov. It is a known fact
Mr. Noam Shalit, the father of hostage soldier Gilad, announced on Wednesday that the 12-day march on behalf of his son will halt on shabbos and continue immediately on motzei
New Yorks Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center is notifying patients that their personal information may have been compromised after seven CDs full of unencrypted data were FedExed by a hospital contractor and then lost in transit. The CDs were sent by the hospitals billing processor, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, around March 16, but never […]
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