Brooklyn Man Murders Mother

Tragedy struck Midwood this past Saturday night when an emotionally disturbed man murdered his 64-year-old mother by stabbing her 41 times. Richard Cohen, 31, who had...

Anti-Semitic Vandals Deface Holocaust Memorial in Sheepshead Bay

Twice a month Midwood resident Moishe Veysman, an Orthodox Jewish man who survived the Holocaust, goes to the Holocaust Memorial Park in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn to...

Serial Killer Still at Large

NYPD Releases Sketch of Suspect in Murder of Orthodox B’klyn Business Owner A possible suspect has been identified in the murder this past Thursday night of...

‘Butcher of Brooklyn’ to Plead Guilty to Murder

When Levi Aron, 36, appears in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Thursday, August 9th, his fate will be sealed. The man, known in the media as the...

Memorial for Victims of Munich Massacre Held Outside U.N. Building on Tisha B’Av

NYC Press Secretary Stu Loeser Steps Down

Plans to Launch Consulting Firm Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced that Stu Loeser, the longest-serving chief spokesperson for any Mayor in New York City’s history,...

New Modesty Signs in Williamsburg Stores Raise Customer Concerns

A spate of new signs forbidding women from entering Chassidic-owned stores in Williamsburg in revealing outfits has generated critical comments from both customers and prominent social...

‘Jewish’ Missionaries Hit New York City Metro Area With Slick New Campaign

Late last month, Jewish communities across Long Island, the Five Towns, and Queens began receiving visitors at their doorsteps. It wasn’t the usual visitors, collecting for...

Greenfield Presents New Trucks to Brooklyn Sanitation Garage to Clear Snow & Clean Streets

Councilman David G. Greenfield (D-Brooklyn) joined New York City Sanitation Department Commissioner John J. Doherty at the Brooklyn 12 Sanitation Garage last week to unveil two...

Friends of IDF Event at Yankee Stadium a ‘Home Run’

Fundraiser Brings in Over $100 Thousand to Support Special Forces Canine Unit The Friends of the IDF (FIDF), together with the President of the New York...

Judge Rules in Favor of Pamela Geller Anti-Jihad Bus Ad

A federal judge has ruled that anti-Islamist activist Pamela Geller was legally justified in attempting to place ads on New York City buses that denounced Muslim...

Judge Dear Removed from Brooklyn Criminal Court after Controversial Decision

Judge Noach Dear – a former Brooklyn City Councilman who was elected as a jurist in 2007 – has been removed from his role in Brooklyn...

Cuomo Signs Halachically Compatible Palliative Care Act

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a new piece of health care legislation – the Palliative Care Act – that expands the options of seriously...

New Challenger Seeks to Unseat Six-Term B’klyn DA Charles Hynes

Abe George Decries Policy of  “Protecting” Child Molesters A Brooklyn native and longtime public servant, Abe George is ready to serve again, this time as the...

Manhattan Beach Shul Resolves Feud with Neighbors

Finally Dismantles Unauthorized A/C Unit A shul in Manhattan Beach has finally resolved its four-year long dispute with the elderly Holocaust survivor couple living next door....

Hundreds Gather at JFK to Make Aliyah to Israel With Nefesh B’Nefesh

Travelers at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Wednesday, July 11, were treated to quite a spectacle. At Terminal 4, near the check-in...