Bronx, NY +Major Traffic Delays on Cross Bx Expressway+
Bronx, NY +Major Traffic Delays on Cross Bx Expressway+ NYPD ESU have closed off all lanes to traffic at East and West bound of the Cross Bronx Expressway at Jerome Avenue dur to a motor vehicle accid...
Prague, Czech Republic – Hijack Attempt on Russian Plane Foiled
Prague, Czech Republic - A Russian passenger plane bound for Geneva was hijacked by someone with an explosive device ordering the crew to change course, but the plane made an emergency landing in Prag...
New York, NY – Murder Rate Climbed Up in the City
New York - Murder rates climbed this year in New York after many years of decline. In New York City, where the city reported 579 murders through Dec. 24 - a 9.8 percent increase - officials said that ...
Israel – Palestinian Prisoners Escape from Jail, Caught by Security Forces
Israel - Two Palestinian prisoners, both members of Fatah and residents of the Gaza Strip and are approaching the end of their prison sentences, managed to escape from Ktziot Prisoner in the Negev wer...
Valley Stream, NY – First Torah Ever to Fly the Skies
Valley Stream, NY - Israir Airlines will soon become the first airline to maintain an authentic Torah on board its aircraft.
The "Sky-Torah," is handwritten especially for the airline, a...
Newark, NJ +Newark Airport Security Alert+
Newark, NJ - Two U.S. Marshals boarded a Continental plane that was about to depart and they escorted off one passenger at Gate 23, requesting PD to assist.
Boro Park, Brooklyn, NY +MVA Involving RMP+
Boro Park, Brooklyn, NY +MVA Involving RMP+ A motor vehicle accident involving NYPD RMP on 14th Avenue and 35th Street in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn, NY Hatzolah respondint.
Nyack, NY +Tappan Zee Bridge Traffic Alert+
Nyack, NY +Tappan Zee Bridge Traffic Alert+ New York State Police on the scene and have a visual of the suspect in the water, jumper jumped from the north bound site mid span of the Tappan Zee Bridge ...
Toronto, Canada – Bookstore Picketed by Palestinians for Donating Scholarships to Israel
Toronto, Canada - Protesters picketed a bookstore because its owners made a donation to an Israeli cause.
A group of about 25 picketers waved Palestinian flags on Bay Street as they urged a boycot...
Israel – Immigration Falls to 18 Year Low
Israel - Immigration to Israel hit its lowest in 18 years in 2006. Some 21,000 immigrated to Israel. The 2006 figure was the lowest since 13,000 in 1988. A total of 22,657 people moved to Israel in 20...
Brooklyn, NY +MVA with Rollover+
Brooklyn, NY +MVA with Rollover+ A motor vehicle accident with one vehicle that rolled over at 83rd Street and 15th Avenue, Hatzolah responding on a rush.
U/D: 15:58
Hatzolah canceling all further, E...
Brooklyn, NY – Large Housing Complex to Stay Affordable But Decreasing Cost of Operating
Brooklyn, NY - The Arker Cos. and the Domain Cos. bought the 582-unit affordable housing complex Spring Creek Gardens for $18.3 million. The partnership plans $51.7 million in renovations to redevelop...
Orange County, NY – Contractors Might Require Certification for Every Building Trades
Orange County, NY - Finishing a basement. Installing a toilet in the extra bathroom. Laying stones for a new patio in the backyard, none of these tasks require licensed contractors in Orange County, b...
Israel – Pipe Bomb Thrown at Kever Rachel’s Complex
Israel - Palestinians threw a pipe bomb towards Kever Rachel's Tomb complex. No injuries or damage were reported.
The IDF forces began searching the area for the culprits.
London – Mother Crushed to Death by Cement Truck
Hampstead, London - A mother of two children was crushed to death under a cement mixing truck.
Emma Foa an Italian Jewish woman, was cycling to work when she was in collision with the eight-wheele...
New York, NY – Graduation Today for NYPD’s Hasidic Jewish Policeman
New York, NY - The NYPD recruited the first Hasidic cop, and he is graduating later today.
Joel Witriol, a 25-year-old Talmud scholar from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, did his training at the department's...
Manhattan, NY – Bank Boss Suit for Anti-Semitic Statements
Manhattan, NY - A Jewish man says his former boss at Bear Stearns was an equal-opportunity racist who made his life hell.
In a $2 million lawsuit, Martin Gover claims his supervisor, Victor Scha...
Israel +Israeli Soldier Captured by Palestinians Still Alive+
Israel - Egypt's foreign minister says Egypt knows Israeli soldier captured by Palestinian militants is still alive.
Rancho Mirage, CA +Former President Ford Died+
Rancho Mirage, CA - Former President Gerald Ford, who took over the US presidency from Richard Nixon in 1974 and remained in office until 1976, has died at age 93.
Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY +CO Emergency+
Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY +CO Emergency+ Fire Department are evacuating residents from 1443 50th Street between 14th and 15th Avenue's in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn, NY for high carbon mo...