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Police Remove 9/11 Wing from Mosque Site; No Human Remains Found
New York City police Wednesday removed a 255-pound part of a wing of as Boeing jet, one of the two planes Al Qaeda-linked terrorists hijacked on September 11, 2001 and flew into the World
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Rockland County, NY – Chasidic Legislator Defends Much Criticzed School Board in WNYC Radio Interview
Rockland County, NY – As a follow up to his interview last week with the author of a controversial article that appeared in New York Magazine describing the conflict that exists between the public
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Brooklyn, NY – Man Who Molested Boy In Williamsburg Mikva Gets Five Years
Brooklyn, NY – A man who sexually assaulted a Brooklyn boy in a Jewish bath house was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday after hearing his unforgiving victim blame him for ruining his
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Long Island, NY – Courageous Long Island Orthodox Jewish Mom Battles ALS In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Sandy
Long Island, NY – Over the past six months, a 39 year-old Long Island mother of four has lost her home to Hurricane Sandy, cared for her 13 year-old daughter who underwent major spinal
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$10.6 Million To Yeshiva
A fervently Orthodox yeshiva in Lakewood, N.J., has been recommended to receive $10.6 million in public grants as part of a $1.3 billion higher-education construction package submitted to the New Jersey State Legislature Monday.
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New York, NY – Greenfield & Quinn Introduce Legislation To Fix Muni-Meter Flaws
New York, NY – Councilman David G. Greenfield joined City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Transportation Committee Chairman James Vacca at a press conference today in Manhattan to announce new legislation that will resolve
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New York – Senate Passes Bill To Protect Victims Of Severe Child Abuse
New York – The New York State Senate today gave final passage to legislation that would provide important protections for child victims who have been severely abused by their parents or guardians. The bill
Read More »New York – Rye Brook Hilton Hotel Combats Suspected Norovirus
Rye Brook. NY – The Westchester County Health Department says a hotel is undergoing an industrial cleaning after hundreds of people got sick with suspected norovirus. About 100 people who attended an April 20
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New York – Berkshire Buys Rest Of Israel’s Iscar For $2.05 Billion
New York – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday said it paid $2.05 billion cash to buy the 20 percent it did not already own of toolmaker Iscar from the Israeli company’s founding
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Manhattan, NY – No Remains Found Near Suspected 9/11 Airplane Part
Manhattan, NY – Police used a pulley system on Wednesday to remove a suspected 9/11 plane part from between two buildings near the World Trade Center site, and the medical examiner said no potential
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Kingston, NY – Summer Camp Permit Wars Heat Up Again In Ulster County
Kingston, NY – Fresh off a January decision by a state Supreme Court Justice to dismiss a case involving last year’s permits, Ulster County officials are bracing for another go-around in the battle between
Read More »Rockland County, NY – Monsey Orthodox Woman Sues Make-Up Giant For False Advertising
Rockland County, NY – An Orthodox Jewish woman from Monsey is suing French make-up giant Lancome for false advertising, charging that its “24-hour” foundation “faded” while she observed Sabbath. The NEW YORK POST (http://bit.ly/18oNdsb)
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Getting His Turn At Cardozo, Dershowitz Blasts Carter
Monday afternoon was payback time for Alan Dershowitz at Cardozo Law School, the scene of a recent award by students to former President Jimmy Carter for conflict resolution. Asserting that “mistakes should be turned
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New York – Man Falsely Convicted In Rabbi’s Killing Says Adjusting To Freedom Isn’t Easy
New York – David Ranta, recently freed after serving over two decades for a crime he did not commit, says he continues to have trouble “adjusting” to life on the “outside.” Ranta told the
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‘Happier Endings’
The sudden death of a cousin in Florida several years ago forced Erica Brown, left, the Jewish scholar, educator and writer (and Jewish Week columnist), into the role of spiritual adviser and counselor for
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Secular Lens, Religious Vision
Italian photographer Federica Valabrega always believed religious women were oppressed and unhappy. A 29-year-old secular Jew originally from Rome, Valabrega rarely had any interactions with religious people, and while she was intrigued by their
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Secular Lens, Religious Vision
In the Jerusalem of his youth, the religious neighborhoods that lay near Gil Cohen-Magen’s secular Kiryat Hayovel in the southwest corner of the capital were foreign territory, just a few hundred yards away. The
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Albany, NY – Gov. Cuomo Bill Targets Corrupt Officials, Employers
Albany, NY – Gov. Andrew Cuomo has released an anti-corruption bill that would not only ban people convicted of bribing a public official from state business for life, but would also bar their law
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New York, NY – Board Approves 3-to-6% Increase On Rent-Stabilized Apartments
New York, NY – The Rent Guidelines Board has proposed raising New York City’s rent-stabilized apartment rents between 3.25 percent and 6.25 percent on one-year leases. The board will settle on a final figure
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A ‘Brownstone’ For Young Jews
One recent afternoon at UJA-Federation’s Manhattan headquarters, three-dozen young Jewish lay leaders spent a few hours discussing how to allocate $200,000 in philanthropic funds. Imaginary funds. The men and women, from St. Petersburg, Russia,
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