Kiryas Yoel MonDroe – A five-story building 65,000-square-foot structure, is in the early stages of construction, on Bakertown Rd in front of the sewage treatment plant, for offices and stores.

But the project was on hold till now because no banks would lend money for the work without tenants in place, then community leaders got a $6 million loan from Kiryas Yoel’s religious school system – the United Talmudical Academy (UTA).
The deal generated roughly $2.7 million to start construction, which could total $6 million to $6.5 million, they plan to borrow the rest after lining up the tenants.
And who are the sponsors Officially, it’s the United Talmudical Academy, which now owns, through two shell corporations, both the shopping center and the 2 acres where the business center is being build.

Rabbi was denied a cup of coffee in a paper cup because of kashros, then he fought a 13-year battle against the restaurant, and now he was rewarded $500.
Was it worth it?

Staten Island +Large Commercial Fire+ Level 3 mobilization at 14 Van St. near Richmond Terrace at the Fix-A-Dent Plant for a large fire in a commercial chemical storage building with reported explosions, bldg. contains raw methanol, glycerine & corrosives.
RMP is on fire from the chemicals which are flowing down on the street.
Four foam lines stretched, one person who was welding at the time of the explosion is reported missing, one DOA on the scene maybe the same as the missing.

U/D: Person who was welding is DOA from a spark that flow from a grinding machine that he was using on to the fuel tank, killing him immediately.

Brooklyn +Worker In To Hole+ At 12th Ave. and 53rd St. at a construction site, FD removing the person, with non life threatening injures.

With talks of casinos or video lottery terminal gaming facilities allover the Hudson Valley and Catskill regions, Casino-Free Sullivan County has joined with other opposition groups of Ulster County to fight together in.
Casino-Free Sullivan spokesperson said. “The politicians are trying to place one along the Thruway in Orange County and we keep hearing every few days of another site in Ulster County,” where there is talk of possibly two casinos being proposed, she said. “Contrary to what the politicians would have us believe, the citizens are very much against this. So we have no choice but to join forces with the people from Orange and Ulster County.”
The Orange County proposal is for a video lottery terminal gaming facility near the Thruway in the Town of Newburgh.

Flight To JFK Airport Diverted Over Hijacking Scare, A Virgin Atlantic flight from London to JFK Airport in New York is being diverted after air traffic controllers heard the hijack code coming from the crew.

Flight being diverted to Canada.
Canadian military is escorting.

New Windsor +When Is Motzei Shabbos+ are any Shomre Shabbos living in New Windsor?
The State Human Commission is fighting a vote – if or not to build a $7 million sports complex – that would be held on Shabbos.
The dispute is over, when shabbos ends, according to one politician who is running for Orange County Legislature he claims that he could not participate in the voting process which end at 9:00 P.M. and Motzie Shabbos is at 9:20 – 9:23 P.M., but the towns lawyer submitted copies that shows that the zman is at 8:07 P.M. giving anyone Shomrie Shabbos 53 minutes to vote. also the Town Supervisor point’ ed out that absentee ballots are available, he said that he deals with several rabbis, and never heard anything about this.

Monticello NY +2nd-Alarm Fire+ A 2nd alarm fire has been called for Safary’s Bungalow Colony on Kutsher Rd and Liberty Rd. for a structure fire of several bungalows that are on fire, Town Fire Dept is calling help from all surrounding towns for tankers and man power.

U/D: 5:01 +3rd-Alarm* has been called now multiple structure’s on fire. numerous M/A to the scene and cover.

Brooklyn +Burn Victim+ 1259 East 10th St and Ave. L, a male with severe burns to his back is being transport with Hatzolah to Staten Island University Hospital.

Brooklyn +Major MVA+ E. 9th St. & Ave J, MVA with entrapment/pin job. FD Squad-1 units o/s putting Hurst Tool to use extricating. ESU A-6 and Hatzolah also on the scene, Rescue 2 & Sqd 1 responding.

U/D: 14:43
Victim has been extricated.

Manhattan +Body Floating in the Hudson River+ 95th St. and Henry Hudson Parkway, now at the area of the boat basin, FD reporting they have a sighting around 86th St. PD requesting FD not to touch body and to await NYPD Harbor since body might be a possible crime scene.

Rockland County, Ramapo +Suspicious Package+ At the Ramapo Police station house on route 59, a female white about 50 years old, came in with a package and said that she has an important package to drop off for the sergeant, Suspicious Package Alert is in affect.

U/D: 11:02
Incident has been cleared, subject is known to police.

Monticello – You know how bad it is if you’ve ever driven in the summer months along Route 42 in the Town of Thompson to Wal-Mart.
You see a milelong stretch of cars going nowhere.
Two state Department of Transportation projects are in the works to help solve the annual summer gridlock along the 1.3-mile stretch of Route 42 running through Sullivan County’s retail core, past Home Depot, ShopRite and several chain restaurants and retail outlet stores.

Kiryas Yoel MonDroe — Mayor Abraham Wieder and two allies rolled to victory at the polls yesterday, preserving their faction’s monopoly on political power

Brooklyn +Officer Down+ Rockway & Dumont 73 Pct. officer was shot, multiple shots fired, 10-13 req. officer is being taken to Brookdale Hospital and his partner to Jamaica Hospital, req. multiple BLS units to stand by. All units to location of the shooting Livonia and Powel. multiple streets being closed in the area. A Gold Ford Contour fled the scene, perp was wearing white jacket and white doo rags, perp reported to be shot in the shoulder, and has a black handgun. A level 3 mobilization is being called in regards. ESU/K9/Aviation and all special units responding.

U/D: 20:23
Viper units out at location with video of the perp in the auto. perp is observed firing shots and being shot. Auto has been located at Mother Gaston Blvd. and Belmont Ave.

U/D: 20:28
Officer that was shot is not in likely cond.
Perp poss took P/O’s firearm.

Chief of Dept. & Chief of Patrol O/S at the hospital.

U/D: 21:09
Officer’s firearm recovered.

U/D: 21:36
NYPD have the perp in custoody at 131 Belmont St. Apt 16-C has been apprehended and will be brought down to street level, EMS requested on a rush to location.

U/D: 22:01
Officer out of surgery in stable condition cop was shot three times but vest saved him . injured perp being escorted to Brookdale Hospital.

U/D: 22:09
Perp is possible DOA with a self inflicted gunshot wond.

A wild police scene right in the heart of Forest Hills Wednesday afternoon, as several people barricaded themselves inside an apartment on 107-40 Queens Blvd.

A man wanted in a domestic disturbance is barricaded into a large high rise on the 14th floor of the building, possibly with three other males, perps when to the balcony but not in danger of jumping, ESU requesting truck 8 with the air bag.

U/D: 17:29
2 Barricaded perps wanted for a domestic dispute are in custody. ESU/TARU/HNT and Aviation are on the scene.

Bourgh Park Brooklyn. +Check Cashing Robbery+ One perp in custody and a gun recovered after he robbed the check cashing at 13th Av. and 50th St, he was pursuit by the 66th precinct and by the Brooklyn South Shomrim Safety Patrol and apprehended at 51st. St. and 14th. Av. PD requesting ESU for an evidence search.

Manhattan Yeshiva University +Hazardous Substances Spill and Fire+ Amsterdam Ave. and West 183rd St. fire on the 13th floor computer room and a spill of mercury and other uknown substances that are starting to react.
FD on the scene and Hazmat requested.

U/D: 8:19
Hazmat has closed floors 13 to 18, fire is under control.

Manhattan, +East River Floater+ F.D.R. and Wall St. at Pier 11 (South St. Seaport) PD and ESU advising of a confirmd floating body in the East River, Harbor Units and FD have the DOA on board and bringing it to Pier 11

A Long Island man is accused of pretending that he was an officer assigned to the 90th precinct in Williamsburg Brooklyn.
Kendall L. Rattley, 20, of Stafford County is charged with impersonating a police officer, obstruction of justice, possession of marijuana and carrying a concealed weapon, police say.
He is charged in connection with an incident at Spotsylvania Mall.
A deputy went to the mall about 11:20 a.m. Friday after receiving a report about a suspicious person, that security agents had a confrontation with a man who claimed to be a New York City police officer. but he did not have any valid identification.
The man told them that he was assigned to the 90th precinct and handed over a plastic card with a picture of a New York patrolman’s badge.
He didn’t know the telephone number to his office or provide other information to prove a New York police position.
The man was handcuffed and was being patted down when he told the deputy that he had a BB gun in his possession. A black pellet gun was retrieved from his waistband, along with a small amount of suspected marijuana and a wallet identifying him as Rattley.