Bush Takes Responsibility For Katrina Errors
President Bush says Hurricane Katrina exposed "serious problems in the response capability at all levels of government" and that he takes responsibility.
Bush: Gov't Didn't Do Job Right, I Take Respon...
Staten Island +Boat Struck Bridge+
Staten Island +Boat Struck Bridge+ A container boat has struck the Bayonne Bridge's anchor and one container fell off the ship into the water, PD on scene requesting ESU and the collapse rig units to ...
Be Aware Of Major Traffic Concerns At The Area Of Midtown Manhattan
New Yorkers could be facing the worst traffic congestion in city history this week, In preparation for the 60th anniversary of the United Nations, which will draw more than 170 heads of state and gove...
Building inspector seeks to bar use of Monsey synagogue for now.
Ramapo Building Inspector will go before the Town Board tomorrow to seek an injunction to bar everyone but construction crews from visiting Monsey synagogue Congregation Birchas Yosef where a 6-year-o...
9/11 money well spent?
Were 9/11 loans money well spent? that's what several members of Congress are worried about and have called for an investigation, about misuse of the program.
For example the Kiryas Yoel MonDroe Meat...
Queens +L.I.E. Traffic Alert+
Queens +L.I.E. Traffic Alert+ At the L.I.E. service road between 38th St and Greenpoint Ave ESU requested by PD for a leaning light pole and live wires hanging down on all but one lane.
Rockland +Thruway Traffic Alert+
Rockland Sloatsburg, +Thruway Traffic Alert+ NY State Thruway southbound at M/M 34.7 heavy traffic delays due to a MVA with injuries, Sloatsburg BLS requesting Rockland ALS to respond.
Mayor’s Report Card. Crime Is Down, But Rats Are Up.
On the mayor's annual report card, firefighters are slower in responding to fires and the city is battling a rat problem.
The report showed about 31,600 pest control complaints, a 40 percent increas...
Canadian Premier To Outlaw All Religious Arbitration
TORONTO -- Jewish groups want a meeting with Premier Dalton McGuinty after his surprise announcement that Ontario will outlaw all religious arbitration to settle family law disputes
The Premier caugh...
Major Portion of Los Angeles Loses Power
A major portion of Los Angeles lost power Monday afternoon. Outages were reported from downtown to the San Fernando Valley.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power did not immediately have an ex...
Washington – FEMA Director Resigned
WASHINGTON - Mike Brown says he has resigned as director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
U/D: 17:03
R. David Paulison, head of FEMA's emergency preparedness force, is President Bush's pic...
Colombia Airliner Hijacked
BOGOTA, Colombia Air Force chief said a Colombian airliner was "apparently hijacked."
Yeshiva University Being Sued
New york -- A fourth worker at Yeshiva University has sued the school and her former boss - who has since been fired from his job - for $15 million in damages, for improper favors in exchange for bett...
NETZARIM, Palestinians Take Over Jewish Settlements And Smash Up Gaza Synagogue
NETZARIM, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian police stood by helplessly as crowds of Palestinian triumphant youths smashed the windows of a synagogue in a former Jewish settlement and tried to set on fire an...
Borough Park +Barricaded Perp+
Borough Park +Barricaded Perp+ Boro Park Shomrim Potral and NYPD on scene at 5616 New Utrecht Ave requesting ESU for a barricaded perp armed with a knife and wanted for a robbery. After being approach...
B.Q.E. +Traffic Alert+
B.Q.E. +Traffic Alert+ Westbound B.Q.E. entrance to Williamsburg Bridge are all lanes closed due to a car fire, FD on the scene operating.
Queens +Belt Parkway MVA+
Queens +Belt Parkway MVA+ Eastbound Belt Parkway and the Cross Bay Blvd. an MVA with an overturned vehicle, all occupants are out, ESU and Hatzolah are on the scene requesting ALS with a rush.
Brooklyn Bridge +Traffic Advisory+
Brooklyn Bridge +Traffic Advisory+ Brooklyn Bridge one lane closed in each direction due to activity of the NYPD, expect delays.
Independence Party Seeks To Remove Member
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The state Independence Party is trying to remove an executive committee member who is accused of saying Jews "function as mass murderers of people of color."
Letters were sent to coun...
Baton Rouge. – Katrina Leaves 25 Sacred Torahs Untouched.
Baton Rouge. - The Jewish synagogues of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish, has rescued its 25 Torah scrolls.
A group of about 13 volunteers from both Baton Rouge synagogues and the Jewish Federation of...
