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‘Quotas’ Keep NYPD Drivers on Their Tows

NY Post

It’s hook, line and stinker for city drivers.

NYPD tow-truck operators are hauling away cars at an alarming pace because of ramped-up pressure to meet a shocking four-car quota per shift — and those who fail face stiff penalties, sources told The Post.

Ogdensburg Kosher Cheese Plant Workers Back To Work

By Andrew Moesel – PRESS RELEASE

A satellite view of the plant.

OGDENSBURG, NY — Workers for the kosher diary plant in Ogdensburg will return to work early this week as new owner Toobro, LLC. puts them on their payroll after Ahava of California refused to pay them for their work. The workers and Toobro spent Monday doing paperwork to change their employment from the old company and to help them try and recoup back pay withheld over the past two weeks.

Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Shalom Ber Shuchat (Caracas, Venezuela) and Chaya Orenstein (Crown Heights) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be Wednesday night at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St [entrance ramp on Albany Ave].

TUESDAY: KSCVK BBQ and Comedy Event!

Tuesday, August 4th, the 14th of Av, Keren Simchas Chosson V’Kallah (KSCVK) will be making a BBQ and comedy event for men at Beis Rivka, 310 Crownt St. Starting two hilarious comedians, Dave Koenig and Steven Scott. Cover charge $36.

Facing Foreclosure? Ask Bank To ‘Produce The Note’

WCBSTV

Millions of Americans are caught up in the mortgage mess, with local foreclosure rates currently double what they were in 2008. But a little-known practice, which some attorneys believe can buy those racing to save their homes valuable time, is gaining popularity.

Kerry McConnell works in the automotive industry, and his monthly commission has taken a hit of late.

A Bloody Brooklyn Sunday

Illustration Photo.

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Eight people were injured and one was murdered in a bloody summer Sunday in Brooklyn. An 87 year old woman, Anna Surman, was caught in a crossfire between two shooters and was struck multiple times, according to reports, and later succumbed to her wounds.

Crash on Empire and Kingston, Multiple Injured

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A high-speed collision in the intersection of Kingston Avenue and Empire Boulevard left havoc in its wake. The incident took place at around 11:30pm and according to eye witnesses both cars, a BMW SUV and a Nissan sedan, were speeding and collided sending both of them into parked cars.

Sunday Humor: Op-Ed: A Letter From Somebody

I am a somebody.

You will recognize me in the street as a somebody, and we may cross each other’s path every day, or daven Shacharis, Mincha, and Maariv together in 770 every single day.

My wife and I are well-off financially. Not because we are well-educated or because we have great jobs, but because our parents are rich with “old money”. We are accustomed to getting discounts at most Crown Heights stores because our parents know the owner and because our families donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to the yeshivas and girl schools.

I am gezhe.

Lubavitch Magazines and newsletters love writing articles about my great-great-great grandfather because we call him “elter zeide” and because his childhood story includes White Russia, hiding from Russian police and learning in an underground cheder.

Plant Owners Default on Deal with City

Watertown Daily Times

A satellite view of the Ahava plant.

OGDENSBURG, NY — The new owners of a kosher cheese plant here have defaulted on a rent-purchase agreement with the city, according to City Manager Arthur J. Sciorra.

Toobro LLC and the 30 Main St. plant’s former owner, Ahava of California — both based in Brooklyn — are locked in a dispute involving a kosher facility in Lowville that has shut down the Ogdensburg plant for the second time this year and left its estimated 60 workers unpaid for two weeks.

Route 52 Worst Road for Traffic Deaths

Herald Record

Route 52 in Ulster County saw five fatal crashes in 2006-07. Overall, the roadway ranked No. 1 among deadly roads in our region from 1999-2007.

Route 52 rises out of Pine Bush, crosses into Ulster County, climbs through Walker Valley and Warwarsing, and, before descending sharply into Ellenville, offers expansive views of Highland Lakes State Park and the Catskill foothills.

It’s a beautiful drive, and more and more often, a deadly one.