Levaya Of Wife Of Belzer Dayan Of Boro Park
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Rebbitzen Pesel Gross A"H (63), the wife of the Belzer Dayan of Boro Park, HaRav...
Op-Ed Analysis: David Greenfield’s Win
It is three days after the elections in Boro Park and people are still in shock. No one expected this. Not only has Mr....
Unemployed & ‘Underwater’ To Get Mortgage Relief
Under fire to do more to stop the foreclosure crisis, the Obama administration will announce Friday new steps to help the unemployed and those...
Con Edison To Jack Up Rates 12.6 Percent Over Next Three Years
Con Edison customers are getting zapped again with higher electric bills - hiking rates 12.6% over three years.
The new increase takes effect next month,...
Netanyahu Humiliated By Obama; Leaves White House After Fearing Phone Lines Not Secure
For a head of state to visit the White House and not pose for photographers is rare. For a key ally to be...
YWN EXCLUSIVE: Ask Councilman Greenfield! [AUDIO SHOW]
This Week: What's the First Thing You're Going To Do In The City Council? Plus: Why Negative Campaigning Doesn't Work!
Every Thursday – exclusively on...
VIDEO & PHOTOS: Kimcha D’Pischa in Yerushalayim
Hundreds of people gather for the kimcha d'pischa food distribution prior to Pesach 5770 in the Meah Shearim neighborhood of Yerushalayim.
Credits: Yitzchok Russek...
Eretz Yisrael: A Cop with Poor Judgment
M. K. is a Melamed in a Tel Aviv talmid torah. This week his son took a fall during playtime and it was evident...
Right-Wing MKs Visit Old City Near Har Habayis
Members of the right-wing opposition Ichud HaLeumi on Thursday rejected police attempts to distance them from an area of Jerusalem’s Old City near Har...
Petira Of HaMekubal Hagon Rav Yisrael Eliyahu Weintraub ZATZAL
The news is spreading quickly in Eretz Yisrael on Thursday evening of the petira of HaMekubal Rav Yisrael Eliyahu Weintraub ZT”L, who was niftar...
UPDATED: ‘White Powder’ Package Sent to Congressman Weiner’s Office
Law enforcement officials say a package with white powder was sent to Congressman Weiner's Queens office today.
A preliminary review shows the letter in part...
Office of Republican Rep. Eric Cantor Shot At in Virginia (Highest Elected Jewish Politician...
A Fox News report: Republican Rep. Eric Cantor's Richmond campaign office was shot at Wednesday night, Fox News has learned, the latest in a...
Yishai Vows to Continue Jerusalem Construction
Shas leader and Minister of the Interior R’ Eli Yishai was quoted in the party’s Yom Yom affiliated newspaper as saying “Baruch Hashem that...
Coyote Captured In Manhattan Parking Garage
The NYPD has cornered a coyote in a parking lot just south of Canal Street on Thursday morning, MyFoxNY reports
The animal was dragged out...
Bin Laden Vows Retaliation If 9/11 Mastermind Is Executed
As oral histories of the September 11th terrorist attacks go on display today in lower Manhattan, terrorist leader Osama bin Laden said in a...
PHOTOS: Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky Leads Operation Open Curtain Mission of Chizuk to Moscow
It is not every day that a man of such greatness as Hagaon Harav Shmuel Kamenetsky shilt”a graces the Moscow community. The Rosh...
Har Bracha Students Reach the Deadline
The 29 students of the Har Bracha Yeshiva, formerly a yeshiva affiliated with the nation’s hesder community, have had about three months to reach...
New Quebec Law Tells Muslims: Uncover Your Face
Muslim women will be forced to uncover their faces if they want services from the Quebec government, according to landmark legislation tabled Wednesday in...
Gavaad Bnei Brak Approves Water for Pesach
Gavaad Bnei Brak HaGaon HaRav Moshe Yehuda Leib Landau Shlita toured the Mekorot Water Authority’s water desalination plant in Palmachim, escorted by Bnei Brak...
Rabbonim Want Information Screens Removed from Egged Buses
The screens at the front of Egged buses traveling from one city to another have become the target of rabbonim, who feel that they...
Atra Kadisha: Bones in Ashkelon are Not from Jews
According to unofficial but reliable reports, the head of Atra Kadisha will present conclusive proof that the controversial bones at the site of the...
Areivim: Jewish Consciousness
Jewish consciousness is a difficult concept to describe. It’s even more difficult to present to others as being an integral part of living a...
The PCS Job-Seeker’s Guide; Career Counseling – Is It Right For You?
Whether you are making a first time foray into the job market, are contemplating a career change or simply need advice on how to...
PHOTOS: NYPD Hold Annual Pre-Pesach Briefing At Police Headquarters
Approximately 300 religious leaders, Jewish community representatives and members of the service attended the NYPD pre-Passover briefing held Tuesday at Police Headquarters ahead...
Post Office Moving Forward With 5-Day Delivery Plan
The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors Wednesday approved management's request to move forward with its five-day delivery proposal and stop Saturday service.
The USPS...
First-of-Its-Kind Dina D’Malchusa Legal Seminar for Businesses
Expanding its broad efforts to educate the Orthodox community about the intricacies of the law of the land, Agudath Israel of America will be...
Madoff’s ‘Book-Cooker’ Indicted
A decades-long crony of Bernard Madoff on Wednesday become the sixth man charged in America's biggest Ponzi scheme.
Daniel Bonventre, who joined forces with Madoff...
NYC Urging Residents to Send in Census Forms
Hey New Yorkers...send back those census forms!
That's the message Mayor Bloomberg was trying to get out on Wednesday as officials learn the city is...
Supreme Court: Restaurant Must Comply with Rabbinical Guidelines
The High Court of Justice has handed down a decision that is indeed a victory for Ashdod Chief Rabbi Yosef Sheinen Shlita in the...
NYPD Gears Up For Crackdown On Mobile Phone Use By Motorists
The NYPD is once again targeting drivers who illegally use hand-held cell phones while driving, it was announced this evening.
The citywide 24-hour crackdown will...
All Clear for Jerusalem Shepherd Hotel Project
As the fires surrounding the Ramat Shlomo crisis between Jerusalem and Washington are extinguished, the final approval for the construction of 20 housing units...
Political Insiders: Hikind’s Power Oversold
The NY Post reports: The widespread talk in political circles after the extremely lopsided loss of the candidate he strongly backed for a Boro...
NYS Homeland Security Chief Leaving For Private Sector
The well-respected head of New York State's Office of Homeland Security announced Thursday he is leaving his post for a job in the private...
FBI Launches Online Bank Robbery Database
The FBI has launched a new website to help catch armed bank robbers in New York and New Jersey.
BanditTrackerNortheast.com features security camera photos of...
Rav Mazuz: Bones at Ashkelon Site May be Moved
Eyal Gabbai, the director-general of the Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday visited Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon as the committee appointed by Prime Minister Binyamin...
