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NYC Transit Workers Seek Equity with First Responders in Preferential Treatment

By: Hellen Zaboulani NYC transit workers have been doing essential work and are expected to show up for work despite the risk amid coronavirus. In...

Queens Woman Dies After Doc Prescribes Controversial Drug Cocktail Without Virus Testing

By: Jared Evan A 65-Year-old woman died after her doctor prescribed hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic azithromycin, after she described coronavirus like symptoms over the phone,...

11 Numbers that Show How Much NYC Has Changed Since the Virus Outbreak

By: Howard Riell They say numbers don’t lie. But they certainly tell stories – including the story of New York City in this time of...

NY Supreme Court Judge & Former City Councilman Noach Dear Dies of COVID-19

A beloved community activist and staunch advocate for Jewish rights Edited By: Fern Sidman Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish communities were plunged into a sea of grief early...

Mourning the Loss of Rabbi Baruch Pollack; 1st Grade Rebbe for 60 Years

Edited by: JV Staff Klal Yisroel has lost one of its most experienced Rebbeim. Rabbi Baruch Pollack was niftar Motzei Shabbos HaGadol at the age...

Staten Island Cemetery Races to Keep Up as NY Virus Deaths Mount

By: David Goldman & Matt Sedensky The streets are eerily quiet. Barely a soul walks by. But when Rabbi Shmuel Plafker arrives at the cemetery,...

NYC Teachers Prepare for Student Mental Health Issues When Schools Reopen

By: Howard M. Riell The emotional damage that is being caused by the coronavirus crisis is very real – and something that educators and mental...

Trump says he’ll help New York’s Cuomo boost virus testing

By JONATHAN LEMIRE, MARINA VILLENEUVE and ZEKE MILLER (AP) Setting aside their differences for at least an afternoon, President Donald Trump and New York Gov....

Big Apple’s Garment Industry Steps Up to Produce Surgical Gowns During Coronavirus

By: Ilana Siyance The novel Coronavirus has had its negative impact on each industry.  New York City’s garment industry, however, is rising up to the...

Staten Island Cemetery Races to Keep Up as NY Virus Deaths Mount

By: David Goldman & Matt Sedensky The streets are eerily quiet. Barely a soul walks by. But when Rabbi Shmuel Plafker arrives at the cemetery,...

Mourning the Loss of Rabbi Baruch Pollack; 1st Grade Rebbe for 60 Years

Klal Yisroel has lost one of its most experienced Rebbeim. Rabbi Baruch Pollack was niftar Motzei Shabbos HaGadol at the age of 92 in...

New York to Offer Kosher Food at Select Sites as Virus Lingers Throughout city

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio authorized on Monday the serving of kosher food at 10 food-distribution sites in Brooklyn and Queens, N.Y.,...

NYPD Seizes Drone Documenting Burials on Hart Island Amid Virus

 By Hadassa Kalatizadeh Thousands of New York City residents have perished due to COVID-19.  This has led to a tragic backlog of bodies in the...

Orthodox Jewish Communities in Bklyn See Frightening Rise in COVID-19 Deaths

Ray Weiler      In this new age of sheltering at home, more New Yorkers than ever are staying in their homes. Tragically, many are dying in...

De Blasio Announces a Summer Devoid of Activity, Beaches, Pools to Remain Closed

By Rusty Brooks Mayor de Blasio is about to spoil summer for millions of New Yorkers. Coronavirus and an very cautious mayor will combine to...

NY Police Arrest 3 Men in Crown Heights for Illegally Gathering in Groups Outside Synagogue

Those in New York City who think they can thumb their nose or completely disregard the city's social distancing stringent guidelines are in a...

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