Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY +Fire in Multiple Dwelling+
Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY +Fire in Multiple Dwelling+ Fire Department are on the scene at 1840 52nd Street between 18th and 19th Avenues for a fire on the 3rd floor of this 4 story multiple dwelling....
Queens, NY +Body Found in Shopping Cart+
Queens, NY - NYPD are investigating a body of a man that was found wrapped in a carpet in a shopping cart at the Holiday Inn Hotel parking lot in Queens at 114th Street and 38th Avenue.Police believe ...
Israel – Israel Elects Peres as President
Israeli elder statesman was elected as the country's president, earning him a national honour that crowns the political career of the 83-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate.Peres won the second r...
Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY +Pedestrian Struck+
Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY +Pedestrian Struck+ A motor vehicle accident with a pedestrian that was struck at 14th Avenue and 50th Street Hatzolah responding.
Rome, Italy – Jewish Groups Furious as Convicted Nazi Free to Work
Rome, Italy - Jewish groups reacted angrily to reports that Erich Priebke, a 93-year-old former SS officer found guilty of slaughtering hundreds of civilians in a World War II Nazi reprisal in Rome, w...
United Kingdom – London Beats NY as Business Top Spot
United Kingdom - London stood at the top of a list of 50 cities as the world's biggest commerce centre, beating New York, Tokyo and Chicago.
London beat New York in four of six areas in a new rep...
New York, NY – Singer to stand down as President of Claims Conference
New York, NY - The veteran American Jewish leader Israel Singer will not seek reelection as President of the Claims Conference during the group's election next month.The decision, which had been ...
New York – Rabbis Say Strawberries Not Kosher
U/D 6-12-07 10:39 AM
The CRC has issued a pesak today that frozen strawberries from Bodek are 100% OK if the berries are cooked or ground.
Originally posted 6/6/07 11:29 PM:
New York - Jewish re...
Los Angeles, CA – LAPD To Let 911 Callers Send Text Messages, Photos.
Los Angeles. CA - The Los Angeles Police Department today announced plans for a series of improvements to the city's 911 system, saying callers will soon be able to use text messages, photos and even ...
New York – State Probes How Private Vehicles Got Official Plates
New York - The state department of Motor Vehicles has been handing out coveted official government license plates to vehicle owners who aren't entitled to them.
Yesterday, DMV launched a full-sca...
Florham Park, NJ – Bank Asks Patrons To Remove Head-Coverings To Thwart Robber
Florham Park, NJ - Patrons can't leave their hats, hoods or other head-coverings when entering the Hudson City Savings Bank branch.The bank instituted a no hats policy in hopes of thwarting the m...
Brooklyn, NY +MVA with Entrapment+
Brooklyn, NY +MVA with Entrapment+ A motor vehicle accident with aided trapped on Dahill Road and Avenue "F" NYPD of the 66th Pct and Hatzolah are on the scene, requesting ESU to respond in....
New Jersey – Regardless Of Personal Belief Pharmacist Must Fill Prescription.
New Jersey - A pharmacy would be required to fill prescriptions for any drug it stocks such as birth-control pills regardless of a pharmacist's moral beliefs under a bill that cleared the Legislature ...
Brooklyn, NY +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+
Brooklyn, NY +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+ NYPD Highway units and ESU has closed down the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in both directions at Atlantic Avenue, due to a motor vehicle accident with one vehicle un...
Miami, FL – 11 Passengers Reported ill On Flight.
Miami, FL - Police and fire rescue have reported to a terminal at Miami International Airport where an AeroMexico flight has 11 passengers onboard complaining of feeling ill.
Goshen, NY +Unusual MVA+
Goshen, NY - An Orange County woman had the scare of her life. Susan Freites dropped her child off at School in Goshen, and was heading to her Blooming Grove home on Craigville Road. Freites was truly...
Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Teacher Admits Defrauding Retailers of $200K
Brooklyn, NY - A Brooklyn teacher whose wife is pregnant with their first child pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to playing a key role in a scheme that defrauded several major retail stores o...
New York – New York Expected To Pass Legislation That Will Make Medical Marijuana Legal.
New York - After years of debate, both houses of the Legislature are on the brink of legalizing medical marijuana, the Daily News learned last night.
"I'm very optimistic the bill will pass both hous...
New York – Banker Plans Jewish al-Jazeera Rival.
New York - Russian banker-turned-politician is planning to launch a global Jewish TV network to rival Al-Jazeera, the Evening Standard has learned.
Vladimir Sloutsker, a senator in the upper house o...
Albany, NY – Assembly Speaker Says No Traffic Congestion Fee for Now
Albany, NY - The state Legislature's most powerful Democrat said today there is almost no chance lawmakers will act on Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed traffic congestion fee before ending the annua...