
Mayor de Blasio Expresses Respect For and Friendship with NYC Orthodox Jewish Community
By Yehudit Garmaise “What advice would Mayor Bill de Blasio give or has he given to Mayor-elect Eric Adams about how to best work.... read more

Alternate Side and Meter Rules Suspended New Years Day
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) and parking meter regulations are suspended on New Years Day, on Friday the 31st of December and Saturday.... read more

Mayor-elect Eric Adams to Keep Private Sector Vaccine Mandate in Place: “With Focus on Compliance and not Punishment”
By Yehudit Garmaise“The private sector vaccine mandate will stay in effect with a focus on compliance not punishment,” said NYC.... read more

Eric Adams to Name Frank Carone: Influential Brooklyn Lawyer as Chief of Staff
By Yehudit GarmaiseMayor-elect Eric Adams is expected today to name Frank Carone, a longtime friend and adviser, and influential lawyer.... read more

Kavunas Halev to Dedicate Sefer Torah in Honor of Rebbe Shlit”a.
The Kavunas Halev Beis Medrash has stood on 43rd Street for many decades. It once served as the Krasna Beis Medrash—led by the Krasna Rov,.... read more

News Sparks: Chabad Poway Shooter Sentenced to Life; Gathering Banned for Yuhrzeit of Baba Sali, Z’L
Shooter at Chabad of Poway, Calif., Sentenced to Life In Prison, Plus 30 YearsJohn T. Earnest, who, after several weeks of planning,.... read more

Eric Adams to be Sworn In Just After Midnight on Jan. 1
By Yehudit GarmaiseEric Adams’ inauguration has been rescheduled to take place just after midnight on Jan. 1, shortly after the.... read more

New Research Sets out to “Explore the Mental Health Perspectives” among Orthodox Jews
By Yehudit GarmaiseWhile a body of research proves that strong religious beliefs and practices can provide many positive benefits to.... read more

Despite Mayor’s Vision Zero Efforts, NYC Traffic Deaths Spiked in 2021
By Yehudit GarmaiseMayor Bill De Blasio, with his Vision Zero policy, had promised zero traffic fatalities by 2024, however, he leaves.... read more

Community Board 12 Honors Pinny Ringel for 20 Years of Tireless Service
By Yehudit GarmaiseCommunity Board 12, last night at its monthly meeting, honored Pinny Ringel, the assistant commissioner for the.... read more

Photo Gallery: Sheva Bruches for grandson of the Bobov Rebbe
Photos by: Achim Lenchevsky.... read more

News Sparks: Tragic Car Accident in Lakewood; Apple to Re-open Some Stores; Israel Receives Paxlovid; and Non-Jewish Germans Meet with Jews in New Program
By Yehudit GarmaiseBaruch Dayan HaEmes: 9-Year-Old Leah Gross, a”h, Passes Away after Car Accident in Toms River A.... read more

Suspect Arrested for Assaulting Storeowner During Attempted Robbery
A suspect was arrested by the NYPD with the help of Shomrim after assaulting a store owner who tried to stop him from stealing.... read more

Mayor, Governor, and Mayor-elect Express Newfound Spirit of Cooperation
By Yehudit GarmaiseWhen Mayor Bill de Blasio, this morning, had both Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor-Elect Eric Adams speak this morning on.... read more

BDE: Mrs. Devorah Shapiro, a”h, 100, Scion of Sanz Dynasty
We are saddened to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Shapiro, a centenarian who lived and breathed her holy Sanzer.... read more

Man Breaks into Car and Steals Electric Scooter
Shomrim released a video of a male, spotted stealing from a car at 5 a.m. this morning.The perpetrator can be seen peeking into the car as.... read more

Mayor-elect Eric Adams Names Chief Counsel, Plans to Root Out Fraud, Mismanagement, and Waste of Taxpayers' Dollars
By Yehudit Garmaise At his first press solo conference as Mayor-elect, Eric Adams today announced three appointments that he said.... read more

NYC to Provide Traffic Signals that Provide Sounds and Vibrations for the Visually and Hearing-Impaired to Cross Safely
By Yehudit GarmaiseA federal judge yesterday ordered city officials, in response to a lawsuit brought by two visually-impaired New.... read more