Major Snowstorm May Hit NYC Friday
A major winter storm will hit the northeastern United States with the potential for heavy snow to impact more than 50 million people at the end of the week.
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New York City, home to the world’s largest Jewish population, has seen an increase of 2.5% in hate crimes and anti-Semitic incidents in 2015 according to police commissioner William Bratton.
NYC Sees 2.5% Increase in Anti-Semitic Incidents
New York City, home to the world’s largest Jewish population, has seen an increase of 2.5% in hate crimes and anti-Semitic incidents in 2015 according to police commissioner William Bratton.
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Bill Seeks to Require Secular Education in Chasidic Schools
A new bill in Albany would enable parents and others to demand New York State enforce the legal requirement that religious schools like those that 11,000 Kiryas Joel children attend provide adequate instruction in subjects such as English and math.
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Snow Alert Issued for NYC
Sanitation officials have issued a snow alert ahead of expected precipitation in New York City.
WiFi, Cell Service: Big Changes Coming to NYC Subway
New York City subway riders will soon have access to Wi-Fi and cellphone service as part of a plan to upgrade an aging transit system that serves 9 million people daily.
City and law enforcement officials are touting 2015 as the safest year on record the City of New York, with an overall decrease of 1.7% in crime citywide since the beginning of 2015, though murder, rape and robbery all saw 2 to 6 percent increases.
Overall Crime in NYC Down, Numbers Reveal Troubling Increases
City and law enforcement officials are touting 2015 as the safest year on record the City of New York, with an overall decrease of 1.7% in crime citywide since the beginning of 2015, though murder, rape and robbery all saw 2 to 6 percent increases.
Coldest Air of the Season Makes Its Way into NYC
After an unusually mild stretch of winter weather, the coldest air of the season is moving into the Tri-State area.
New York Bans Smoke Detectors with Removable Batteries
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law Monday which will require that all new smoke detectors sold in the state contain 10-year, non-removable batteries.
Ambit to Refund Nearly $1 Million to New Yorkers
One of the state’s largest independent suppliers of electricity and gas for residential customers has agreed to refund nearly $1 million to resolve complaints about its billing practices.
Odd Pattern Turns Weather Upside-Down
A weather pattern partly linked with the ‘El Nino’ phenomenon has turned winter upside-down across the U.S., bringing spring-like warmth to the Northeast, a risk of tornadoes in the South and so much snow across the West that even skiing slopes have been overwhelmed.
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Judge Strikes Down Law Requiring Preschoolers to Get Flu Shots
A Manhattan judge struck down a city rule that requires preschoolers to get flu shots, calling the regulation “invalid and unlawful.”
On the heels of the class action lawsuit filed recently against New York State and the East Ramapo School District, a Rockland County assemblyman is set to introduce legislation that seeks to add teeth to a 90-year-old law - which has never been enforced - that requires private schools in New York State to provide their students with a secular education on par with the state's public schools.
Bill Aims to Force Yeshivos to Provide ‘Adequate’ Secular Education
On the heels of the class action lawsuit filed recently against New York State and the East Ramapo School District, a Rockland County assemblyman is set to introduce legislation that seeks to add teeth to a 90-year-old law – which has never been enforced – that requires private schools in New York State to provide their students with a secular education on par with the state’s public schools.
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NYC Private Schools to Get $19 Million for Security
In a legislative move that is being touted as historic, Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Council have reached an agreement to fund at least one security guard for every religious and private school with 300 students or more if a school requests it.
Jury Finds Sheldon Silver Guilty on All Counts
After a 3-week-long trial, former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D), who was one of New York’s most powerful politicians, has been convicted by a federal jury of bribery and extortion.
Amazon Ad Covers NYC Subway in Nazi Symbology
In an advertising campaign ahead of the premier of it’s new show, “The Man in the High Castle,” Amazon plastered the New York City subway 42nd street shuttle in Nazi-like symbols and Imperial Japan insignia.
New York City: ‘Hoverboards’ Are Illegal
Earlier this week, the NYPD’s 26th Precinct posted on Twitter that ‘hoverboard’ motorized scooters, which are becoming increasingly popular on city streets, are in fact illegal. The NYC Dept. of Transportation confirmed this yesterday, saying violators face a potential $500 fine.
OY/YO Sculpture References Yiddish/Urban Slang
A bright yellow monumental sculpture installed near the East River spells “YO” when viewed from Manhattan and “OY” from Brooklyn. It went up this week in the Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Main Street Lawn.
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