Russia +Ex-President Dies+
Russia +Ex-President Dies+ Boris Yeltsin, former President of Russia, who engineered the final collapse of the Soviet Union and pushed Russia to embrace democracy and a market economy, has died at 76,...
New York, NY – PA Considering Lexus Lane for Lincoln Tunnel
New York, NY - People who take the Lincoln Tunnel could soon be getting through faster, but it will cost them.
The Port Authority is considering adding a second bus lane. The current bus lane moves 62...
New York, NY – Top Aides To Bloomberg Working Behind Scene, To Prepare A Bloomberg Presidential Candidate.
New York, NY - A top aide to Mayor Bloomberg has met in recent months with the chairman of the state Independence Party to discuss a national ballot access strategy for the 2008 presidential race, par...
Sloatsburg, NY – Inquiry Why Pleasant Stretch of NY State Thruway Proves Deadly
Sloatsburg, NY - New York State Thruway between Exit 15A and Exit 16 is a pleasant, mostly straight ribbon of highway.But the unlucky 13 miles has claimed 25 lives in the past decade, the last three i...
Brooklyn, NY – Tenants Concerned for Yeshiva’s Eviction Plan
Brooklyn, NY - A yeshiva is planning to boot two dozen families - including many elderly and disabled Russian immigrants - from a rent-subsidized apartment building in Brighton Beach.
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New York, NY – When Co-Ops Denies You, They May Have to Say Why.
New York, NY - Nearly two-thirds of the members of the City Council are co-sponsoring a measure to shed a little light on the shadowy process by which co-op boards decide which apartment buyers to acc...
New York, NY – Driving Into NYC Fee, More Details.
New York, NY - A we reported here on Mayor Bloombergs proposal to charge motorists a fee to drive into NYC to curb congestion and traffic problems, Here you can read specific details on it how it will...
Le Havre, France – Graves, Many of them Jewish, Desecrated Again in France
Le Havre, France - Police today arrested five people suspected of desecrating 180 graves, a quarter of them Jewish, in northern France, the third such attack on French cemeteries in as many weeks.
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New York – Date Changed in Special Election Due to Jewish Holiday of Shavuot
New York - Governor Eliot Spitzer announced a change in the date of the special election in the 65th Assembly District in New York County.
The special election will now be held on June 5 instead of th...
Manhattan, NY +Suspicious Package at Station House+
Manhattan, NY +Suspicious Package at Station House+ NYPD ESU on scene EMS and FDNY are staging at 19 1/2 Pitt Street and Broom at the 7th Pct Station houst for a suspicious package possible an explosi...
Trenton NJ – Text Message Sent To Trooper Driving Corzine, Might Be The Cause Of Accident.
Trenton, NJ - We reported here earlier, that the trooper driving Corzine is under investigation, and now there are more details to this report.
A Berkeley Heights police officer who was angrily e-ma...
Washington – Praise to Sen. Charles Schumer, New Legislation To Prevent Mentaly Ill To Get Gun.
Washington - Grappling with the deadliest shooting spree in U.S. history, lawmakers said Sunday they want to eliminate a gap between state and federal laws that can allow someone with a history of me...
Melbourne, Australia – Joseph Gutnick In A Bitter Court Battle with His Former Buddy.
Melbourne Australia - Joseph Gutnick and in his former bosom buddy and one-time stockbroking confidant Levi Mochkina are in a bitter legal battle being played out in the Supreme Court.
Both men are ...
Carson, CA – Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald Dies
Carson, CA - Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald, D-Calif., died of cancer, an aide said.
Millender-McDonald, who was 68, died at her home in Carson, Calif., said her chief of staff, Bandele McQueen.The c...
Quincy, MA – An Orthodox Shul From The Early 1900’s Struggles.
Quincy, MA - To anyone who passes by, Beth Israel Synagogue looks as ready as ever for the next Shabbat service.
The compact, two-story red brick building sits in the middle of a Quincy Point neighbo...
New Square, NY – Refuah Health Center Requesting Helen Hayes Hospital, to Open Rehab Clinic in Village
New Square, NY - Helen Hayes Hospital, a state-run rehabilitation center in West Haverstraw, is asking the state Department of Health for permission to open an outpatient clinic in the Refuah Health C...
Gaza City, Gaza Strip – Hamas Calls for Fresh Offensive Against Israel
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Hamas militants called for a fresh wave of attacks against Israel after troops killed nine Palestinians in weekend fighting, straining a five-month-old cease-fire.Palestinian P...
Atlanta, GA – Delta Airlines To Start Non Stop Service From JFK To Isreal.
Atlanta, GA - Delta Airlines announced last week Friday that it will inaugurate daily, non-stop service from New York's John F. Kennedy Airport to Tel Aviv, Israel starting next March, becoming the ...
Harriman, NY – Famous Mountain Top Mansion’s Sold.
Harriman, NY - 1000's of commuters that travel to the mountain's and Kiryas Joel, are aware of the gorgeous scenic view of a big mansion on top of the mountain which is called the Arden House, that is...
Albany, NY – The State Budget Includes Funding for Jewish Organizations.
Albany, NY - The State Budget that passed a few weeks ago some of the funds went to some Jewish Organizations, The Republican-led Senate, Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno and veteran Sen. Martin Go...