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Mayor Says His Private Sector Vaccine Mandate is “Good for Business”

By Yehudit GarmaiseMayor Bill de Blasio said that his goals of “Educate and Correct” are what.... read more

NYC Workplace Vaccination Order Forces Chase Bank to Close Some of its Branches Temporarily

Chase Bank has closed some of its branches including one on 13th Ave and 49th St and another on McDonald Ave and 18th Ave. New York.... read more

Mayor Remains 110% Convinced Private Sector Vaccine Mandate “the Right Thing to Do”

By Yehudit GarmaiseMayor Bill de Blasio’s mandate for small business owners to require.... read more

New Yorkers Must Show Proof of Full Vaccination to Enter Restaurants, Fitness Centers, and Entertainment Venues: Starting Today

By Yehudit GarmaiseNew Yorkers who are older than 12-years-old will be required, starting today, to show proof of two vaccination shots.... read more

Subways to Run Less Frequently until Thursday: So Many Transit Workers out Sick

By Yehudit GarmaiseThe New York City subways will run less frequently today through Thursday because so many transit workers are out.... read more

Swastika Spray-Painted on Play Equipment at 18th Avenue Park

By Yehudit GarmaiseThe NYPD, Boro Park Shomrim members, Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein, and District Leader David Schwartz, conferred.... read more

News Sparks: NY and Florida Both Hit COVID Highs; Baby Cow Escapes Slaughter; and More

By Yehudit GarmaiseFlorida Hits New Record for COVID Positivity, Testing in Great DemandNew York smashed its.... read more

MTA Hopes to Provide One Last Run of 1960s-era Subway Cars, Before They are Put on Display at NY Transit Museum

By Yehudit GarmaiseThe final runs of four vintage subway cars from the 1960s, called R32s or “Brightliners,” that the Metropolitan.... read more

Gov. Hochul Says Stay Strong, Surge Won’t Last Long: Get Both Shots and Booster

By Yehudit GarmaiseGov. Kathy Hochul asked New Yorkers, on Friday, to stay strong though the latest COVID surge that she and health.... read more

News Sparks: Iran Fires 16 Warning Missiles at Israel; Israel Offers Help to Kentucky; NASA to Study Oldest Light of the Universe

By Yehudit GarmaiseIran Fired 16 ballistic missiles at Israel as “a Warning” not to Attack Iran’s Islamic.... read more

Suspect Sought for Showing Firearm During Personal Dispute Saturday Early Morning

A suspect is being sought by police for showing a firearm during a personal dispute early Saturday morning on 56th Street between 15th and 16th.... read more

Memory Lane: Reb Yissaschar Thau

Standing up for the Honor of Shabbos in 1922On November 11, 1922, a letter appeared in the Yiddishes Taggeblat column “licht un.... read more

Babies Named in 2020

Mazal Tov! Celebration spreads as soon as a baby is born! Somehow, newborns know the magic of bringing light into the world. The NYC.... read more

Weekly Weather: More Storms in Store

BY: Yaker BiegeleisenFollowing a Shabbos that saw rain in the morning, and in the evening—we look ahead to a week with a pattern of.... read more

Gov. Hochul says: Get Back to Work. “We are not Shutting Down Businesses, and We are Not Shutting Down Schools

By Yehudit GarmaiseGov. Kathy Hochul issued new guidance that fully vaccinated healthcare workers and other critical workforce members.... read more

President Biden Lifts Travel Ban on Eight Countries in Southern Africa

By Yehudit GarmaisePresident Joe Biden has lifted the travel ban on eight South African countries that he issued 25 days ago, after the.... read more

Weekend Weather: Following Significant Snow Showers, More Mild Snow on Shabbos Morning

By: Yaker BiegeleisenBoro Parkers awoke this morning to see a modest amount of snow.... read more

News Sparks: Sen. Cruz to Run for President; Julian Assange Hopes to Avoid Harsh Punishments in US; TSA Agent Saves Baby; and More

By Yehudit GarmaiseSen. Cruz Will Likely Make Another Presidential RunSen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who came in second to former.... read more