Brooklyn, NY +Explosions On Roof OF Building+ Three explosions on the roof of 301 Gold Street and Tillary Street from five 100lb propane tanks belonging to roofers working on the roof of the 84th Pct Station House, FDNY on the scene requesting Haz-Mat units to respond, and ESU has been requested as well, FD has three line stretched, building is next to Eng. 207 firehouse, Pct house has been...

Brooklyn, NY +MVA+ A motor vehicle accident on 60th Street and 21st Avenue, Hatzolah on the scene. ...

Sliedrecht, Netherlands - A neighbour noticed three young men dressed in black, their faces covered, behaving suspiciously in the vicinity of the synagogue. The neighbour alarmed the police, who subsequently came and apprehended the men described them as “skinheads” and likely members of an extreme-right organisation. The building has been the target of similar attempts in recent months...

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY - Sect-based sibling rivalry subsided into a quiet Saturday night as seething Satmars parted ways. Although there was no resolution to the conflict over which of two brothers vying for control of the Hasidic sect would lead it in to the future, the threat of violence diminished as more than 1,000 members, who had come to the city for a fight, returned home. The...

Brooklyn, NY - A powerful real-estate developer has bought the Jewish Press building near the Gowanus Canal - the latest in a series of moves that could transform the industrial area into a village of housing, stores, art galleries and waterfront esplanades. “We are very excited about the acquisition of the JP site,” said Sara Mirski, spokeswoman for developer Shaya Boymelgreen. “The site...

Ramapo, NY - The developer of a yeshiva with adult-student housing this week will challenge a citation issued by the town for illegally operating a preschool out of a construction trailer. Mosdos Chofetz Chaim, which was ordered by the state to close its preschool on the Grandview Avenue site for operating without a license, also will be before the town's Zoning Board of Appeals to question an...

New York - Wondering if so-and-so will make a suitable spouse? Ask the rebbe. Anxious that the business venture you're considering might not succeed? Ask the rebbe. Need help resolving a thorny ethical question? Rebbe. Thanks to the flood of news coverage last week, people who had never before heard the term "Satmar grand rebbe" now know that the 91-year-old man who held that title for more than...

Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY - Police are investigating three separate incidents of a man posing as a police officer and trying to pick up young girls in Borough Park. Two of the incidents happened around 15th avenue. People who live along 15th avenue said they're stunned by the crimes. Police say a man who looked to be 25-years-old, driving a dark colored car, approached a 10-year-old...

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY +MVA+ A motor vehicle accident with some injuries on Wythe Avenue and Clymer Street, Hatzolah on the scene, FD also responding. ...

Mount Vernon, NY +Bias Incident+ Police on the scene requesting the detectives to respond for a bias incident where swastikas were found. At 25 Vernon Parkway in the Fleetwood section of Westchester, NY. ...

Brooklyn, NY - The dueling sons of the late Satmar Hasidic leader managed to keep their battle at bay for this Shabbas, due to a heavy police presence to try to keep the peace. They were holding separate services in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, NY. Younger brother Zalman Teitelbaum held his service at the main Satmar synagogue on Rodney Street in Williamsburg. And his older brother...

West Palm Beach, Fla. +Rush Limbaugh Arrested+ Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office says radio host Rush Limbaugh has been arrested on prescription fraud charges. ...

Manhattan, NY +Pedestrian Struck By Horse+ EMS on the scene for an accident with a pedestrian that was struck by a horse and buggy on Center Drive and Transverse 1 Road at Central Park, aided is being removed by EMS FDNY to New York Hospital with serious injuries. ...

New York, NY - More than 1,600 murders were committed in New York City from 2003 to 2005, with men and boys responsible for carrying out the most in cases that were solved. Brooklyn led other boroughs in the number of homicides that occurred; more murders happened on Saturday; and approximately one-third of cases are unsolved. Of the remainder, men and boys were responsible for 93 percent of the...

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY - NYPD Cops are boosting manpower in Brooklyn as they brace for a Shabbas showdown at sundown today between followers of the late Grand Rebbe Moses Teitelbaum's feuding sons. The two sons of the late grand rebbe, who died Monday, are both claiming to be their father's successor as religious leader of the 120,000-member Satmar sect. Zalmen Teitelbaum, leader of a...