Legendary Transcriber of Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Speeches Dies at 91
BROOKLYN (VINnews) - Rabbi Yoel Cohen, a preeminent expert on the teachings of the last Lubavitcher Rebbe, passed away on Thursday at a Manhattan hospital.
Recognized even as a ...
Siyum Honors Teachers, Participants of Daily Shiurim in Crown Heights
CROWN HEIGHTS (VINnews) — A large crowd of 300 people gathered in Crown Heights Tuesday evening for an event marking a Siyum on the daily Gemara Shiur, having completed Mesichta Yu...
Satmar Community Mourns Untimely Loss of Beloved Young Philanthropist
BROOKLYN (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - A well known figure in the Satmar community who was the son of Kiryas Joel’s founding members passed away unexpectedly this weekend at the age of 4...
VIDEOS: Driver With Illegal Lights And Sirens Slams Into Patrol Car, Injuring 3
BROOKLYN (VINnews) — Two police officers and one civilian were injured Thursday evening after the driver of an SUV slammed into a NYPD patrol car. The SUV was equipped with unautho...
Tropical Storm Elsa Soaks NYC As It Races Up East Coast
NEW YORK (AP) — Fast-moving Tropical Storm Elsa hit the New York City region with heavy rain and high winds Friday, toppling trees and hindering some rail service as it churned its...
Police Looking For Perv Who Exposed Himself In Front Of 9-Year-Old Girl In Borough Park
BOROUGH PARK (VINnews) - Police are on the hunt for a pervert who exposed himself in front of a 9-year-old girl in Brooklyn on Tuesday.
The man committed the lewd act near 55th ...
Adams’ Win In NYC Latest In Surge For Moderate Democrats
NEW YORK (AP) — The triumph of a moderate Democrat in the mayoral primary in deep blue New York City appears to accelerate a recent trend of some of the party’s most fervent voters...
NYC Mayoral Primary Winner Eric Adams: ‘I Know How To Lead’
NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Adams, the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, vowed Wednesday to guide the city to a new era of safety and prosperity.
“New York i...
New York AG Could Try To Sue Gun Manufacturers Under New Law
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York can try to sue gun manufacturers over harm caused by their products under legislation that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed Tuesday.
The new law comes at a ...
WATCH LIVE: NYC Honors Essential Workers At Parade Up Canyon Of Heroes
NEW YORK (AP) — Essential workers who helped New York City through the COVID-19 pandemic are being honored Wednesday with a parade up Broadway, a celebration of flying paper and fl...
Eric Adams Wins Democratic Primary In NYC’s Mayoral Race
NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City after appealing to the political center and promising to strike the ...
Key Results Could Come Tuesday In NYC Mayoral Primary
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City elections officials plan to release a potentially decisive update Tuesday on the Democratic mayoral primary, two weeks after polls closed and a week a...
Florida Collapse Victims To Be Buried Today in Queens
SURFSIDE (CHABAD.org/Rochel Horowitz) Modest and dignified, Tzvi and Itty Ainsworth were beloved by all who knew them, and were noted for their generous hospitality and devotion to...
2 Men From New York Dead After Plane Crash Near Aspen
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Two men from New York were found dead in a small plane that crashed near Aspen, authorities said Sunday.
The bodies of Ruben Cohen and David Zara were found ...
NY Auto Dealers Use Government To Wage War Against Auto Brokers
NEW YORK (VINnews) — There is a group of new car auto dealers in the NY Area that have been trying to put an end to acquiring new vehicles through auto brokers. Their success would...
Rabbi Pinchas Korf, 86, Beloved Chassidic Mentor and Role Model
NEW YORK (CHABAD.org/Yaakov Ort) - Rabbi Pinchas Korf, a beloved Chassidic mashpia (mentor) whose endearing smile, indefatigable energy and blazing inner fire influenced and inspir...
Report: Fatal Monsey Assisted Living Fire Linked To Passover Cleaning
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. (AP) — A father and son charged in a deadly fire at a suburban New York assisted living facility had been performing a pre-Passover cleaning ritual that involve...
Vote Mistake Not The First Flub For NYC Board Of Elections
NEW YORK (AP) — Names mistakenly purged from voter rolls. Long lines at polling places. Equipment breakdowns. Absentee ballots with the wrong voter's name. And now a blunder in tal...
Revised Vote Count Shows Adams Ahead In NYC Mayoral Primary
NEW YORK (AP) — Revised vote counts in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary show Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams maintaining a thin lead, a day after a first attempt to...
Error Mars Vote Count In NYC Mayoral Primary
NEW YORK (AP) — The Democratic primary for mayor of New York City was thrown into a state of confusion Tuesday when election officials retracted their latest report on the vote cou...