Three Police Officers Poisoned During Monday Night Protest
Three police officers taking out food from a Manhattan Shake Shack ingested a toxic substance Monday night, causing a scare that they had been purposefully poisoned.
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Mendy and Rochel (nee Feigenson) Vail (Crown Heights)
BDE: Two Have Died in Serious Accident Near Monsey
A serious accident in New Hampstead near New Square had emergency crews scrambling his afternoon with seven people trapped in a van. Hatzoloh and Spring Hill EMS responded as well, reporting ten patients in total from the crash, with three of them unconscious. Two later were prounounced deceased in the hospital.
Park Gates Welded Shut, The Jewish Community Fights Back
A war of words became a war of action Monday morning after NYC employees were seen welding closed the gates to parks in the Williamsburg and Boro Park areas. The expected uproar escalated after individuals cut the welded gate open, allowing the children to enter the parks.
A Poem For KSCVK, and A $100K Fundraiser
If Devora asks…You Say Yes! Let’s raise $100K for Keren Simchas Chosson V’Kallah this Sunday, and help 30 young couples SAY YES to the wedding of their dreams.
NYPD To Disband Anti-Crime Unit In Nod To Protesters
In a nod to the protesters demanding reform in the NYPD, top brass have announced a plan to disband the Anti-Crime unit, which normally patrolled the city in plainclothes.
CGI Detroit To Open For The Summer, Will Reopen Registration
CGI Detroit has announced that all divisions will be open for the summer, and registration for the boy’s division has reopened to allow those left without options to apply.
T-Mobile Outage: Service Down for Users Across US
Cell phone users, particularly T-Mobile customers, are experiencing outages along the southeastern part of the United States as well as the New York area Monday.
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Many say that the way to a mans heart is through his stomach. It’s true, and these firefighters made a good decision and stopped for a snack on Kingston Ave by a store that has always had an open door for first responders.
KSCVK at 50%, But Where Are You?
A Crown Heights resident donated to KSCVK’s $100K fundraiser to help 30 couples get marries, but was wondering, where are you? Have you donated?
Kinus HaMechanchim Conference to be Held on ZOOM
The annual Kinus HaMechanchim will be held at the beginning of August (closer to schools opening) by ZOOM. The current situation precludes an in-person gathering so the Rabbi Nochem Kaplan, Dir. Merkos Chinuch Office, announced that it will do what schools have been doing since March.
Rabbi Yoel Kahn’s Emotional Gimmel Tammuz Message
With just days left to Gimmel Tammuz The Vaad Hatmimim has released a Video of Rabbi Yoel Kahn emotionally addressing the Bochurim to make a “Hachana L’Gimmel Tammuz ”.
Gan Yisroel Parksville To Offer Day Camp Option
After receiving the news that its overnight camp was not to be this year, Gan Yisroel Parksville immediately began plans to create a day camp for the boys. The news was announced in a letter to parents.
Op-Ed: New York to Observant Jews, Drop Dead and Pay Taxes
How should we respond to the blatant double standard that has left the Orthodox Jewish population on New York City as second class citizens? Op-Ed writer Yosef Chaim Brook shares one way to make a dramatic difference.
Video of the Day
We are taught to always see the best in others, and find the positive in each person, so here goes. At least these package thieves who stole from a Crown Heights home were embarrassed enough to try and hide the fact that they were stealing. Still, no excuse.
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Zalmy and Esther (nee Tabari) Hyams (London, UK)
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Florida Sees Second Day in a Row of Over 2,000 New Coronavirus Cases
Florida reported two consecutive days of more than 2,000 new daily cases of the coronavirus as the Sunshine State reopened additional beaches during the pandemic, according to a report.
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