Manhattan, NY +Construction Accident at New Trump Building in SoHo+
Manhattan, NY +Construction Accident at New Trump Building in SoHo+ NYPD ESU, NYPD Aviation and over 100 FDNY firefighters are all responding to a 10-60 (Major Emergency Response) at 246 Spring Street...
Berlin, Germany – Holocaust Denier’s Lawyer Gets Prison
Berlin, Germany - A former lawyer for a well-known Holocaust denier was convicted of incitement in Germany today for denying the genocide herself and sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison.Sylvia Stolz, w...
New York, NY – Israeli Internet Company Seeks to Prevent Chillul Shabbos.
New York, NY - Throughout the ages, Jews have gone to all lengths to avoid chillul shabbos. Nowadays, instead of physical sacrifice, it takes ingenuity and resourcefulness to avoid a transgression in...
Regina, Canada – Court Orders New Trial for Former Aboriginal Leader
Regina, Canada A new trial has been ordered in the David Ahenakew hate-crime case.
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal dismissed the Crown's appeal today against a decision that overturned the fo...
New York, NY – Waterfalls Coming to the East River
New York, NY - Coming this summer to the East River, are waterfalls — created by an artist.
Olafur Eliasson, a Danish–Icelandic artist, has designed what will likely be the city's biggest public...
London – New Proposal to Make it Easier To Remove Organs From Deceased Patients Without Consent
London - Britain's prime minister called for overhauling the country's organ donation system to make it easier for doctors to remove body parts from deceased patients without prior consent.G...
Israel – Court Rules Alleged U.S. Pedophile Mondrowitz Must Stay in Custody.
Israel - The Jerusalem District Court ruled on Monday that Avrohom Mondrowitz, an ultra-Orthodox man who fled the United States for Israel two decades ago to avoid abuse charges, must remain in custo...
New York, NY – Man Buys News Ad to Propose Marriage
New York, NY - In an upper East Side restaurant sat Jason Lederman, 23, who took out an ad in the Sundays Daily News asking Matti Lieberman, 22, of Midwood, Brooklyn. "Matti, will you marry me?&...
Melbourne, Australia – Stalker of Race Attack Victim Arrested
Melbourne, Australia - Police have arrested a man and is expected to be charged for sending death threats to the victim of an anti-semitic attack.
Menachem Vorchheimer had been the victim of a bias a...
New York, NY – Alt. Side Parking Suspended Tomorrow.
New York, NY - Alternate Side Parking Rules are suspended on Monday, January 14, 2008 for possible snow removal. Only the street cleaning rules are suspended, all other regulations remain in effect.
New York, NY – American Airline Workers Accused of Theft of High Insured Packages
New York, NY - Two longtime American Airlines employees were busted for swiping more than $200,000 worth of diamonds from the cargo at Kennedy Airport.
Cargo handlers Richard Lombardo, 50, of Massa...
Queens, NY +Overturned Tractor Trailer Shuts Down Expressway+
Queens, NY - NYPD from the 107th Pct are calling for a level one mobilization after a truck carrying asbestos has overturned on the northbound lanes of the Clearview Expressway in Queens.
The tracto...
Brooklyn, NY – ALERT!! Thief Goes To Avelim To Steal Pushkas
Brooklyn, NY - Community Alert!
The Misaskim organization has informed VIN News to alert the community about the following.
There is someone going around to menachem aveilim calls, and while he dis...
New York, NY – FDNY Relaxes Building Inspection Guidelines
New York, NY - A memo from FDNY Operations Chief Patrick McNally is instructing firefighters to conduct inspections of buildings under construction or demolition on two different timetables, depending...
Nevada – Presidential Caucus To Be Held On Shabos, Upsets Frum Jews.
Nevada - This year, the Nevada Democratic and Republican parties have decided to hold their primary caucuses on a Saturday, with citizens required to report by 11:30 and 9:00 AM respectively, right du...
Passaic, NJ – Three Injured When Car Plunges 15-Feet Off Overpass
Passaic, NJ - Three people escaped death early this morning after the car they were riding in plunged off the over pass of Route 21 onto a local street.
The male driver and the two pas...
Israel – Israel To Get “smarter” U.S.-Made Bombs Than Saudis
Israel - The United States has agreed in principle to provide Israel with better "smart bombs" than those it plans to sell Saudi Arabia under a regional defense package, senior Israeli security source...
Iran – Iran Plans on Destroying Tomb of King Cyrus, Friend of the Jews
Iran - Iran is planning on submerging the tomb of King Cyrus (Coresh), the Persian King known for authorizing the Jewish exiles to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the Holy Temple.
According to a repo...
Central Islip, NY – Jesse Friedman Loses Appeal in Abuse Case
Central Islip, NY - A federal judge has rejected a man's bid for exoneration in a child-molestation case explored in a noted documentary film, saying he filed his appeal too late.
Jesse Friedm...
Novosibirsk, Russia – Antisemitic Publisher Continues Agitation Behind Bars
Novosibirsk, Russia - A man jailed for publishing calls to murder Jews has been transferred to another prison as punishment for his continued violation of Russia's hate speech laws.
Igor Kolodez...
