Acquisition of Torah Temima Building for Satmar Talmud Torah Announced at Dinner
By YS GoldAttendees at the dinner to benefit the Satmar mosdos in Boro Park were apprised of an incredible development that is causing ripples of.... read more
Amazon Shuttles Employees in Driverless Taxis on Public Roads
By Yehudit GarmaiseHas Amazon.com, which acquired the auto-taxi company “Zoox” in 2020 for an undisclosed sum, pulled ahead of Tesla in providing.... read more
NYPD Takes Down Retail Crime Ring, Arresting 41
by Mindy CohnNew York Attorney General Letitia James was joined by Mayor Eric Adams and the NYPD at the attorney general's office to announce the.... read more
New Fundraising Program to Boost Small-Dollar Donors in N.Y. Races
by BoroPark24 StaffThe new statewide Public Campaign Finance Program seeks to boost small-dollar donations for political campaigns.Launched in.... read more
NYC Loses $12 Billion Every Year as Only 50% of Employees Return to Their Offices
By Yehudit GarmaiseDoes New York City’s excitement and economy depend on employees returning to the office?With only 50% of New Yorkers working in.... read more
Suspect Arrested Friday Night for Ongoing String of Boro Park Break-Ins
by M.C. MillmanAn individual suspected of being responsible for a number of break-ins around Boro Park over the last few weeks was arrested early.... read more
Microchip Shortage Forces Credit Card Customers to Wait Months for New Plastic
By Yehudit GarmaiseInstead of the five to 10-days that credit card customers usually wait to receive new plastic, thanks to a global semiconductor.... read more
Crashes by NYC Government-Wwned Vehicles Get More Costly
by Meir SternhillAccidents caused by vehicles owned by New York City's government are costing the city more each year, according to a report by.... read more
Going Green: Record Number of Solar Panels Installed in NYC
by Meir SternhillThe sight of solar panels atop roofs in the New York City region is not as uncommon as a few short years ago.Nearly 10,000 panels.... read more
Mayor Adams Solicits State for $4.2 Billion to Cover Mounting Migrant Bill
by M.C. MillmanMayor Eric Adams has put a new price tag on the more than 44,000 asylum-seeking migrants, requesting that State lawmakers agree.... read more
Bluzev to Inaugurate New Beis Medrash in Honor of Simcha
By YS GoldThe courts of Bluzev and Roslowitz will be celebrating a chasunah next Wednesday. The chosson is Yisroel, the son of the Bluzever Rebbe,.... read more
Weekend Weather: Following Record-Breaking Temps, Cold Weather to Return
By Yaker Biegeleisen Thursday’s temperatures of 71 degrees in Islip, 69 in Central Park, broke records for this time of year. Friday.... read more
Bird Flu Has Become a Year-Round Issue While Spreading to New Countries
by Mindy CohnThe Avian flu, which was first the cause of chicken prices rising during COVID and now the cause of egg prices skyrocketing, has spread.... read more
Hyundai and Kia Installing Software Patch to Prevent Car Thieves
by Mindy CohnAfter insurance companies began refusing to offer coverage for Hyundai and Kia vehicles, given how easy it has been to steal the cars,.... read more
New Yorkers Can See SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites in Night Sky
By Yehudit GarmaiseStargazing New Yorkers who look up tonight might notice a new chain of lights in the night sky.The line of illuminated satellites.... read more
World Bank President Announces Plan to Step Down
by Mindy Cohn After a recent controversy over climate change comments, World Bank President David Malpass announced on Wednesday that he will be.... read more
80 Yungeleit from Belzer Kehillah Complete Semicha Program
BY: YS GoldOn Monday night the dayonim of the Belzer Kehillah in Brooklyn gathered with eighty young avreichim from the local Belzer Kehillah for an.... read more