New York – Paterson Orders Bureaucracy Fix Faced by Medicaid Patients For Wheelchair Repairs
New York - After a Bronx girl was stranded in her apartment for a month while her wheelchair was repaired, Gov. Paterson is implementing new policies to make sure it doesn't happen again.
Paterson ...
New York City – Tourist Helicopter Rides Are Set to Be Phased Out
New York City - The uproar over the noisy comings and goings of sightseeing helicopters along the West Side of Manhattan has finally led to a plan to eliminate them.
Air Pegasus, the operator of th...
Queens, NY – Woman Suing Realtor for Using False Appraisals to Inflate Property Values
Queens, NY - A woman about to lose her home to foreclosure is suing the realtor and the loan company who sold her the house, alleging that they finagled financing for her by lying about her income.
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New York City – Bloomberg Has Private Fleet of Gas Guzzlers, But Favors Gas-Tax Hike For The Poor
New York City - Mayor Bloomberg may think it's a good idea for the little people to suffer a gas-tax hike to cut down on driving and help the environment - but that doesn't stop the billionaire from k...
New York City – Soaring Food Prices, Food Stamps Buys Less
New York City - The sharp rise in food prices is being felt acutely by poor families on food stamps, the federal food assistance program.
But food stamp allocations, intended to cover only minimum ...
Geneva, Switzerland – FBI To Probe Swiss Bank in Tax Dodging Case That Might Involve 20,000 US Citizens
Geneva, Switzerland - The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has made a formal request to travel to Switzerland to probe a multi-million-dollar tax evasion case involving top Swiss bank UBS.
The mo...
Waterbury, CT – Hospital Sensitive To Frum Jews
Waterbury, CT - An Orthodox Jewish couple drives up to the entrance of Waterbury Hospital, rushing to the maternity ward. It’s Shabbat and the event is considered an emergency, which warrants the husb...
Borough Park, NY – Maimonides Hospital Offers Travel Medicine Service
Borough Park, NY - Getting sick during a vacation can do more than spoil a trip. It can also lead to long-term negative health consequences. Diseases that have been eradicated in the United States are...
Austria – Ex-Nazi Declared Too Old to be Extradited
Austria - An Austrian court has declared a Croatian Nazi war crimes suspect senile for a fourth time.
The ruling will prevent the extradition of Milivoj Asner to his homeland for trial.
The latest...
Paris, France – Lubavitch Teen in Coma after Being Beaten with Metal Bars in Anti-Semitic Attack
Paris, France - The Jewish organisations today condemned an anti-Semitic attack in which a Jewish teenager was beaten by a gang of five youths with metal bars.
The 17-year old youth, named only as Ru...
New York City – Bloomberg: I Am No Fan Of Private School Vouchers
New York City - Mayor Michael Bloomberg hit a sour note by saying he's not big on the idea of private school vouchers, at an education conference hosted by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
New York pa...
Monsey, NY – Couple Face Forgery Charges in House Sale
Monsey, NY - Forgery and attempted grand larceny charges were brought against a Ramapo couple yesterday, accusing them of trying to steal a house belonging to a retired school bus driver.
M. and C....
Okanagan, BC, Canada – Jewish Centre Targeted by Vandals
Okanagan, BC, Canada - Residents of Kelowna are outraged that a synagogue in the Okanagan has been covered in hateful graffiti.
Hate-filled words and swastikas were sprayed all over the Okanagan Jewi...
New York, NY – NYPD Unions Taking Action Against Bloomberg’s Crackdown on Parking Placards
New York, NY - The NYPD's five uniformed unions have taken legal action against the Bloomberg administration's crackdown on government-authorized parking placards.
The unions, which represent police ...
Spring Valley, NY – Congregation May Sue Mayor, Trustees For $20 million
Spring Valley, NY - A Jewish congregation that was allowed to start adding on to a single-family home and then later denied a special permit to continue the project plans to sue Mayor George Darden, t...
Brooklyn, NY – Patient Dies Waiting for Bed at Kings County Hospital
Brooklyn, NY - A 49-year-old mental patient waiting for a bed in Kings County Hospital fell out of a chair and died an hour before anyone came to check on her, the Health and Hospitals Corp. said.
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Washington – Obama: Israel’s Rehearsal For War With Iran Justified
Washington- US presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday that Israel is justified in providing for its security amid the "extraordinary threat" posed to it by Iran.
He spoke after The New Yo...
Kiryas Joel, NY – Court: School District Was Wrong to Fire Teacher
Kiryas Joel, NY - The Kiryas Joel School District must reinstate a fired teacher and give him back pay with interest, a state appeals court ruled.
The Appellate Division of state Supreme Court said...
Monsey, NY – PBA: Officer Didn’t Violate Any Laws By Asking Woman To Remove Her Wig, DA: Respect Religious Beliefs
Monsey, NY - While the town supervisor yesterday sharply criticized a police officer for fingerprinting a Hasidic Jewish woman and ordering her to remove her wig for a mug shot following her arrest.
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Washington – Newsweek Poll Obama Leads McCain By 15 Points
Washington - Barack finally has his bounce. For weeks many political experts and pollsters have been wondering why the race between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain had stayed so tight...