Queens State Senator Charged with Bribery

Posted on: April 2nd, 2013

Six New York politicians, including Queens State Sen. Malcolm Smith, have been charged with bribery scheme aimed at placing Smith, a Democrat, as the Republican nominee for mayor. Others who were charged include New York City Councilman Daniel Halloran, a Democrat from Queens, and Republican Party officials Vincent Tabone and Joseph Savino. “A show-me-the-money culture [...]

Geller Submits Anti-Islamist Ads to MTA Rebutting Hate Israel Ads

Posted on: March 29th, 2013

Pamela Geller, NYC's most outspoken Islamophobe and executive director of the AFDI, submitted the ads to the MTA Tuesday.

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Train Posters Citing Tutu, Urging End to US Aid to Israel

Posted on: March 27th, 2013

Naturally, they posted them in Harlem, where the big decisions about U.S. aid are made.

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Roger Waters, BDS Advocate Against Israel, at 92nd St Y in April

Posted on: March 25th, 2013

Roger Waters, one of the biggest promoters of BDS - the economic warfare movement against Israel - is slated to appear at the 92nd St. Y in April.

Free after Wrong Conviction for Killing Rabbi, Gets Heart Attack

Posted on: March 24th, 2013

The trauma of being wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for 23 years had ruined Ranta's health.

Local Imam, Interfaithers: ‘Block Pamela Geller’s L.I. Shul Talk’

Posted on: March 23rd, 2013

Geller says her speaking is nothing like yelling "fire" in a crowded theater. However, trying to convince people that there is no threat from jihadists and Islamic supremacists, is like telling people in a burning theater that there is no fire, and they should stay in their seats and watch the show.

Spider-Man Makes Exodus from Williamsburg for Passover

Posted on: March 21st, 2013

Williamsburg, New York Haredim have finally convinced Columbia Pictures to halt filming of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2″ in order not to cause parking problems during the Passover holiday. “We expressed the importance for Spider-Man to pass-over filming during Passover and they have answered our call,” City Councilman Stephen Levin wrote on his blog. “Reducing the [...]

New York Rabbi’s Daughter to Sing Star Spangled Banner for Obama

Posted on: March 20th, 2013

Adina Feldman, daughter of a New York rabbi, sings every Sept. 11 in Tel Aviv in memory of 9/11. On Thursday, she will sing the Star Spangled Banner in Jerusalem for President Barack Obama.

Hit-and-Run Killer of Satmar Couple Charged with Manslaughter

Posted on: March 20th, 2013

Julio Acevedo, the driver of a car in an accident that killed Satmar Chassidim Nachman Glauber and his pregnant wife Raizy in Brooklyn was charged with manslaughter. Brooklyn prosecutors announced a second-degree manslaughter charge against Acevedo, 44, on Tuesday. If convicted, he faces life imprisonment. Acevedo earlier had been indicted on charges of leaving the [...]

Angry Israeli passenger Arrested for False Bomb Threat in Newark

Posted on: March 18th, 2013

Two men, one of them an Israeli who was bumped from his flight even though his luggage was on board, learned quickly at Newark airport that bomb hoaxes are no joke. Both were arrested.

Would-Be N.Y. Synagogue Bomber Sentenced to 10 Years

Posted on: March 17th, 2013

An Algerian immigrant who admitted to planning to blow up synagogues in New York City was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Ahmed Ferhani, 28, was the first person convicted under a state terror statute that went into effect following the 9/11 attacks. He was sentenced last Friday. Ferhani could have been sentenced to up [...]

Court Upholds Citi Field’s Ban on Sale of Kosher Food on Shabbat

Posted on: March 14th, 2013

A federal appeals court told a kosher hot dog vendor in New York that its agreement with Citi Field precludes it from selling kosher products at the stadium on Shabbat. Kosher Sports Inc. had a 10-year contract with Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, to sell hot dogs, sausages and other kosher products [...]

Koch Leaves Most of His Estate to His Nephews

Posted on: March 12th, 2013

Approximately $3 million of the estimated $11 million estate of former New York City Mayor Ed Koch was signed over to his three nephews, and $100,000 each was willed to his long-time secretary to the LaGuardia and Wagner Educational Fund for the purpose of creating a program to promote public and government service. His sister [...]

Judge Throws Out Jewish Lawyer’s Bid to Ban Jews from Jury

Posted on: March 12th, 2013

Frederick H. Cohn, Abdel Hameed Shehadeh, terror, Muslim,Jew

Court De-Fizzes Mayor Bloomberg’s Soda Ban

Posted on: March 12th, 2013

A New York state judge ruled that the New York City “big soda can” ban promoted by Mayor Michael Bloomberg is illegal. It was slated to take effect Tuesday morning. “It is arbitrary and capricious because it applies to some but not all food establishments in the city, it excludes other beverages that have significantly [...]

Muslim Terrorist Wannabe’s Jewish Lawyer Seeks to Bar Jews from Jury UPDATE

Posted on: March 11th, 2013

Cohn's effort highlights an increasing tendency, in an effort to achieve "fairness" towards accused terrorists, of marching along a road littered with the civil rights of others.

Satmar Couple Killer Charged in NY

Posted on: March 8th, 2013

Julio Acevedo was arraigned in state Supreme Court in Brooklyn and was ordered held without bail.

CIA Captures Al Qaeda Terrorist Who Helped Plot 9/11

Posted on: March 7th, 2013

CIA nabs Bin Laden’s son-in-law who helped plot 9/ 11 and he is to face an indictment in NY on Friday. The CIA caught up with him in Jordan – after Turkey ignored a US request to extradite him.

Tragic Deaths Cast Pall Over Community

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

New York’s Jewish community is still reeling after a young Williamsburg couple and their unborn child were killed early Sunday morning by a speeding car allegedly driven by a Bronx resident with a lengthy list of serious run-ins with the law.

Suspect in Williamsburg Lethal Hit and Run to Surrender

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

He said he fled the scene because he was afraid of being killed by his pursuers, and didn’t know the couple had been killed until he saw it in newspapers.