With summer here, tens of thousands of folks are once again commuting to and from the Catskills each week – and the travel expenses can slap on $100s of to
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan revealed new evidence on Thursday against four suspected Russian agents, and cited that evidence as indication that they should be denied bail because they have a
Gov. David A. Paterson invited reporters into his office in the Capitol on Thursday to watch him begin wielding his veto pen on thousands of earmark grants, known as member
Lakewood Police Chief, Rob Lawson tells YWN that there has been considerable interest concerning an Eruv that was taken down by a member of the police department. There has been
The Emanuel Beis Yaakov case may have bought a bit of tranquility inside the divided Chinuch Atzmai operation, and with the Emanuel affair behind us, at least for the time
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is widening the scope of his anti-Zionist activities, now prohibiting adverts for large companies owned by American Jews or firms operating in Israel. The list includes
The NY Post reports: An aide to a Bronx assemblywoman was arrested yesterday for impersonating a cop while stealing $4,000 from a man’s apartment, cops said. Wilfredo Nazario, a staffer
Kosel schnorrer Moshe X (YWN-ISRAEL not reporting his name) was sentenced to 100 hours of community service by the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court after being found guilty of ‘chilul HaKosel’ for
YWN-ISRAEL earlier in the week reported 17 Tammuz was a particularly difficult day for the nation’s firefighters, who fought major blazes in a number of areas, fires that claimed hundreds
A brewing housing crisis that could have resulted in thousands of struggling families losing their rental subsidies has been averted, officials said, thanks to an intricate $32 million plan devised
According to a Wall Street Journal report, Iran transferred an advanced radar system to Syria in the middle of last year, a system that will significantly complicate Israeli aerial activities
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
A Brooklyn judge issued an temporary injunction today that could have signaled doom for Borough President Marty Markowitz’s $64 million Coney Island amphitheater project for Coney Island and his longtime
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
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
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 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
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