LIVE: Hearings on City’s Botched Blizzard Response
At 11:00 AM NYC Council started hearings to criticize top Bloomberg officials for failing to respond adequately to the blizzard that paralyzed the city for several days late last month.
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NEW YORK [CBS] — Another snowstorm is on its way to the Tri-State on Tuesday night, but it won’t be as powerful or disruptive as the post-Xmas blizzard.
Snowstorm To Drop 6 to 12 Inches
NEW YORK [CBS] — Another snowstorm is on its way to the Tri-State on Tuesday night, but it won’t be as powerful or disruptive as the post-Xmas blizzard.
Bad Economy Blamed for Spike in For-Profit Crimes
by Michael McLaughlin and Jake Pearson – NY Daily News
BROOKLYN — Robberies, break-ins, car theft and stickups soared last year in Brooklyn neighborhoods where crime had dipped, NYPD statistics show.
2,500 Bochurim to Gather this Week
With less than a week until Yud Shevat, preparations at Vaad Hatmimim in New York are in full swing for the annual Kinus Hatmimim convention.
Yeshiva Torah Ohr of Miami Debuts
This winter, some 25 University students from across America and from international locations such as the Ukraine, Brazil, Venezuela, and Australia participated in the 10 day Miami Torah Experience.
City Wants Cameras to Catch Speeders
NEW YORK [WSJ] — New York City’s transportation commissioner wants to catch motorists who exceed the city’s 30 mph speed limit.
Video of F.R.E.E. Winter Camp in Hunter Mountain December, 2010.
Video – F.R.E.E. Winter Camp 2010
Video of F.R.E.E. Winter Camp in Hunter Mountain December, 2010.
Monday Night L’Chaim!
Mendel Silman (CH) and Mushky Blumberger (Chicago)
FREE 1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]
New Chabad Dedicated in Eilat
by Tamar Runyan – Chabad.org
More than 1,000 locals flocked to the dedication of a new synagogue in Eilat, Israel’s southern-most city and a popular resort on the Red Sea.
Chabad by the Sea seeks New Quarters
by Cathy Kelly – Santa Cruz Sentinel
SANTA CRUZ, CA — After a four-month break, Chabad by the Sea members began gathering again Sunday for a weekly Torah study.
Local Foods on the Table at Chabad Houses (Sometimes)
by Elizabeth Alpern – Forward
Feijoada served at Chabad of Sao Paolo, Brazil
Ben Havumaki, a friend who is traveling through Southeast Asia emailed me recently from Thailand, “I’m fresh back from a meal at the Chabad House in Chiang Mai. I ate…………..Schnitzel! It was paired with ‘Wok Stirred Vegetables.’”
Tzeirei HaShluchim Students Tested on Gemara Baal Peh
TZFAT, Israel [CHI] — Rabbi Yisrael Roshatzy, Rav of the Hermon Regional Council and a senior Rav among the Gerer Chassidim, visited Yeshivas Tzeirei HaShulchim and spent time with its students, testing them baal peh on pages of Gemara.
Cars that have stayed in the same New York City parking spot since the blizzageddon will have to be moved Monday, January 10th.
Alternate Side Parking Resumes
Cars that have stayed in the same New York City parking spot since the blizzageddon will have to be moved Monday, January 10th.
New Engagement!
Effy Gotbeter (El Paso, TX) and Adina Rivas (Peabody, MA)
New Engagement!
Heshy Dubrowski (Tampa, FL) and Shiffy Gerber (Toronto, Ontario)
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