Month May 2021
Authorities are investigating a shooting in Lakewood this evening. Shots rang out shortly before 11:00 PM in the area of MLK Drive. Police said multiple bullet casings were found, and at least one vehicle was struck, and possibly a home…. Continue Reading →
An unconventional sight was seen in Meah Shearim on Monday as Mercaz HaRav students and chassidim of Toldos Avraham Yitzchak mingled together next to a chuppah with the Toldos Avraham Yitzhak Rebbe serving as mesader Kiddushin. According to a B’Chadrei… Continue Reading →
U.S. regulators have downgraded Mexico’s aviation safety rating, a move that prevents Mexican airlines from expanding flights to the United States just as travel is recovering from the pandemic. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it downgraded Mexico after finding… Continue Reading →
A year after his killing sparked a national debate over racial injustice, George Floyd‘s relatives met on Tuesday with President Joe Biden at the White House and with lawmakers on… Read more » The post On Anniversary of George Floyd’s… Continue Reading →
LONDON (JTA) – What would it be like to go to sleep one day and suddenly wake up in a world turned upside down by COVID-19? Eli Seliger, an Orthodox Jewish father of seven from London, has a pretty good… Continue Reading →
Eitan Biran, 5, who lost his parents, brother, and great-grandparents in the cable car disaster in Italy on Sunday, was likely saved by his father’s embrace seconds before the crash, according to a report in the Italian newspaper La Stampa…. Continue Reading →
A digital currency pioneer speaks to Hamodia about Bitcoin, life, politics, and (virtually) throwing $3 billion in the trash — It’s a cryptocurrency world, and we should all get used… Read more » The post Crypto ‘Grandpa’ Throws His Cowboy… Continue Reading →
Economists are still trying to recover from recent reports on the nation’s economic recovery. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) report for April, released May 7, was indeed… Read more » The post A Post-Pandemic Jolt appeared first… Continue Reading →
New York prosecutors have convened a special grand jury to consider evidence in a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s business dealings, a person familiar with the matter told… Read more » The post New Grand Jury Seated for… Continue Reading →
BROOKLYN (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – In a rare display of unity, Satmar’s two rival factions are said to be coming together for a common cause – choosing the Democratic candidate in the upcoming New York City mayoral election. With the upcoming… Continue Reading →
BROOKLYN (JTA) – The principal of a Brooklyn middle school has apologized to her staff after sending an email last week calling on them to support Palestinian liberation — even as some of them say they did not think an… Continue Reading →
New York prosecutors have convened a special grand jury to consider evidence in a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s business dealings, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The development signals that the… Continue Reading →
An indictment against Steve Bannon was dismissed Tuesday over the objection of prosecutors who said it should stand despite ex-President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon his former chief strategist. The… Read more » The post Indictment Against Former Trump Advisor… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A man was arrested in Times Square early Tuesday, after he was caught apparently impersonating a police officer while armed with a BB gun. The man, who has been identified as 31-year-old Abm Faisal of Bensonhurst,… Continue Reading →
Some parents in Lakewood are expressing concern over this bus driver’s temper, caught on surveillance video on Monday. Would you be concerned if this was your child’s bus driver?
An unlikely figure attended a tribute ceremony arranged by UTJ chairman Moshe Gafni on Monday for volunteers of the coronavirus crisis center established by UTJ at the height of the coronavirus crisis. Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid attended the event… Continue Reading →
Andrew Yang maintained his virtually unanimous support among Brooklyn’s Chasidic leaders, with the endorsement of activists of nine Williamsburg-based Chasidic groups, including both Satmars. The groups include Krasna, Klausenberg, Nitra,… Read more » The post Yang’s Unanimous Support From Chasidic… Continue Reading →
BROOKLYN (VINnews) – A 20-year-old man was arrested and charged last weekend in connection with a series of attacks on Jewish victims in Brooklyn. Danial Shaukat from Brooklyn was charged with Aggravated Harassment/Hate Crime. It was reported to police that… Continue Reading →
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Touro College Graduate School of Social Work student Lisa Rubin became more reliant than ever on her iPhone. She made her dependency the subject of a self-designed study for her Advanced Social Work Research class, which… Continue Reading →
Pursuant to legislation signed by Governor Phil Murphy in 2020, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced Directive 2021-5, and an accompanying Body Worn Camera Policy, requiring that all uniformed patrol officers be equipped with body worn cameras (“BWCs”), expanding… Continue Reading →
A small bipartisan group of senators is privately sketching out the contours of a new infrastructure package – and fresh ways to pay for it – that they hope to… Read more » The post Bipartisan Senators Prepare New Infrastructure… Continue Reading →