New York – Jewish Organizations Should Be Ashamed Of Themselves For Boycotting China Olympics.
New York - The Chinese government is rejecting a call for Jews to boycott the Beijing Olympics over China's policies toward Tibet and Darfur. In a statement sent via e-mail to The New York Sun yester...
New York, NY – Former Bloomberg Top Aide Supporter of Congestion Plan, Has Free E-ZPass and Parking Permit
New York, NY - A former top mayoral aide who supported congestion pricing doesn't have to fret about parking or paying MTA tolls. He has a police-issued parking permit and a free E-ZPass account.
Mar...
Nuremberg, Germany – Four Germans Jailed for Racist Arson Attacks
Nuremberg, Germany - A court sentenced four young Germans linked to a few racist arson attacks.
The regional court convicted the defendants, aged between 17 and 19, of attempted murder and attempte...
Riverdale, NJ – Tanker Overturns with Haz-Mat Spill, Residents Evacuated
Riverdale, NJ - The elementry school to be closed, some residents are being evacuated and three police officers are being treated and traffic is at a crawl after a tanker truck overturned on Interstat...
Lakewood, NJ – Arson Experts to Determine Cause of Affordable Housing Fire
Lakewood, NJ - Arson experts were sifting through the rubble left by a fire at a nearly completed housing complex on Vine Street, where more than 1,200 applicants vied by way of a lottery to move int...
Iran – Jewish-Iranian Lawmaker 60th Anniversary Of Israel, Not Celebration To Us
Iran - An Iranian Jewish leader on Wednesday said his community would not mark this week's 60th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel, which he accused of "killing innocent" Palestinians....
Monsey, NY – Rabbi Horowitz: Serious Crisis In The Frum World, And We Need To Face It
Monsey, NY - In this week's Mishpacha Magazine Rabbi Yakov Horowitz writes the following splendid article.
Several months ago, in my “Wal-Mart” column, I made the point that evolving technology wi...
Chester, NY – Developer Lawsuit: Town Changed Zone Laws, For Fears Hasidic Jews Will Move In
Chester, NY - A developer is suing the Town Board for $31 million because he alleges it has obstructed his proposed subdivision for eight years based in part on fears that houses would be sold to Hasi...
New York – Many Doctors On NY’s Conduct Watch List
New York - More than 2 percent of all doctors practicing in New York last year landed on the state medical board’s watch list because of problems including substance abuse, mental health concerns or t...
Israel – Man Hanging Israeli Flag Attacked in Mea She’arim
Israel - A 50-year-old man who hung an Israeli flag in Mea She'arim was attacked today by dozens of haredim.
The incident occurred in the Jerusalem neighborhood's Shabbat Square. The man was rescue...
New York, NY – Less Than 10% are Satisfied with City Services
New York, NY - Less than 10% of New Yorkers are happy with government services - far less than in Madrid, Paris and London, according to an international survey out today.
The study shows that out ...
Indiana – Clinton Wins Primaries In The State
Indiana - According to CBS News Hillary Clinton took the lead in Indiana Tuesday and is projected to win the democratic primaries in this state, which gives her 72 delegates in Indiana.
North Carolina – Obama Wins Democratic Primaries
North Carolina - According to Fox News Barack Obama has won the North Carolina democratic primaries
Montreal, Canada – Man Contests Fines for Having Mezuzahs, Photos in his Cab
Montreal, Canada - A cabbie who's been fined in the last 2 years a total of $764 for having photos of his daughter and the founder of the Chabad Lubavitch movement, two mezuzahs and a remembrance popp...
Yavoriv, Ukraine – Neglected Mass Burial Grave Becomes Hiding Place for Smugglers
Yavoriv, Ukraine - Thousands of Jews and Soviet POW shot by the Nazis in 1941-1944 are buried under the Pischana Hora near Yavoriv in Lviv Oblast.
Unfortunately, the mass grave was turned into a dump...
New York City – Commissioner Of Buildings Should Be An Architect Hearings
New York City - Council Member Simcha Felder and the Council's Committee on Governmental Operations will hold a hearing on Introduction 755, a local law by request of the Mayor to amend the New York C...
New York, NY – Bloomberg Wants Surveillance Cameras to Watch You in Bus Lanes
New York, NY - Bloomberg wants a new law to create a network of cameras to catch cars illegally using special bus lanes.
Much like red-light cameras, the new devices would be installed on up to 50 ...
Tallahassee, FL – Amber Alert Technology to Notify Public of Officer’s Down in Line of Duty
Tallahassee, FL - Governor Charlie Crist has signed an executive order that will use the existing Amber Alert technology to alert the public when a law enforcement officer is seriously wounded or kill...
Lakewood, NJ – Power Outage Due to Brush Fire
Lakewood, NJ - The large brush fire burning in Lakewood near the Garden State Parkway is now under control, fire officials said.
Planes from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service have been flying over...
New York – Chrysler Offers $2.99 A Gallon Gas Deal For 3 Years.
New York - Chrysler announced Monday an offer that caps the price of gasoline at $2.99 a gallon for three years for people who buy or lease new vehicles from Wednesday through June 2. The offer is bas...