Officials Blast NYC Bar Owner Accused Of Running Over Deputy
NEW YORK (AP) — The co-owner of a New York City bar accused of defying coronavirus restrictions was criticized by officials Monday after he was charged with running over a sheriff’...
NYC Man Charged With Harboring Fugitive In Trooper Shooting
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man was arrested after he let a friend charged with shooting a Massachusetts state trooper stay at his place in the Bronx and then lied when U.S. ma...
Cuomo Threatens To Ban Indoor Dining In New York City
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at his Monday press briefing, that indoor dining in New York City will be shut down, unless the regional hospitalization rate stabilizes...
Satmar Dayan Rabbi Yisrael Chaim Menashe Friedman Passes Away At 94
BROOKLYN (VINnews) - What would normally be a day of celebration in the Satmar community has become one of mourning instead, with the passing of a revered elder, Rabbi Yisroel Chai...
NYC Again Reopens Schools To In-person Learning
NEW YORK (AP) — It's back to school again for some New York City schoolchildren, weeks after the schools were closed to in-person learning because of rising COVID-19 cases.
The ...
2 Suspects Sought in Borough Park Armed Robbery Seen On Surveillance Video
BROOKLYN (VINnews) - The NYPD is on the hunt for two suspects after an armed robbery that took place early Shabbos morning in Borough Park.
Police said that the 41 year old vict...
Sheriff: Defiant Staten Island Bar Owner Arrested Again After Striking Deputy With His Car
NEW YORK (AP) — The co-owner of a New York City bar that authorities said has been defying coronavirus restrictions was taken into custody early Sunday after running over a deputy ...
In Some Parts Of New York, Vote Count Shrouded In Secrecy
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Policies favoring secrecy over transparency have meant that New Yorkers will be among the last Americans to learn the final vote tallies in the 2020 election, w...
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Village of Airmont, New York, for Zoning Restrictions that Target the Orthodox Jewish Community
WASHINGTON (VINnews) - The Justice Department today announced that it filed a lawsuit against the Village of Airmont, New York, alleging that it violated the Religious Land Use and...
New York Young Republicans Call Andrew Cuomo Aide A ‘Court Jew’
NEW YORK (JTA) — The New York Young Republican Club called Andrew Cuomo’s director of Jewish affairs a “court Jew” and tweeted that he is “working for the most antisemitic Governor...
The Pandemic Is Making Visible How Important Religious Liberty Is To Orthodox Jews In America
NEW YORK (JTA) — In the more than 30 years that Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel has worked at Agudath Israel, an umbrella organization and advocacy group representing haredi Orthodox Jew...
NYC Bar Owner Who Defied Coronavirus Restrictions Arrested
NEW YORK (AP) — An owner of a New York City bar that was providing indoor service in defiance of coronavirus restrictions was arrested after a sting in which plainclothes officers ...
Videos: Jewish Man Victim Of Shooting In Queens Neighborhood
QUEENS (VINnews) — A Jewish man was the victim of a shooting in Kew Gardens Hills on Tuesday evening.
The shooting occurred in the Jewish area of Kew Garden Hills, at 150 Street...
It’s Official: GOP’s Malliotakis Ousts Democrat Rose In NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — A final tally of absentee ballots has confirmed that Republican Nicole Malliotakis has defeated U.S. Rep. Max Rose, denying the Democrat a second term representing ...
Video: High Speed Muscle Car Crash Leaves Jewish Williamsburg Woman in Critical Condition
BROOKLYN, NY (VINnews) - A 32 year old Williamsburg woman is in critical condition after being ejected from a car in an early morning collision with a muscle car adorned with artwo...
NYC To Reopen Schools, Even As Virus Spread Intensifies
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will reopen its school system to in-person learning, and increase the number of days a week many children attend class, even as the coronavirus pandem...
Driver Crashes Into Landmark Washington Square Park’s Landmark Arch; Officer Injured
NEW YORK (AP) — An intoxicated driver slammed into Washington Square Park's landmark marble arch on Sunday, injuring a police officer who was parked there to protect it, police sai...
Police: Woman Dead After Van Crashes Into Buffalo Monument
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A woman was killed in a Thanksgiving Day crash after a speeding minivan plowed into the McKinley Monument in downtown Buffalo, police said.
The unidentified...
WATCH: Chabad Covid Survivor Rabbi Yudi Dukes Returns Home To Emotional Reception After 242 Days In The Hospital, Visits The Ohel
NEW YORK (Chabad.org/Menachem Posner) - After spending months in a coma, followed by a difficult and intense period of in-patient rehabilitation, Rabbi Yehuda (Yudi) Dukes finally ...
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Takes Flight In Virus Times
NEW YORK (AP) — The balloons were in the sky and the marching bands took to the streets for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, but coronavirus restrictions mean...