Queens, NY - A 20-foot tree was uprooted from a sloping Queens street, where it fell and seriously injured a woman. Parents and their children were enjoying a street fair along Myrtle Avenue in Ridgewood, where they heard a loud crackling sound. Seconds later, the tree fell striking a woman in the head. "She was walking by and it just clocked her," said Eli Carey, who owns clothing store...

Ellenville, NY - Hatzolah on the scene reporting of a major trauma to a pedestrian after a motor vehicle accident at 1104 Ulster Hights Road infront of Camp Segula, Medics responding on a rush. Medivac Life Guard-18 responding, landing zone at 99 Giger Road. ...

A Queens Jewish Center is in shock after several of their Torah's and silver items were apparently robbed from the center. Someone broke into the center and stole eight of the nine Torah's and the silver crowns and pointers. The thief gained access to the keys that open the gate to the Ark and were able to disarm the alarm, police said. "I can't imagine anyone willing to buy these stolen...

Israel - The man demanded that the photo not be publicized, the photographer promised, the paper published - and now the paper will pay. The Supreme Court awarded the man 30,000 shekels plus court costs, after a series of appeals. The story began in 1992, when Menashe Tzaddik, a hareidi-religious Jew, set up a stand in downtown Tel Aviv at which to distribute Jewish religious books. A passing...

Williamsburg, NY - Rabbi David Niederman, President of the United Jewish Organization (UJO), was joined this past Friday at the Brooklyn Board of Elections by King’s County Democratic Chairman Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez, Congressman Edolphus Towns, Senator Martin Connor, Assemblyman Joseph Lentol, Senator Martin Malave Dilan, Senator Eric Adams, Assemblyman Darryl Towns, and Councilman David...

Norfolk, VA - Joseph Shereshevsky, the former chief operating officer of WexTrust who is under arrest amid concerns about his alleged securitys fraud comes emerging evidence that the former WexTrust officer may have repeatedly disregarded securities laws. In a bitter exchange of e-mails, another WexTrust officer accused Shereshevsky of raising $9 million for one of the firm's real-estate...

New York, NY - A sloppy city anesthesiologist infected 14 patients with hepatitis B and C - and probably spread the liver-attacking viruses to at least 10 more. Dr. Brian Goldweber used the same syringe to give patients already infected with hepatitis a second dose from anesthesia vials. This "double dipping" contaminated the contents, which he then injected into other patients - spreading the...

Ayia Napa, Cyprus - Drunken and loutish Israeli teenagers have sent their nations reputation in Cyprus plunging to new depths after a week of riotous behaviour in Ayia Napa. During the past six days alone, more than ten young Israelis have been cautioned for drink driving on mopeds, causing a disturbance and anti-social behaviour. The latest spate of incidents comes just weeks after three...

New York, NY - Didja hear the one about the cop who walked into a doughnut shop and asked for a bagel and a shmear? You will soon. The NYPD is adding 10 Orthodox Jews, including one woman, to their ranks. That's the largest Orthodox contingent ever in the department's latest cadet class. When Ari Husarsky told his parents he wanted to be a cop, they were all verklempt. "My mom flipped," the...