Detroit, MI – GM Sends Letter Of Shutdowns To 1,100 U.S. Dealers
Detroit, MI - General Motors Corp. is sending termination notices today to 1,100 U.S. dealers with about $2.5 billion in unsold vehicles as the automaker starts shrinking its retail network.
The de...
New York, NY – 143% Increase in City Cyclists Due to New 620 Miles of Bike Lanes
New York, NY - The spokes are really flying around the Big Apple.
Scores of new bike lanes and a sour economy have led to a surge in people pedaling to work.
The number of bicycle commuters surg...
Israel – Pope, Leaving Israel, Slams Holocaust Denial
Israel - Pope Benedict said today as he left Israel that the Holocaust "must never be denied", using language that may go some way to addressing Jewish disappointment over his remarks earlier in his t...
Israel – Charedim Clash with Messianic Jews in Rehovot
Rehovot, Israel - Messianic Jews took to the streets of the central city of Rehovot and handed out pamphlets in an attempt to convince passersby to convert.
Ultra-Orthodox residents were outraged b...
Providence, RI – Judge Upholds $116M Lawsuit Against PLO
Providence, RI - A judge would not rescind his decision ordering the PLO to pay $116 million to the family of victims of a terrorist attack.
Yaron Ungar, a U.S. citizen, and his wife Efrat were sho...
Brooklyn, NY – Nazi Scrawls on 13 Trees Near Holocaust Memorial Park
Brooklyn, NY - Nazi runic graffiti is once again marring walls in Brooklyn with hate, cops said.
This time, the mysterious Hitler-linked message "Triumph of Will" was found scrawled in black spray ...
Tiberias, Israel – Kashrut Supervisor Fired after Demanding Dummy Modesty
Tiberias, Israel - The Mayor of Tiberias (Tverya) has ordered the suspension of Rabbi Refael Cohen, Head of Kashrut Department in the Religious Council, after Cohen issued a directive to clothing shop...
Washington – President Obama to Name NYC Health Chief to Head CDC
Washington - U.S. President Barack Obama will announce on Friday Dr. Thomas Frieden, the New York City health commissioner, as his choice to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
An in...
Williamsburg-Greenpoint, NY – None of the Parks the City Promised Have Opened
Brooklyn, NY - Four years after Williamsburg and Greenpoint were rezoned to allow luxury waterfront condo towers, residents charged none of the parks they were promised have opened.
The parks, som...
New York – Staten Islanders to Protest Verrazano Bridge Toll Increase BY Paying 1,000 Pennies
New York - Protesters will take to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Monday at noon, for a slow drive across the span and the symbolic paying of the $10 cash toll with 1,000 pennies.
Organizing the effo...
Jerusalem – CIA Chief In Secret Trip To Israel To Halt Bombing Of Iranian Nuclear Plant
Jerusalem - America’s spy chief was sent on a secret mission to Israel to warn its leaders not to launch a surprise attack on Iran without notifying the US Administration.
As Binyamin Netanyahu, th...
New York – NYPD: Sophisticated Scheme Rips Off More Than $15 Million, Helped By Spoof Caller ID
New York - The latest technological wrinkle - a card that lets the user change the number that appears on caller ID - helped a sophisticated band of thieves rip off more than 6,000 unsuspecting credit...
Borough Park, NY – Girl Survives 30-Foot Fall Through ‘Chupa’ Skylight
Borough Park, NY - An 8-year girl fell through a skylight on a roof-top playground in Brooklyn this afternoon, but miraculously suffered only a broken arm and leg, authorities said.
The girl, who att...
East Windsor, NJ – 77 Swastikas Spray-Paint on Highway Overpass
East Windsor, NJ - Township police discovered dozens of swastikas painted on a concrete barrier today.
Cops were called to the Route 133 West sound barrier at the North Main Street overpass on a repo...
Queens, NY – Queens Educator Critically Ill With Swine Flu; 3 Schools Closed
Queens, NY - In the first serious case of swine flu in New York City, an assistant principal of a Queens middle school has been hospitalized and is on a ventilator, officials announced Thursday. The c...
Jerusalem – Emotional Interview of Israel Car-accident Victims’ School Principal [audio]
Jerusalem - Israel’s Kav Hatzibur program conducted an emotional interviewtoday of Rabbi Zev Spitzer, principal of the Ahavat Moshe school attended by Nachman Ouaknin and Naftali Videbsky. The two gra...
Postville, IA – “9,311 Counts of “Child Labor” Violations: A Modern Day Blood Libel?
Postville, IA - It seems that prosecutors are doing a lot of rushing to judgment these days. Not an innocent rush to judgment, but a libelous, diabolical rush to judgment that shamelessly and irrevoca...
New York, NY – City Eying to Bring Back WiFi to 40 Hot Spots
New York, NY - City officials want to bring wireless Internet service back to parks and other public spaces in a way that would click both with users and the companies that pay for it.
From late 20...
Albany, NY – In Fiery Speech On Assembly Floor Dov Hikind Cites Hashem And His Strong Torah Values Reason To Reject Gay Bill [video]
Albany, NY - In a letter sent yesterday to Jewish and Catholic leaders, Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) decried the seeming apathy of religious institutions in opposing gay marriage legislation.
...
Brooklyn, NY – Borough is Ground Zero for Lead Soil Problems
Brooklyn, NY - Gardens of houses built before 1978 (when lead-based paint was banned) are likely to contain soil with excessive levels of lead, according to an article in today's New York Times, which...