Israel – Divorce Rates Among Orthodox Rising.
Israel - “There’s a worrisome increase in the number of divorces among the strictly Orthodox,” a well-known member of the community told me this week. “It’s a disaster, we’re getting close to secular ...
Washington – Drones Planed to Protect US Busiest Airports.
Washington - The Homeland Security Department and the military this summer will test whether drones flying 65,000 feet above the nation's busiest airports could be used to protect planes from being s...
New York, NY – City Council Wants More Yellow Cabs for Outer Boroughs.
New York, NY - With a growing number of New Yorkers traveling by taxi within boroughs other than Manhattan, the City Council today is considering a bill that would flood those districts with yellow ca...
New York, NY- Mayor Bloomberg Is Eyeing ’08, Observers Say.
New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, a self-made billionaire, has told friends more than once that his definition of good financial planning is making sure the check to the undertaker bounces when it'...
Brooklyn, NY – NYC Officials Come Out Against Coney Island’s Developer.
Brooklyn, NY - City officials have come out swinging against the developer promising a Vegas-glitz makeover for Coney Island's prime real estate - saying he's nothing but a huckster with a history of ...
Queens, NY – ConEd New Technology to Avoid Mass Power Outages.
Queens, NY - under pressure to avoid a repeat of last summer's devastating blackout in northwest Queens - will use new high-tech meters and a computer system to help them better track power outages. C...
Muskogee, OK – Fake Bomb Placed Near Synagogue
Muskogee, OK - Police and federal agents are taking very seriously what they think was a fake bomb found near a local synagogue, Muskogee Police Chief Rex Eskridge said.
It had what looked like a t...
Atlanta, GA – UPS To Unveil Service That Intercepts Shipments.
Business News.
Atlanta, GA - United Parcel Service Inc.'s (UPS) customers will soon have the ability to do something many email users wish they could do: stop a delivery before it reaches the recipie...
Kiryas Arba, Israel – MVA Kills a Just Married Couple
Kiryas Arba, Israel - Just ten day after parents of eight were killed in a car crash near Kiryas Arba, a newly married couple was killed similarly nearby.Tzviki (22) and Hadassah Stitskin were just ki...
Monsey, NY – Minor Injuries for Pedestrian that was Struck
Monsey, NY - A pedestrian's foot was run over by a car Motzei Shabbos as he crossed Nissan Court at Monsey Boulevard.Jacob Landau, 35, was wearing dark clothing when he crossed the street, at the...
Washington, DC – Sen. Schumer Wants More Regulation of Subprime Mortgages
Washington, DC - Sen. Charles Schumer warned that 91,000 New York families are at risk of losing their homes when the rates of their subprime mortgages increase, and said more federal oversight is nee...
Queens, NY +Expressway Closure+
Queens, NY +Expressway Closure+ Due to a large area of brush burning near the Van Wyck Expressway and Jewel Avenue the Expressway has been shut down. Fire Department having access problems, transmitti...
New York, NY – OU Denies Serious Kashrus Problems at Famous Le Marais Resturant.
New York, NY - A few months ago, a mashgiach at Le Marais restaurant, Mr. Isaac Bitton, alleged that on several occasions, one of the chefs at Le Marais intentionally compromised the kashrus at Le Ma...
Queens, NY – Large Terrorist Bombing Drill by FDNY, MTA
Queens, NY - The New York Fire Department and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority joined for a major counter-terrorism drill in Queens.They gathered at Jamaica station for the exercise, which co...
Manhattan, NY +Train Derailment+
Manhattan, NY +Train Derailment+ PAPD ESU division responding to Christopher Street Port Authority Path System Station for reports of a passenger path train derailment between NYC and Hoboken, NJ with...
New York, NY – Contractor says Human Remains from WTC Used For Roads.
New York, NY - A city contractor who worked on the World Trade Center recovery effort said Friday that pulverized human remains were used to pave roads and fill potholes.
Eric Beck's accusation was ...
Iran – We are Suspending Some Cooperation With The UN.
Iran - Iranian spokesman says Tehran is partially suspending cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, because of the latest U.N. Security sanctions imposed on it.
Tel Aviv, Israel – El Al Plane Evacuated All Passengers due to Smoke in the Cockpit
Tel Aviv, Israel - El Al's initial investigation revealed that the smoke on the flight to Zurich which stopped the plane during takeoff was a result of cleaning detergent left in the engine after a p...
Iran – War Of Words Between Iran And The UK Escalating.
Iran - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Sunday that the 15 British sailors and marines captured by Iran were not in Iranian waters and warned that Britain viewed their fate as a "fundamental" is...
Brooklyn, NY +MVA on Belt Parkway+
Brooklyn, NY +MVA on Belt Parkway+ A serious motor vehicle accident with a car into a light pole on the eastbound lanes of the Belt Parkway Exit 11S Queens bound with one aided in cardiac arrest, Hatz...