New York City - This election night is shaping up to be kind of a bust for Mayor Bloomberg as far as his endorsed candidates are concerned. Connecticut Republican Rep. Chris Shays, who not only received Bloomberg's in-person endorsement but also had him appear in an TV ad, which is a lot more than any of the New York state Senate GOP candidates can say the mayor did for them, lost his seat...

Chicago, IL - Barack Hussein Obama has been elected to the office of President of the United States of America. The junior Senator from Illinois swept the 2008 election with a majority of both the popular and electorial votes. He won a solid victory against Arizona Senator and Viet Nam-era war hero John McCain, winning in both traditional Democratic states as well as states known as...

Iran - A group of Iranian Jews has asked Chabad in Azerbaijan to set up a Chabad house in Tehran. Army Radio reported Monday morning that the Chabad organization had not yet made a decision in the matter. There are over 4,000 Chabad emissaries spread throughout the world. The organization reported that it has standing requests for emissaries to be stationed in Bosnia, Iceland, a city in El...

Kiryas Joel, NY - Orange County reopened Route 44 in Kiryas Joel today after a contractor finished blocking off a roadside walkway that the village built without permission last month. The county closed that section of the road on Oct. 15 after discovering the temporary sidewalk and deciding that 500 feet of guardrail had been loosened by the work, posing a risk to both drivers and walkway...

New York - Plenty of excited Democratic voters showed up to vote on Manhattan's Upper West Side on Tuesday sporting Obama-wear, but Orthodox comedian Yisrael Campbell was the only one in the hourlong line on Broadway with side curls dangling from his "Yes We Can" baseball cap. Campbell said he was prepared to wait as long as it took to pull the lever inside the West End Theater, but that...

New York, NY - The city will need to reduce its labor force by 3,000, including firing 500 workers, as part of a plan to eliminate a $4 billion revenue gap over the next 18 months, a city administration official said. The job cuts are in a budget modification plan Mayor Michael Bloomberg intends to present tomorrow, containing $1.5 billion in savings, the official said. The mayor and City...

Chazy, NY - A man was arrested on a felony warrant as he tried to enter the United States. Chazy-based State Police reported Jacob F., 26, of Monsey was arrested as he tried to enter the United States at the Champlain port of entry on Interstate 87. He is wanted by New Jersey authorities for allegedly stealing a car and is being held in Clinton County Jail without bail until he can be...

New York - Stocks rallied into the closing bell as Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief that the presidential election is almost over. Major averages shot to their session highs in the final minutes of trading. The market was on track to register perhaps its largest Election Day gain ever, though the historical trend has been for a late-day selloff. Traders weren't making any bold...

Crown Heights, NY - Moshe Rubashkin, Rosh Hakohol of Crown Heights and a private businessman, [He is the son of Agriprocessors founder Aaron Rubashkin and brother of its former CEO, Sholom Rubashkin.] was sentenced today in Philadelphia with 16 months in prison by a federal judge. Rubashkin and his son Sholom Rubashkin were indicted in November 2007 on charges of illegal storage of hazardous...

Manhattan, NY - It's a historic presidential election, even for the Empire State Building. The iconic skyscraper is splitting its tower lights tonight between red for Republican candidate John McCain, and blue for Democrat Barack Obama. It's part of an unprecedented four nights of election-themed lighting. Plans call for featuring the winner's color Wednesday night, provided the race is...

Brooklyn, NY - In hopes of curbing sky-scraping development in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, the city has proposed capping the height of buildings in a 175-block downzoning that residents said should have happened years ago. The Department of City Planning unveiled plans to initiate height limits in much of the quick-changing communities, barring new buildings from being taller than 50 feet on...

Israel - The Knesset made history today when it swore in its first female Orthodox MK, just before it enters a pre-election recess on Monday. MK Tzvia Greenfield joined the Knesset on behalf of the Meretz Party, to replace retiring MK Yossi Beilin. Greenfield is a doctor of political philosophy, and her achievements include the signing of the Geneva Initiative. "It is a very special...

Manchester, UK - Car crime is plaguing Jewish areas in north Manchester. A Whitefield man has been left shaken after masked thieves stole his black BMW from outside his home. The 57-year-old victim, who does not want to be named, was left unharmed after three men dressed in dark clothes and balaclavas demanded his car keys when he left the vehicle to open the garage on Park Lane. The...

Melbourne, Australia - A hand-drawn swastika and text appearing to glorify Hitler were displayed on a school notice board in Melbourne, sparking outrage from the Jewish community. The Education Department is investigating the incident, which appeared in a junior high school in an inner-city suburb. “Germany has many great things about it, but I will start with only one: Adolf Hitler,”...

Borough Park, NY - A Motor vehicle accident involving 6 vehicles with one vehicle that overturned on 11th Avenue and 47th Street in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn. Hatzolah responding with multiple ambulances also requesting Medics to respond to the cene, FDNY and NYPD ESU responding as well to the confirmed pin. U/D: All occupants are out of the vehicle, Hatzolah transporting some with...