Twitter War Erupts in Charedi Community Over Governor Hochul
NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — A Twitter showdown took place between several vocal members of the Charedi community.
The debate focused on whether frum Jews should be concerned...
3-Year-Old Boy Dies After Fall From 29th Floor NYC Apartment
NEW YORK (AP) — A 3-year-old boy died after falling from a 29th floor balcony of a New York City apartment building on Saturday morning, police said a preliminary investigation sho...
WATCH: Hochul says ‘I don’t need data’ to pass gun laws
https://twitter.com/AnneMcCloyNews/status/1542285958703366146
ALBANY (Yaakov M / VINnews) — Governor Kathy Hochul does not want facts to get in the way of her feelings...about g...
Gun Permit Process In NY Could Include Social Media Check
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York would require people applying for a handgun license to turn over a list of their social media accounts so officials could verify their “character and c...
Supreme Court to Hear Corruption Case Against Former Cuomo Aide
WASHINGTON, DC (VINnews) The Supreme Court will take up the corruption case of Joe Percoco, advisor of disgraced Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Percoco was convicted in 2018 after he ac...
WATCH: CUNY Official Gives Runaround When Asked to Denounce BDS Movement
NEW YORK CITY (VINnews) — In a clip from a hearing this week, a CUNY official refused to say that she denounces BDS, under questioning from Brooklyn Councilwoman Inna Vernikov.
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Rabbi Levi And Leah Baumgarten, Chabad Lubavitch Mitzvah Tank, NY – Chabad On Wheels
The Rebbe’s revolutionary Mitzvah Tanks completely changed the landscape of Manhattan, and, by extension, the world. The first mitzvah tanks were rented moving vans that spent Frid...
New York Legislative Text Detailing New Gun Rules Released
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers are reviewing a bill released Friday to remove a barrier to getting a concealed carry handgun permit in light of a recent Supreme Court rulin...
Feds Open Sweeping Probe Into Work Of NYPD Sex Crimes Unit
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the New York Police Department’s treatment of sex crime victims after concluding there is “significant justification” t...
WATCH: Dov Hikind Blasts Bill deBlasio for Backstabbing AIPAC
https://twitter.com/HikindDov/status/1542514893072367617
ADAMS’ NYC: Woman Fatally Shot While Pushing Stroller On Upper East Side
NEW YORK (AP) — A 20-year-old woman was fatally shot Wednesday night while she pushed her infant daughter in a stroller on the Upper East Side, police said.
The woman was near t...
UPDATE: Great Neck Chabad Had Too Few CO Detectors, Multiple Violations
GREAT NECK (VINnews) — On Tuesday, thirteen people, mostly teens, were treated for Carbon Monoxide exposure at the Chabad of Great Neck. One patient was hospitalized.
According ...
New York Governor: State To Limit Where Guns Can Be Carried
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will ban people from carrying firearms into many places of business unless the owners put up a sign saying guns are welcome, Gov. Kathy Hochul announce...
New York’s 1st Legal Marijuana Crop Sprouts Under The Sun
CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (AP) — New York's recreational marijuana market is beginning to sprout, literally, with thin-leafed plants stretching toward the sun in farms around the state.
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NY Democrats Choose Hochul For Governor; GOP Picks Zeldin
NEW YORK (AP) — Nine months after she stepped into the job of New York governor as a relative unknown, Democrat Kathy Hochul easily locked up her party's nomination Tuesday, settin...
Tehillim Needed for Dr. Zev Zelenko Who Has Been Placed in ICU
Dr. Zev Zelenko, who has been battling multiple severe health issues, has been placed in the Intensive Care Unit and is in critical condition.
In late May, Dr. Zelenko posted an...
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul, Who Replaced Cuomo, Faces Democrats
NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers are casting votes in a governor’s race Tuesday that for the first time in a decade does not include the name “Cuomo” at the top of the ticket.
Instea...
WATCH: Multiple People, Mostly Teens, Treated for Carbon Monoxide at Great Neck Chabad
GREAT NECK (VINnews) Multiple Jewish people, mostly teenagers, suffered from carbon monoxide inhalation in Great Neck, Long Island.
It happened just after 6 a.m. Tuesday at the...
WATCH: Commie De Blasio Says No Longer Supports AIPAC, Believes in Two-State Solution
BROOKLYN (JTA) - Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, running for Congress in the city’s newly redrawn District 10, said he does not support AIPAC, the powerful pro-Israel lo...
Pinny Ringel gains momentum in race for District Leader
Pinny Ringel, a longtime askan, is expanding support for his bid to become the next Democratic District Leader of the 48th Assembly.
In recent days, Ringel has been meeting with...