Washington, DC – Nonprofit Security Grants to be Released
Washington, DC - The U.S. Congress appropriates $15 million for 2008 Nonprofit Security Grants. The grant guidance will be released February 1st.The Department of Homeland Security plans to publish th...
Manhattan, NY – Commission on Congestion Pricing Passes Plans for $8 Enter Fee
Manhattan, NY - The commission in charge of creating a plan to deal with the chronic gridlock that plagues New York City has come up with its final recommendations, a scaled-down version of the origin...
New York, NY – Wall Street Rallies.
New York, NY - Wall Street rallied Thursday afternoon, with financial and homebuilder stocks leading the way, after bond insurer MBIA sought to reassure investors about its outlook, reassuring a skitt...
New York, NY – Arabic School Rivals Clash on Steps of City Hall
New York, NY - A dispute over the city's new Arabic-language public school escalated, when a press conference on the steps of City Hall brought supporters and opponents of the school face to face...
Australia – Animal Groups Demand Halt To ‘Shechitah’
Australia - Animal welfare groups have called on federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke to halt the slaughter by throat slitting of up to 4000 sheep a week at four Victorian abattoirs for new kosher ...
Bronx, NY – Police Discover Body in Suitcase
Bronx, NY - A body has been discovered in the trunk of a stolen car in the Bronx.Police officers smelled a foul odor coming from the trunk of the parked car. Once the officers pried the trunk open the...
Washington, DC – Big Boost to NYC Area Transit from DHS
Washington, DC - NYC-area transit systems are expected to see a big increase in security dollars from the Department of Homeland Security, while the area's port security grants will increase slig...
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY – NYPD Detective Accused Of Helping Run Cocaine Ring
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY - An NYPD detective from Brooklyn's 90th precinct was arrested on charges of drug trafficking over a five-year period.Luis Batista, 34, helped run a cocaine ring that e...
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil – Judge Bans Carnival Float Depicting Naked Holocaust Victims
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - A judge issued an order today prohibiting a Rio samba group from parading during carnival with a float depicting naked bodies of Holocaust victims, as was reported here on VIN...
Monsey, NY – Former Assemblyman Arrested for DWI
Monsey, NY - A former state Assemblyman from Rockland County has been arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
Ramapo Town Police have arrested Ryan Karben, 33, of Monsey late last night af...
Hoboken, NJ – Large Fire Kills Man, Dozens Displaced
Hoboken, NJ - The large fire yesterday at the five-story apartment building at 1203 Washington Street between 12th and 13th Streets, killed one person and injured his roommate.The 28-year-old Seth De...
Moscow – Wave of attacks on Jews in Russia
Moscow - Russia's Jewish community on Thursday reported three attacks in the last two weeks, including a raid on a synagogue and desecration of a memorial to Holocaust victims.
In Ulyanovsk, a group ...
Kerhonkson, NY – Four Arrested, Over 400 Pounds of Stolen Copper Recovered
Kerhonkson, NY - Four people have been arrested for allegedly stealing copper from buildings in Kerhonkson and the Sullivan County area.State police allege the four subjects entered a vacant summer ca...
Nassau County – Anti-Semitic, Anti-Black Hate Crimes Rise in Nassau
Nassau County - Reports of hate crimes in Nassau County rose 22 percent last year - 150 cases were reported in 2007, up from 123 cases reported in 2006 - largely because of two waves of anti-Semitic a...
South Fallsburg, NY – Fallsburg Tackles Litter Problem In Yiddish
South Fallsburg, NY — There is no specific word for "litter" in Yiddish.
The idea is not to single out summer Orthodox visitors, according to town officials and leaders within the Jewish community, ...
Frankfurt, Germany – Man that Stabbed Rabbi, Indict
Frankfurt, Germany - A man who has admitted stabbing a rabbi on a city street has been indicted for attempted manslaughter, prosecutors said today.Police said the 22-year-old suspect in the September ...
Wallingford, CT – Suspect in Bombing of Boro Park Man, Arrested Again with Bomb Material in Preschool Parking Lot
Wallingford, CT - The perp facing charges in the 2002 bombing of a Borough Park, Brooklyn man, was arrested after police found two improvised explosive devices, bomb-making materials and firearms in h...
Manhattan, NY – Landlord Pinnacle Selling 22 Buildings
Manhattan, NY - An eviction-loving landlord is seeking to send a set of 22 apartment buildings into the hands of a new owner.
The Pinnacle Group, led by Joel Weiner, is taking bids on a portfolio of ...
Ulyanovsk, Russia – Nine Teenagers Arrested for Drawing Swastikas on Jewish Centre
Ulyanovsk, Russia - Nine adolescents were arrested for drawing swastikas on a Jewish cultural centre in Ulyanovsk -- in the Volga region.
"Youths gathered in front of the centre drew swastikas...
New York – Obama Policy Adviser Provided Assistance To Terrorist Groups
New York - A policy adviser to Sen. Barack Obama who has advocated negotiations with Hamas and providing international assistance to the terrorist group, is rasing serious concern to many jewish grou...