Month April 2021

Hester Ford, the oldest living United States citizen, passed away peacefully over the weekend. She was 116. Born on August 15, 1904, in Lancaster County, South Carolina, Ford grew up… Read more » The post Oldest Living American Passes Away… Continue Reading →

The New York Police Department has warned its officers there can be no unscheduled days off until further notice, as the nation watches and waits for the verdict in Dereck… Read more » The post NYPD Warned No Unscheduled Days… Continue Reading →

New York City fire marshals said Friday that an overloaded power strip caused an apartment fire in Queens that injured 21 people, including 16 firefighters. The April 6 blaze at the six-story building, which displaced about 240 residents, was an… Continue Reading →

With spring upon us, we are excited to welcome the newest group of buyers to Jerusalem Estates. Each resident is gifted with an artisanal copper washing cup, handcrafted by Bier Factory, Silver Workshop & Manufacturers of Exquisite Judaica. In the… Continue Reading →

For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, leading to a massive expansion in emergency… Read more » The post New Migrant Facilities Crop up… Continue Reading →

Israelis went about without masks on Sunday after the order to wear them outdoors was rescinded in another step towards relative normality thanks to the country’s mass-vaccination against COVID-19. With… Read more » The post ‘A Very Good Weird’: Israel… Continue Reading →

While Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu‏‏ continues to struggle to gain enough support to form a right-wing government, Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid issued a call for a unity government of… Read more » The post Lapid Calls for Unity Government… Continue Reading →

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu‏‏’s corruption trial does not disqualify him from forming a government, according to ruling by the High Court on Sunday. The ruling ended months of speculation… Read more » The post High Court Clears Netanyahu to… Continue Reading →

Petty Officer 3rd Class Edmund Di Liscia, a Jewish soldier aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, has been granted the right to keep his beard. Di Liscia, who grew… Read more » The post Jewish Soldier Allowed to Keep… Continue Reading →

U.S. officials said Sunday that President Joe Biden is committed to raising the cap on refugee admissions this year, currently set at 15,000, but indicated it was unlikely he will… Read more » The post U.S. Officials Pledge Biden Will… Continue Reading →

Police are investigating a hit-and-run in Williamsburg on Motzei Shabbos. At around 10:30PM, a minivan parked on Wythe Avenue and Rutledge Street backed into five pedestrians. One person was taken to the hospital by Williamsburg Hatzolah. The driver of the… Continue Reading →

A New York man who authorities say went on a hate crime spree targeting people based on their religion and sexual orientation has been indicted on 36 criminal charges, Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini announced Friday. Christopher Keller, 36,… Continue Reading →

Israel’s exit from the covid pandemic is moving ahead, with news that tourists who have been vaccinated may soon be eligible to receive the equivalent of an Israeli green passport,… Read more » The post Report: Green Passport for Tourists… Continue Reading →

New York and surrounding states are seeing employment steadily rise as COVID cases fall and restrictions are eased back. New York added 61,200 jobs in March, a 0.8% increase from… Read more » The post Jobs Returning to NY as… Continue Reading →

The Lakewwod Police Department this morning release to the following details in the incident which left two police officers injured, leading to a barricade situation. Last evening on April 17, 2021, at approximately 7:10pm Officers Joseph Rusk and Matthew McAvoy… Continue Reading →