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Historic: Bobover Rebbe Shlit”a Launches ‘Building Fund Campaign’ Seeking to Complete Fundraising Goal of $125 Million

Motzei Shabbos was an evening of history in the Bobover Chassidus, as the Bobover Rebbe Shlit”a gathered his flock for an urgent.... read more

Photo Gallery: Vort in Courts of Dombrova, Kosov and Sanz Gribov

Photos by: Issac Y.... read more

Construction Advocacy Leaders Push Government Officials to Tear Down and Rebuild the BQE

By Yehudit GarmaiseThe NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed, in August, improvements to the deteriorating Brooklyn-Queens.... read more

Rep. Jerry Nadler Says He will Run for Reelection, Despite Reports that he Will Retire

by Yehudit GarmaiseAfter Rep. Jerry Nadler was reportedly “not giving straight answers” about whether he plans to run for reelection in.... read more

FDNY, DSNY Workers Investigated for Submitting Fake Proof of Vaccination

First, the sanitation workers intentionally slowed down their trash pick-ups in the days before the vaccine mandate went into effect on Nov. 1,.... read more

Skulener Rebbe Shlit”a will not conduct public events, Allowing him to Rest

This evening, it was announced from the court of the Skulener Rebbe, shlit”a, that the rebbe will not conduct tish throughout Shabbos parshas.... read more

NYPD Shoot Armed Suspect in High-Speed Pursuit on the Belt Parkway

The entire Belt Parkway has been shut down after the NYPD just shot a reckless perpetrator, who had been travelling at high speeds, which quickly.... read more

NYC Comptroller Claims to Oppose BDS, but Stalls on Divesting City’s Pension from Unilever

By Yehudit GarmaiseNew York City Comptroller Scott Stringer continues to remain vague on whether he will divest from Unilever, the parent.... read more

Alternate Side Parking suspended on Thursday for Veterans Day

Alternate Side Parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended on Thursday, November 11, 2021 for Veterans Day. Meters will remain.... read more

Mayor Considers Ice Cream Incentives, on Top of $100 for Each 5 to 11-Year-Old who Gets Vaccinated

By Yehudit GarmaiseNew York City’s 5 to 11-year-olds, who have been getting vaccinated in large numbers for the last five days, are.... read more

Most City Workers are Back at Work: Only 2,600, on Leave without Pay After Vaccine Mandate

By Yehudit GarmaiseThe number of city employees who refused vaccination who are on leave without pay today was 2,600: coming down.... read more

Joy and History at the Munkatcher Bar Mitzvah in Boro Park

It was with feelings of joy and nostalgia that Munkatcher chassidim celebrated the bar mitzvah of the great-grandson of the.... read more

$16,000 in Jewelry Recouped by Shomrim Following Brazen Robbery Last Night

A momentary panic was brought to grateful relief, and immense heartache spared, due to the fast work of Shomrim last night. It.... read more

News Sparks: Mayor Defends Virtual Press Conferences, While Encouraging City to go In-Person

Mayor Defends Virtual Press Conferences, While Encouraging City to go In-PersonMayor Bill de Blasio defended his virtual press.... read more

Mayor de Blasio Denies He is Leaving the City in Disarray, Says, “New York is Coming Back Strong”

By Yehudit GarmaiseWhen Mayor Bill de Blasio was asked how he would respond to the idea that many New Yorkers feel that the city, at the.... read more

Brooklyn Bridge Bicycle-Riding Skyrockets, After Creation of Two-Way Protected Bike Lane

The Brooklyn Bridge is now a huge part of New York City’s biking boom, ever since the Department of Transportation (DOT) created a new two-way.... read more

Firefighters Rescue Six Workers who were Trapped in Burning Building

Sixty firefighters were necessary to extinguish a fierce blaze that broke out at the bottom floors of a construction site at 6309 4th Ave. this.... read more