Staten Island Ferry Engine Fire Prompts Passenger Evacuation
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 900 passengers were evacuated from a Staten Island Ferry vessel following a fire in the ship's engine room, a news outlet reported.
The New York City Fire...
NY Legislators Pass Bill Making Them Nation’s Best-Paid
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Just in time for the Holidays, New York legislators returned to the state capital Thursday to give themselves a nice holiday gift: a pay raise that would make t...
NOT AGAIN: Passaic School District Decimated on Twitter After Resuming Mask Mandate
PASSAIC (Yaakov M / VINnews) — The public school district in Passaic County is not going to win any popularity contests.
This week, the district announced it is reinstating (ext...
NY Governor Nominates Hector Lasalle As State’s Chief Judge
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul nominated Hector D. LaSalle as the next chief judge of New York’s highest court on Thursday, which would make him the most powerful j...
Why is it so hard to collect accurate data about the Shidduch Crisis? (VIDEO)
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Dr. Yosef Sokol recently published a breakthrough study about trends of shidduchim and marriage in the frum community. If his data is accurate, it could have a...
New York To Open First Legal Pot Dispensary By Year’s End
NEW YORK (AP) — The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York is set to open Dec. 29, marking a long-awaited launch of a cannabis industry that could become one...
Mural Honoring Hungarian-American Responsible For Saving 3,000 Jews Debuts In New York City
NEW YORK (JNS) - In New York City, antisemites graffiti the walls with Jew-hatred. This Sunday, though, locals strolling through the SoHo neighborhood saw something else: A mur...
Hidden Swastika Image in NY Times Crossword Puzzle?
NEW YORK CITY (VINnews) — The NY Times has a long track record of being anti-Jewish, but they may have sunk to a new low.
It seems bizarre, and may be "coincidence", but Sunday'...
ADAMS’ NYC: Homeless Population Hits Record High (Let’s pop the champagne!)
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Nearly a year after Eric Adams took over as mayor, New York City’s massive homeless problem does not appear to be getting better. In fact, it’s even worse than...
Jewish Grandmother Hit In Williamsburg by Wrong Way Driver Succumbs to Injuries
WILLIAMSBURG (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - A 59 year old Williamsburg woman who was struck by a hit and run driver nearly three weeks ago passed away today from her injuries.
Leah Koh...
Probation For Ex-Teacher In NY Who Gave Teen Vaccine Dose
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A former Long Island high school teacher accused of injecting a teen with a COVID-19 vaccine at her home without his parents' knowledge pleaded guilty to a mis...
New York Bans Pet Stores From Selling Cats, Dogs, Rabbits
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York on Thursday became the latest state to ban the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits in pet stores in an attempt to target commercial breeding operations decr...
Uber Driver Tells Jewish Passenger That There Are “Too Many Jews” In Brooklyn (VIDEO)
BROOKLYN (VINnews) — A disturbing new video shows an Uber driver making some anti-Semitic comments to his Jewish passenger.
In the video, posted to Twitter by user Jason Bedrick...
NY Threatens To Fine Private Schools, Yeshivos $2000 Per Day For Not Updating Immunizations Schedules
NEW YORK (VINnews) — New York health authorities are threatening to fine private schools across the state if they are not up to date on immunizations.
The move is seen as a resp...
New York Times Ripped Over Latest Hit Piece Against Chassidim
NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — Prominent Jews have taken to Twitter to blast the New York Times over its latest in a series of vicious hit pieces against Chassidim.
Citing only...
R’ POUPKO: The Death of the Baal Teshuva Movement?
NEW YORK (R' Elchanan Poupko) — When Jews left Judaism and Orthodoxy in droves during the 1800s and early 1900s, the great sages of the generation took strong action. Great sages, ...
READ: Agudas Yisrael Blasts Latest NYT Hit Piece
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Gov. Hochul Announces New Unit To Battle Hate Crimes At Anti-Semitism Summit
NEW YORK (JTA) - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a new “hate and bias prevention unit” to combat antisemitism and other forms of hate on Monday.
The unit will include publi...
OP-ED: We Need More Data on the Shidduch Crisis (and Many Other Things)
NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — Recently, Dr. Yosef Sokol released a breakthrough study about the Shidduch Crisis. He surveyed 15,000 people, and worked meticulously to ensure the ...
With NYC Plan For Mentally Ill, Hospitals Face Complex Task
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's latest plan to keep mentally ill people from languishing in public is billed as a common-sense strategy to get them help.
By encouraging police o...