VIDEO: NYPD Say 23 Arrested During Clashes Over NYC Park Curfew
NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-three people were arrested in clashes with police officers enforcing a new 10 p.m. curfew in New York's Washington Square Park, police said Sunday.
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KJ Developer Buys 700+ Acre Property in Neighboring Blooming Grove
ORANGE COUNTY, NY (VIN/Sandy Eller) - Less than two months after the newly elected mayor of the village of South Blooming Grove replaced the village’s entire planning board, a mass...
North Brooklyn Orthodox Sects Endorse Antonio Reynoso for Brooklyn Borough President
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (VINnews) — Today, Council Member and Brooklyn Borough President candidate Antonio Reynoso announced that he has received the endorsement of all orthodox Jewish sect...
Prominent Flatbush Jewish Coalition Endorses Eric Adams, Unites with Staten Island, Far Rockaway, Crown Heights, and Sephardic Federation
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition (FJCC), a particularly prominent and powerful group, provided its coveted endorsement to frontrunning mayoral candidate...
Andrew Yang, Eric Adams Draw The Most Fire In Chaotic NYC Mayoral Debate
NEW YORK (AP) — Eight Democratic candidates running to be New York City’s next mayor sparred in a debate Wednesday night, each trying to position themselves as the person to lead t...
Heshy Tischler Attacked In Front Of His Home In Boro Park
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Heshy Tischler says he was attacked in front of his home in Boro Park on Wednesady evening.
According to a video released by Tischler, he was attacked by tw...
Staten Island Jewish Groups And Sephardic Federation Stand Behind Eric Adams
NEW YORK (VINnews/By Yehudit Garmaise) — The New York City Jewish community continues to stand behind its long-time advocate Eric Adams, as the mayoral candidate who has been toppi...
What The New York Times Didn’t Tell You About The Children
NEW YORK (JNS/TAMAR STERNTHAL) - “They Were Only Children,” was the headline of the unprecedented and pilloried front-page New York Times feature last week. The piece included...
‘Still On The Farm’: NY State Police Struggles To Diversify
NEW YORK (AP) — An equal blend of black and white thread, the gray uniform worn by the New York State Police stands for the impartiality of justice.
But this attire belies dispa...
As Hamas Fired Rockets, The NY Times Joined The Assault On Israel
NEW YORK (JNS/GILEAD INI) - It’s all Israel’s fault. It’s all Israel’s fault. It’s all Israel’s fault.
One way to get people to believe what you want them to is to tell them onl...
Former ADL Head Says He’s Canceling NYT Subscription Over Front-page ‘Blood Libel’
NEW YORK (JNS) - Abraham Foxman, the director emeritus of the Anti-Defamation League, tweeted on May 28 that he was canceling his New York Times subscription because the paper had ...
Far Rockaway Robber Caught!!
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
Earlier this week, it was reported that there have been a spate of robberies in the Far Rockaway, neighborhood. The picture of the robber was...
$11 Billion New York Rail Tunnel Gets Key Federal Approval
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A planned $11 billion rail tunnel seen as a key to train travel up and down the northeastern U.S. received a boost Friday with a crucial, and long sought, feder...
Far Rockaway Jewish Alliance of Queens and Crown Heights Endorse Eric Adams for Mayor
NEW YORK (VINnews/By Yehudit Garmaise) — Eric Adams’ strong emphasis on public safety, his longstanding friendship and understanding of the Jewish community, and his support of yes...
Fed Up With Socialism And Anti-Semitism, Attorney Seeks To Clean Up New York City
NEW YORK (JNS) - Inna Vernikov remembers what life was like for families in the former Soviet Union when she was a child.
“I remember standing in very long lines with my grandfa...
9 NYC Jail Workers Charged In Bribery-contraband Scam
NEW YORK (AP) — Nine current and former New York City Department of Correction workers were arrested Wednesday on charges alleging they took cash bribes to smuggle items including ...
Brick Thrown At Kosher Pizzeria On New York’s Upper East Side
NEW YORK (JNS) - A brick was thrown at the door of a kosher pizzeria on Manhattan’s Upper East Side early Monday, causing damage to the business’s entrance.
A photo of the damag...
Rival Satmar Factions Unite, Throwing Their Weight Behind Yang, Ranking Adams Second
BROOKLYN (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - In a rare display of unity, Satmar’s two rival factions are said to be coming together for a common cause - choosing the Democratic candidate in th...
New York City Public School Principal Draws Criticism After Urging Staff To Support Palestinians
BROOKLYN (JTA) - The principal of a Brooklyn middle school has apologized to her staff after sending an email last week calling on them to support Palestinian liberation — even as ...
Man Armed With BB Gun While Wearing NYPD Sweatshirt Arrested In Times Square
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A man was arrested in Times Square early Tuesday, after he was caught apparently impersonating a police officer while armed with a BB gun.
The man, who has ...