Police Tzion District Commander Bruno Stein told chareidi officials that six youths have been arrested in connection to the Friday night violence and destruction seen in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood of Yerushalayim as was reported by YWN-Israel. A meeting with the senior police commander and Yahadut HaTorah representatives was arranged by Councilman R’ Yosef Deutsch. […]
A huge plume of volcanic ash sweeping in from Iceland forced the complete closure of British and Irish air space and disrupted flights across Northern Europe Thursday. Britain’s Civil Aviation
New Jersey rail and bus fares are rising against service cutbacks and continuing budget shortfalls. Passengers who ride the rails and buses will be paying more next month, and waiting
Despite months of protests from local elected officials and residents, the Obama administration is still not ruling out having New York serve as a venue for the September 11th terror
[EXCLUSIVE VIDEO & PHOTO LINKS BELOW] David G. Greenfield was formally installed as the newest member of the city council in a council ceremony yesterday. On the advice of his posek, Greenfield “affirmed” the oath of office rather than “swear” it. In her warm introduction of him, the Speaker explained that most of her colleagues […]
Full text of letter from Ronald S. Lauder, President World Jewish Congress to President Obama: Dear President Obama: I write today as a proud American and a proud Jew. Jews
Monsey, NY – Ricki Weiss regularly walks on the shoulder of Route 59, pushing her two youngest kids in a stroller while her 3- and 4-year-old tag along. It’s tough
Former New York Gov. George Pataki announced Wednesday the creation of a national organization that will work to repeal the Democrats’ health care overhaul, which he called a “horrific” and
City officials appealed today a federal judge’s rejection of a $657 million settlement offer for thousands of workers who got sick at the site of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks, according to the Associated Press. Last month, Judge Alvin Hellerstein said that the city’s original settlement did not offer enough money for the 10,000 […]
The publisher of the Baltimore Jewish Times, a weekly newspaper in the city since 1919, said it is filing for bankruptcy protection Wednesday afternoon after stumbling financially when it lost
The following article is from The Des Moines Register: In early December 2008, Bernie Madoff was arrested by federal agents for allegedly masterminding a $65 billion, decades-long Ponzi scheme. Yet,
According to a Kuwaiti report, Syria has recently provided Hizbullah with Scud missiles with a range of 300 kilometers (180 miles). According to Defense Minister Ehud Barak, such a move
6:45PM IL: [UPDATE BELOW] The gag order has been lifted, permitting the release of the arrest of former Jerusalem Mayor R’ Uri Lupoliansky, who has been remanded and ordered held over for an additional five days in the Holyland investigation. According to the information released by officials, the former mayor held numerous positions in Jerusalem […]
5:33PM IL: “A former senior Jerusalem City Hall official”, a member of the chareidi community, has been taken into custody. According to reports, the senior official was taken away by police “in handcuffs” in connection to the ongoing Holyland investigation. The suspect is reportedly being remanded at this time. There is a gag order on […]
Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has reportedly decided to curtail his travels in Europe to return home on Wednesday night, reportedly due to the mounting pressure pertaining to the Holyland
Baruch Hashem the event ended with only one light injury when a vehicle slammed into a bus stop in Yerushalayim’s Kiryat Belz neighborhood. There were people at the stop, but B’chasdei Hashem they managed to get out of harm’s way. The incident occurred on Petach Tikvah Street in the Belz area on Tuesday afternoon, involving […]
More than 2,500 Port Authority employees pulled down salaries exceeding $100,000 last year – including a police sergeant who took home $250,000, a watchdog report released Tuesday shows. The payroll
[AUDIO CLIP BELOW] With a potentially-bruising battle over a vacant US Supreme Court seat ahead, Democrats have decided to play offense, attacking conservative members in order to shift attention away
The NY Daily News reports: Forget gun buybacks. Now there’s a plan to get another dangerous substance off the streets – soda and other soft drinks. A group pushing the
American officials remain confident, insistent in defending American intelligence data that states Iran’s atom bomb is not about to become a reality. This contradicts Israeli assessments as well as statements released on Tuesday by Behzat Sultani, Iran’s deputy head of atomic energy, who state’s Iran will join the “nuclear club in a month”. The senior […]
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