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New York – New York Conducts Annual Homeless Count, Critics Say It’s Flawed
New York - Thousands of volunteers fanned out across New York before dawn on Tuesday to conduct the city's yearly homeless survey, trying to count the people who wander the sidewalks all night, sleep ...
New York – A Lifetime Of Music: Chazan Shimon Kugel OB’M
New York - Three days after his sudden passing, friends and relatives remember Shimon Kugel, a gifted chazan who used his musical abilities to bring people closer to yiddishkeit. The levaya for Kugel...
New York – Extreme Cold, Ice Reveal Faults In U.S. Northeast Mass Transit
New York - Wicked winter weather gripping the northeastern United States exposed weaknesses in mass transit systems from Boston to New York, with commuters stranded on icy train platforms amid delays...
New York – New York City Tourism Hit Record High In 2014, Officials Say
New York - The number of tourists visiting New York City hit a historic high in 2014, attracted by its quality of life, low levels of crime and dynamism, officials said on Monday.
A record 56.4 mil...
New York – Where Did The Snow Go? Weatherman Apologizes For Creating Pre- Blizzard Panic
New York - In the wild world of winter weather, location is everything, which New York and Massachusetts learned too well Tuesday.
Small last minute changes in the air morphed what was supposed to ...
New York – Snowstorm Sweeps Northeast U.S., New York Spared Its Brunt
New York - A blizzard swept across the northeastern United States on Tuesday, dropping more than a foot (30 cm) of snow across Massachusetts and Connecticut even as its impact on New York City fell s...
Queens, NY – Police: Man Shot His Family, Killing 3, Then Killed Himself
Queens, NY - In the quiet of a pre-dawn Saturday on a dead-end street, a father came home and shot his family in their heads, leaving women in three generations dead and a wounded 12-year-old girl cal...
New York – Car Sharing A Hit In Brooklyn’s Jewish Community
New York - Two and a half months after German based Car 2 Go debuted in Kings County, the local Jewish community has eagerly embraced the blue and white Smart Cars that have popped up in many sections...
New York, NY – Suspected Police Slowdown Cost NYC About $5M In Lost Fines
New York, NY - A suspected work slowdown by New York City police at the start of the year has cost the city an estimated $5 million in lost fines.
The New York Times (http://nyti.ms/1ymyAVU ), citi...
New York, NY – Union Boss Leading Revolt Against Mayor Faces Own Rebellion
New York, NY - Hours after two New York policemen were shot dead in their patrol car last month, police union boss Pat Lynch accused the mayor of having "blood on his hands." Lynch's attack was prompt...
New York – Brooklyn Parents Warned Of Shigella Outbreak In Hasidic Community Infecting Children
Brooklyn, NY – A Shigella outbreak is spreading through Brooklyn.
The highly contagious bacterial infection has caused mostly children in Borough Park and Williamsburg to become sick. So far, 80 ca...
New York – NYPD: Signs Of More Arrests After Suspected Slowdown
New York - There are signs that disgruntled officers have started making more low-level arrests, New York Police Department officials said Monday.
NYPD statistics show arrests were up in the past w...
New York – Slump In New York Arrests, Fines Hits Traffic Lawyers, Bail Bondsmen
New York - A sharp drop in arrests and fines in New York may prove costly for the city but it could already be hurting some traffic lawyers and bail bonds firms, which are seeing their phones ring le...
New York, NY – Arrest Stats Point To New York Police Department Slowdown
New York, NY - Despite efforts by New York City officials to tout a dip in serious crime, another statistic is getting more attention — a steep decline in the number of arrests across all five borough...
Brooklyn, NY – NJ Man Dies Leaving BP Wedding Hall
Brooklyn, NY - An 83 year old New Jersey man who was struck by a car last night in Borough Park is the second Jewish fatality in Brooklyn in less than 24 hours.
Uszer Lejtman of Elizabeth was leavi...
New York – Hundreds Wait To Pay Respects To Former NY Gov. Mario Cuomo
New York - New Yorkers of all ages and races have gathered outside a New York City funeral home to pay their respects to the Mario Cuomo.
The line outside the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home on Madi...
New York – NYPD Activity Drops Compared To Start Of 2014
New York - New York City Police have cut back on arrests and summonses for the second week in a row.
According to the New York Times (http://nyti.ms/1Db7g15), more than 90 percent fewer summonses ...
New York – Jewish Community Remembers Mario Cuomo As A Friend, An Advocate And A Mentsh
New York - One day before New York State’s 52nd governor is laid to rest, members of the Jewish community are recalling Mario Cuomo, whose devotion to the State of Israel and the Jewish people was leg...
New York – Judge To Weigh Releasing Grand Jury Record In Staten Island Chokehold Death
New York - A judge is due to hear arguments on Monday whether to make public records of a grand jury hearing into the case of an unarmed black man killed after a policeman put him in a chokehold while...
Brooklyn, NY – Jewish Community Turns Out To Honor Officer Liu (video)
Brooklyn, NY - The light drizzle falling from overcast skies were like heavenly tears as thousands lined 65th Street today in Brooklyn to pay their respects to Officer Wenjian Liu, gunned down fifteen...