United Airlines To Launch Tel Aviv-chicago Route, Add More Flights To Israel
NEWARK, NJ (JNS) - United Airlines announced on Tuesday that it is further expanding its international schedule in September with nonstop service three days a week between Chicago ...
Long Island Region Of New York To Enter New Reopening Stage
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Colleges and universities with safety plans can soon reopen and professional sports competitions can take place without fans in Long Island as the region enters...
NY State Penalizes Deutsche Bank $150M For Epstein Dealings
NEW YORK (AP) — Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay $150 million to settle claims that it broke compliance rules in its dealings with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, New York st...
Retailers To Governors: Please Mandate Face Mask Wearing
NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers have a message for state governors: Please make everyone wear a face mask.
The Retail Industry Leaders Association, which represents Target, Home Depot...
New York: Judge Denies Permission For Sleepaway Camps To Operate
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a disappointing development on Monday, a federal judge ruled to deny New York sleepaway camps permission to operate this summer.
The story began on June ...
NYC Nail Salons Back In Business But Indoor Dining On Hold
NEW YORK (AP) — Nail salons and dog runs were back in business on Monday as New York City entered a new phase in the easing of coronavirus restrictions, but indoor restaurant dinin...
De Blasio Blames NYC Crime Spike On Coronavirus Instead Of Bail Reform
NEW YORK (VINnews) — New York City saw a troubling spike in violent crime this July 4th weekend. From Saturday through Sunday night, nearly 50 people were shot, 8 of them fatally. ...
Hot dog champs repeat as July 4 gluttony fest moves indoors
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak moved the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest from the Coney Island boardwalk to an undisclosed indoor location but the results were fam...
Feds: Friend Supplied Bottles To NYPD Fire Bomb Suspect
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities arrested a man Saturday they say supplied glass bottles to a woman charged with hurling a Molotov cocktail at an occupied New York City police v...
Judge: NY Lockup’s COVID-19 Response Lacked Common Sense
NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan federal lockup failed to implement common-sense measures to protect prisoners after a COVID-19 outbreak infected dozens of inmates at the facility, a ju...
Anti-Semitic, Anti-Israel Groups To Hold ‘Day Of Rage’ Rallies In US, Worldwide
NEW YORK (JNS) - Anti-Semitic and anti-Israel groups are scheduled to hold “Day of Rage” rallies and vehicle caravans nationwide and abroad, protesting Israel’s plans to apply sove...
Mondaire Jones, Nita Lowey’s Presumed Successor, Says He’ll Be A Friend To Israel
NEW YORK (JTA) - From the very beginning, Mondaire Jones didn’t exactly fit the model created by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez when she unseated one of the most powerful incumbent Democ...
Injuries Reported After Massive New York Building Collapse
BROOKLYN (VINnews) — At least 1 person has been injured after a massive 3-story building collapsed in Brooklyn on Wednesday.
At approximately 4:30 PM, a building at the corner o...
NYC Delays Resumption Of Indoor Dining At Restaurants
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that he was delaying the planned resumption of indoor dining at restaurants in the city out of fear it would cause...
JFK Becomes First US Airport to Open COVID-19 Testing Facility
NEW YORK (Newsmax) - John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City on Monday became the first airport in the country to establish a novel coronavirus testing facility on site, open to t...
NYC Passes Austere Budget That Cuts $1B From NYPD
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers approved an austere budget early Wednesday that will shift $1 billion from policing to education and social services in the coming year, ack...
Council Leader: Plan To Cut $1B From NYPD Expected To Pass
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers were expected Tuesday to approve shifting $1 billion from policing to education and social services in the coming year, acknowledging protes...
For Orthodox Groups, The Supreme Court’s Ruling On Aid To Religious Schools Is A Big Win
WASHINGTON (JTA) - For Orthodox Jewish advocacy groups, the last day of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 session brought a big win.
On Tuesday, the high court handed school voucher...
Gillibrand Announces $500M In Anti-missile Funding For Israel Into Defense Bill
WASHINGTON (JTA) — For Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a New York Democrat, the announcement was routine, noting the inclusion of $500 million for Israel’s missile defense in a key defens...
NY Adds States To Quarantine List, Sends Monitors To NYC
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is urging travelers from eight additional states to self-quarantine for 14 days as it awaits a decision on the reopening of indoor dining in New York C...