Camp's Liability Is Raised in Car Crash That Killed 6

Prosecutors in Sullivan County, where five young campers and a counselor from the Atlanta Dance Camp in South Fallsburg, N.Y. died on Wednesday in a car crash, said that they planned to look into whether the camp could be held liable in the accident. If the counselor driving the car, who died in the crash, was authorized to take the campers on a trip and if the trip itself - to a nearby swimming area - was an official camp outing.

Brooklyn +2nd Alarm Fire+

Brooklyn Coney Island Ave and Ave K a 2nd Alarm fire has been called to 1421 Coney Island Ave a 2 story private dwelling, FD on the scene dispatching Hatzolah.

Fire on 2nd floor blowing out from the 2nd floor windows, smoke visible from a distance.

Verizon Wireless Expands New Cell Sites In Borough Park

The company Invested $1 Billion in New York Metro to Stay Ahead of Growing Demand. In a continuing effort to provide wireless service for residents, commuters and visitors in Brooklyn this summer, Verizon has expanded its network with new cell sites. In the past 30 days, a total of 17 new cell sites have been activated in the five boroughs of New York City.
The new Brooklyn cell site will improve network coverage and capacity in Borough Park along the Fort Hamilton Parkway, between 39th and 65th.

Transportation Bill Contains Amount For Widening Route 17, And For Kiryas Yoel MonDroe.

Hudson Valley transportation projects will receive an additional $35.5 million in from a newly federal transportation bill approved by the Senate.
The lawmakers have set aside $1 million for the widening of Route 17 from four lanes to six lanes from Harriman to Monticello. The Planning Commissioner said that money is a start for a project that will likely cost $8- to $10 million per mile in a total project of about 50 miles.
The lawmakers have also set aside; $2 million for road improvements in the Village of Kiryas Yoel, including road paving and new sidewalks.

London: Armed Police Raids Under Way

London: Police have launched a raid in west London's Notting Hill area seeking suspects in the failed July 21 bombings.

U/D: 09:46
Police say they have made a number of arrests (three) in the area during their search for suspects.

U/D: 12:43
Fourth London "bombing suspect" arrested in Rome over the 21 July attacks on London, says Italy interior minister Giuseppe Pisanu.

U/D: 13:04
All four men police sought in the July 21 attempted bombings of London transit may be in custody.

Mayor Bloomberg Visits Borough Park.

Mayor Bloomberg traveled to Borough Park, where he enjoyed kosher pizza with Assemb. Dov Hikind.

Hikind, a Democrat, gave him a mayoral endorsement, then the pair walked into Amnon's Kosher Pizza and Falafel. Hikind said he didn't have to think twice before crossing party lines to back Bloomberg.
"I am a Democrat but it's irrelevant," he said. "This mayor doesn't look at labels, looks at the issue and tells you what he thinks and I think that is absolutely amazing."

Brooklyn, Coney Island +Bias Crime+

Brooklyn, Coney Island +Bias Crime+ Coney Island at Ave P, 3 Jewish juveniles got beaten with serious head injuries, PD on scene setting up crime scene, Midwood ambulance oprating.

U/D 02:07
PD has 2 perps in custody at Coney Island and Ave O.

Washington: Bill To Extend Daylight Saving Time.

ONE VERY TINY (but very talked about) provision in the energy bill would extend daylight saving time by three weeks in the spring and one week in the fall starting in 2007, conserving energy and perhaps preventing some crimes and traffic accidents. Also more daylight means more consumer activity, that's good for the economy

But Orthodox Jews are protesting that a sunrise past 8 a.m. would mean choosing between saying prayers and getting to work on time need fret only if they live in Alaska, western Montana, some parts of Idaho or that detached bit of Michigan.

Monsey: +Construction Site Accident+

Monsey, Rockland County +Construction Site Accident+ At Kearsing Parkway and Route 306 a worker fell approximtly 20 feet at a construction site, Hatzolah and Rockland Paramedics are called to the scene.

U/D: 15:56
Victim has no feeling, he is paralized.

Wodbury Commons Mall +Suspicious Package+

Wodbury Commons Mall +Suspicious Package+ PD on scene with a suspicious package in a store in the Commons Mall, package contains some powder.

Water Shortage Strikes Rockland County

Officials from United Water have asked their 260,000 customers in Rockland County to conserve water for the next few days because the company's water tanks are at dangerously low levels.

Officials have asked all customers to stop using water outdoors for the next 48 hours.

United Water's vice president, says an electrical storm caused a black out last night that prevented workers from restoring water to storage tanks.

Mosquito In NYC Test Positive for West Nile Virus

Three Mosquito Pools in the Bronx Test Positive for WNV; Two Manhattan Residents Have West Nile Fever; New Yorkers Aged 50 and Older Urged to Take Precautions

The first signs of West Nile virus (WNV) in New York City during the 2005 mosquito season have been detected, health officials announced today. Three pools of mosquitoes collected in the Bronx have tested positive for WNV; the infected mosquitoes were identified in the neighborhoods of Eastchester, Woodlawn, and Baychester. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has increased mosquito surveillance and larviciding in these areas; no spraying is planned at this time.

Kiryas Yoel To Receive Housing Grant.

Hudson Valley housing grants was announced today.
Over $12.3 million in housing grants have been awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The money comes to make safe, affordable housing more widely available to deserving families.

The Village of Kiryas Yoel MonDroe, NY Housing Authority will receive $129,000:

Woodridge +2nd Alarm Fire+

Woodridge +2nd Alarm Fire+ A P/D in Camp Silverlake on fire, at 69 Silver Lake Rd and Greenfield Rd. FD from Woodbourne, Mountain Dale and Rock Hill to respond with tankers and man power.

Mayor Mike is taking his act to the Catskills.

Mayor Bloomberg is making a play for the hotly contested Orthodox Jewish vote over the next few days. On Sunday, he makes a pilgrimage to Sullivan County Catskills.

Bloomberg will travel to the Catskills, where he'll reportedly drop by a ShopRite, a hotel and at least one of the area's Jewish summer camps, according to people familiar with preliminary plans.

Yesterday, he snags the endorsement of Brooklyn Assemb. Dov Hikind. Hikind, who sat out the 2001 mayoral race, opted to back the mayor this year after being lobbied by his former aide, City Councilman Simcha Felder, a source said.

NYC's Top Ten Worst Landlords

A top 10 list of bad landlords is out - most of them are absentee owners accused of letting their buildings rot and their tenants suffer.

So hundreds of tenants from all five boroughs gathered to say enough is enough. It's time to start naming names. on the ones they call the city's top 10 worst landlords.
Number one - a man named Aaron Parnes. Until recently he owned the building with the rats and leaks that according to one tenant, have actually become dangerous. Also every time they turn on the faucet, they get a shock."

The landlord, Mr. Parnes, didn't return c from the media but advocates say he recently sold this property with 693 violations.

The bottom line - the tenants want more city inspections but they're also hoping the new list shames the landlords into compliance. They say the campaign won't end here.

The city's department of housing, preservation and development say they know the landlords on this list, and HPD even spent $57,000 of taxpayer money to fix things.

Cooler Air Heading Our Way

Cooler Air Headed For Tri-State Area
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to signal the end of the heat and
humidity that left the tri-state area sweltering.

Palisades +Tree Blocking Traffic+

Palisades +Traffic Alert+ On the Palisades Interstate Parkway south bound at exit 10/11, a tree came down with wires down, people trapped in their vehicle, roadway blocked, expect heavy delays.

Bronx +Cross Bronx Traffic Advisory+

Bronx +Cross Bronx Traffic Advisory+ At the Cross Bronx x Jerome Ave east bound PD on the scene of an MVA blocking 2 lanes. Heavy delays developing in the area.

Sullivan County, +Thunder Storm Warning

Sullivan County, Countywide +Thunder Storm Warning+ Radar has indicated severe thunderstorm moving E at 35mph. Warning until 17:30

City Council Voted To Eliminate Sunday Parking Rules

the City Council voted 41-3 today to eliminate Sunday parking meter rules.

Mayor Bloomberg says that Sunday meter parking actually makes it easier to find parking spots, because other drivers aren't able to leave their cars parked all weekend, and he is promising to veto the bill.

“This bill is an attempt to pander to a handful of people who will be very disappointed if it is passed. If it is passed I will veto the bill,” Bloomberg said before today’s vote.

Council members say they have enough votes to override a veto if the mayor chooses to challenge their bill.

Ellenville +Traffic Alert MVA +

Ellenville +MVA Head-On Collision+ Route 209 and Hang Glider Road a serious 2 car MVA head-on with serious injuries, 2 ambulances from Ellenville EMS are requested by FD.

U/D: 15:37
Now requesting 2 choppers Stat Flight Air-2 and Life Guard-18, L/Z next to the scene.

U/D: 16:17
Stat Flight 2 and Life Guard 18 are transporting 2 victims to St. Francis Hospital, 1 in critical condition.

London Police arrest Suspect Of Transit Bombing

London: Police confirm they have arrested Yasin Hassan Omar, a suspect in the July 21 London transit bombings

Monticello +Serious MVA Traffic Alert+

Sullinan County Monticello +Traffic Alert+ Fatal MVA on Route 17B in front of Fairsite Bungalow Colony, 4 fatalities, Monticello EMS and FD on the scene, Fire PD requested to shut down the roadway.

A Sullivan County Department of Public Works dump truck overturned and hit a car head-on when their vehicle crossed a divider and careened into the dump truck with poss 5 fatalities one child and 4 adults, the bodies were crushed in the crunch of meta.
The car was being driven by a counselor from the Atlanta Dance Camp in South Fallsburg, who was bringing the others to a nearby lake to go swimming.

U/D:
Hatzolah was canceled.

U/D: 14:38
EMS FD are reporting a sixth fatality from the accident.

U/D: 18:01
Route 17 was just now opened to traffic again.

U/D: 07/28/05
Police said at a press conference this morning.

The driver of the crash was 25-year-old Irina Mironova of Miami Beach, Florida. she was driving with a suspended license from Florida.
Mironova was a counselor at the Atlanta Dance Camp on Stratton Hill Road in South Fallsburg.
She was driving a 1994 Toyota Corolla, a five-passenger car with six people inside.

The other victims are:
Igor Golovanin, 16, Brooklyn
Illya Kapitannikov, 16, Brooklyn
Anatoliy Cheremonyka, 14, Maryland
Marsha Fishman, 14, Edison, New Jersey
Gabrielle Saybelman, 12, Brooklyn
Illya is the son of the camp's owner, Anna Kapitannikov.

U/D: 07/28/05 19:28
Seconds before the gray Toyota Corolla smash into the dump truck and killd all six of its passengers, at least two drivers called 911 to report a car speeding eastbound on Route 17B at more than 80 miles an hour – in a westbound lane.

A Convicted Offender Fails To Register, Cops Say

A convicted Level 2 offender who was accused of abusing 6- and 7-year-old children in Brooklyn in 1997 and has been living on the street of MonDroe has been charged with neglecting to report his whereabouts to state authorities, so he was arrested yesterday and charged with failing to register as an offender, a misdemeanor. He was arraigned before Town Justice Jack Rosenthal and sent to the Orange County jail in lieu of $500 cash or $1,500 bail bond.

A Level 2 offender, meaning he poses a moderate risk of committing another offense. State law requires he register annually as an offender for 10 years and notify authorities whenever he changes addresses. His last known address was on 47th Street in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn, police said.

Con Ed Restores Full Power To Williamsburg

Con Ed restores full power to Williamsburg and to the rest of North Brooklyn.

Con Edison said it finished repairing overloaded feeder cables at 5:15 am Wednesday, allowing the utility to restore full power to Brooklyn.
The 8 percent power that was reduced yesterday affecting 81,000 customers, is restored now.

Borough Park +Fire In An O/M/D+

Borough Park +Fire In An O/M/D+ A fire at 1454 43rd St. between 14th and 15th Ave's on the 3rd floor of a 5 story 100 X 100 building.

U/D: 09:21
Fire is now under control P/W/H.

Manhattan +Waterway Taki Pulled Over+

Manhattan +Waterway Taki Pulled Over+ NYPD ESU units and Harbor units entoute to the East River to Pier 11 awaiting the NY Waterway Taxi which is due to arrive at Pier 11 momentarily for a suspicious male on the boat.

U/D: 08:58
PD are detainig the suspicious male, requesting NYPD Lt. from the 1st Pct. to the scene.

+Heat Advisory+

Heat Advisory continued today for all of NYC.
Heat Indicies will be between 100-105

Today: Partly cloudy, hot and humid. Showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon
and evening. Highs in the mid 90s.

Pataki Won't Run for a 4th Term

Pataki expected to announce he won't seek re-election

Kiryas Yoel out of MonDroe Library

The Village of Kiryas Yoel will pull out of the MonDroe Library and pay the town $150,000 in three installments over the next two years to help offset the tax burden that will fall to the rest of the town.   Kiryas Yoel residents rarely use the library because of cultural differences. They plan to open their own library, one with Yiddish and Hebrew materials.    The separation means Kiryas Yoel residents will no longer vote on the library budget – an annual worry for the library board – or any future proposals for a larger facility.

Ferndale, Sullivan County: +MVA On Old Route 17+

Ferndale, Sullivan County: +MVA On Old Route 17+ An overturned auto on Old Route 17 and Queen Mountain Rd. Near Camp Munk, 2 people are being removed from the car, Hatzolah on the scene handling, 1 aided being transported to Harris Hospital with minor injuries.

Brooklyn +Electrical Fire+

Brooklyn +Electrical Fire+ At 6801 14th Ave. an electrical fire on the street lines down on 3 blocks in the area, FD on the scene requesting Con-Ed on a rush also asking PD for help for crowd control.

U/D: 22:09
PD now calling a level one mobilization due to a suspicious package at the location.

U/D: 22:16
O.E.M. Requested to the scene.

U/D: 22:36
Situation under control now.

The Fate Of 184 Kent Building To Be Decided Today.

The fate of the Austin, Nichols & Co. Warehouse on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg was on schedule to be decided at a Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing today.
The building is owned by M. Kestenbaum. Kestenbaum wants to build a large rooftop addition and convert the three-part windows to single windows.

Con Ed Asks B'klynites To Power Down

Con Ed is asking residents of Northern Brooklyn to do their utmost to conserve power. Because of equipment problems in northern Brooklyn, they’re asking customers in Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Fort Greene, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Clinton to turn off all non-essential appliances.

Williamsburg, +Car Stolen/Abduction+

Williamsburg, +Car Stolen/Abduction+ Auto silver Mitsubisi was stolen with a child 10 Y/O/F from 85 Taylor St. And Bedford Ave. Level 1 Mobilization has been called, ESU responding.

U/D: 18:43
Vehicle has been recovered by 90th Pct units at South 9th St. and Bedford Ave. with the child inside, but no perp, ECT enroute.

D/D: 18:51
Child is Okay requesting EMS.

Williamsburg +Suspicious Package+

Williamsburg +Suspicious Package+ A black handbag suspicious unattended on the Williamsburg Bridge, Brooklyn bound. PD and ESU responding.

U/D: 18:45
Bridge closed.

Brooklyn +Overturned Auto+

Brooklyn +Overturned Auto+ Requesting Hatzolah to Ave P and E10th St. to an overturned transcare ambulanc, ESU on the scene.

U/D: 16:29
Hatzolah transporting one aided

If You Visit NY From Another Country Be Aware Of The NYPD

Five men were shaken when they were taken off a sightseeing bus by heavily armed cops after a Gray Line worker called police to report the tourists seemed suspicious.

The men's hands were bound behind their backs and they were forced to kneel on a Broadway sidewalk between 50th and 51st Sts.


Mayor Bloomberg apologized yesterday to a the British tourists. "It turned out that these ... people did not present any threat whatsoever," Bloomberg said. "It's a shame, and I certainly apologize on behalf of the City of New York. We love tourists and we want them to keep coming here and feel that they ... can go around and enjoy the city."

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. MVA Traffic Alert+

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. MVA+ An MVA involving multiple vehicles on the B.Q.E. east bound near Tillary St. under the Brooklyn Bridge, East Bound B.Q.E. is at a total stand still.

U/D: 14:16
EMS on the scene with approximately nine injured aided, not serious.

Israel +Passenger Plane Crashed+

JERUSALEM: Israel reports that a passenger plane has crashed at an airport in southern Jordan.

The Israeli government hade ambulances mobilizing to cross into Jordan to help in a rescue effort.

It was not immediately known if there were casualties. It happened 350 kms (210 miles) south of the Jordanian capital of Amman. It is at the southern tip of Jordan on the Red Sea, next to the Israeli resort of Eilat.


U/D: 13:21
Royal Jordanian airlines says a Russian-made cargo plane had a "minor accident" but has not crashed near Israeli border.

NYC +Heat Advisory+

NYC +Heat Advisory+ In effect today from the National Weather Service for the five boroughs, we'll get up to a sizzling 94 degrees with hazy, humid conditions, the heat index will value as high as 105, partly cloudy skies.

Brooklyn +Shots Fired At PD+

Brooklyn +Shots Fired At PD+ Classon Ave & Sterling Place, shots fired at police from a vehicle after an armed robbery of a bodega, a large perimeter was set up, entire area is frozen off, large police presents at the scene, requesting aviation to search for the vehicle and ESU, mobilization point is Park & Classon.

'ICE' Your Cell Phone Plan, Would Help Rescuers Help You

Paramedics, police and firefighters often waste valuable time trying to figure out which name in a cell phone to call when disaster strikes, according to current and retired members of the emergency services, who said they must look through wallets for clues, or scroll through cell address books and guess. Many people identify their spouse by name in their cell, making them indistinguishable from other entries.

So now a simple initiative was created, Cell users are being urged to put the acronym ICE -- "in case of emergency" -- before the names of the people they want to designate as next of kin in their cell address book, creating entries such as "ICE -- Dad" or "ICE -- Alison."

Kiamesha Lake - Viznitz Community Plans Own Village In Sullivan County

Kiamesha Lake - Viznitz Community Plans Own Village In Sullivan County
The Rockland County-based sect filed papers with the town of Thompson last week to incorporate as the village of Ateres (meaning "Crown") off Route 42 between the village of Monticello and South Fallsburg. It would be the county's seventh village.
The Town Supervisor says there appears to be little the town can do to prevent the creation of a Kiryas Yoel type enclave within the town. 

The community wants more control over its zoning and building codes in planning another 200 to 300 homes or condominiums.
"We need certain things in here that they wouldn't allow, like local stores," they said.
The group is not affiliated with Kiryas Yoel MonDroe, but with the Viznitz sect, which has roughly 3,000 followers based in Monsey in Rockland County.

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+ Brooklyn Queens Expressway south bound 1/4 mile south of the Brooklyn Bridge a lumber truck's load shifted on to the roadway, expect delays, ESU requested.

A Ban On Sunday Parking-Meter Regulations.

The City Council is expected this week to ban Sunday parking-meter regulations.

Parking was free on Sunday, Until Mayor Bloomberg instituted Sunday meters in 2002 to help close the city's budget deficit. arguing that the meters bring in $7 million annually — not including revenue from parking tickets — and ensure that spaces in busy areas are not hogged.


City Council will vote Wednesday

Where You Live Is A Factor If Your Vehicle Gets Stolen

While auto theft continues to decline in the city along with most other crimes, Police data shows that where you live is still a major factor in whether your vehicle gets stolen

NYPD's figures for this year found that auto thefts have risen this year in just 11 of the city's 76 precincts.

The losers include the First Precinct, covering the City Hall area; the 19th, which includes Gracie Manson and the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Manhattan's East Side; the 20th on the Upper East Side, the 25th just north of that; the 32nd, still farther north; the 47th in the northern Bronx; the 49th in the Morris Park-Pelham Parkway area of the Bronx; the 71st in Crown Heights; the 76th in the Redhook-South Brooklyn area; the 90th in VilUomsburg; and the 120th in northern Staten Island.

Yesterday Midtown Manhattan, Bomb Threat Before and After

Yesterday Midtown Manhattan, Bomb Threat Before



Yesterday Midtown Manhattan, Bomb Threat and After



A bus supervisor alerted the police over someone's suspicious behavior of some men with backpacks and "stuffed" pockets on a tour bus.

Police cordoned off part of Times Square to evacuate the bus and inspect the bags with K 9 units. They were still made to kneel on the ground as the police investigated, and it turned out the men didn't even have backpacks!

Fire Destroys Home In Chestnut Ridge.

Fire Destroys Home Under Construction In Chestnut Ridge Yesterday


Flames destroyed a house early at 6:52 a.m. yesterday morning that was under construction on a dead-end street in Chestnut Ridge.


The 1,800-square-foot two-story Colonial home at 16 Kennedy Parkway, was all from wood and was 60 to 65 percent complete.

The home was owned by Corey Weiss, who knocked down an old house on the property and build the new one.

The fire is being investigated because the fire department doesn't know the origin or why the fire started.

Only the chimney and foundation are all that was left.

Bronx +Major Deegan Traffic Advisory+

Bronx +Major Deegan Traffic Advisory+ North bound Deegan Xpway from the Triboro Bridge N/B, PD on scene with an overturned tractor trailer on the ramp from the Triboro to the Deegan at Bruckner Blvd- No Pin, heavy traffic. FD, ESU, Highway units and heavy duty tow all on the scene.

Hazolah's Respond To The South Fallsburg +Very Serious MVA+

Discussion about Hazolah"s respond to the very serious accident in South Fallsburg.


Please refrain to an intelligible standard, we will have to delete anything that isn't in the roam of conversation, just hate, stupidity and bashing one each other.

South Fallsburg +Very Serious MVA+

South Fallsburg +Serious MVA+ On Route 42 and Thompsonville Road at the blinking light an MVA head-on collision with 2 victims heavily pinned and unconscious, Hatzolah BLS on scene requesting ALS and also Medivac to launch.
U/D: 21:16
Total of five aided and one confirmed DOA A.I. Team in route
U/D: 21:42
Father a Bal Simcha tonight with 6 other family members involved.
U/D:
Ambulance with the children on the way to the hospital broke down, Hatzolah requesting another bus with a rush.

Rockland County +NY State Thruway Traffic Advisory+

Rockland County +NY State Thruway Traffic Advisory+ Sloatsburg: NY State Thruway south bound, PD on scene of an MVA blocking at least one lane, traffic delays go all the way back to Harriman Toll Plaza.

New Delhi: Earthquake Of 7.2-Magnitude.

New Delhi A 7.2-magnitude earthquake reportedly has hit India's southern Nicobar Islands. Tsunami warning was issued for the surrounding islands, no report of casualties.

U/D:
Thailand ends tsunami alert issued after earthquake in Nicobar Islands.

Napanoch +MVA Rt. 209 & Rt. 55+

Napanoch +MVA Rt. 209 & Rt. 55+ Serious MVA on Route 209 and Route 55 involving a motorcycle with serious injuries, EMS on scene requesting Stat Flight Air-2 L/Z at the Napanoch Fire house.

Lakewood: Leads NJ State In Reported Bias Hate Crims.

U/D: Monticello, Kaufman Colony Removes Controversial Sewer Line

Kaufman's Bungalow colony removed a controversial sewer line Friday that was built up to 12 feet above the ground along Benmosche Road.
The Town Board had given the colony until noon Friday to remove the line near the Monticello Raceway.
Thompson Supervisor said that the colony is still in hot water with the town and the state Health Department. People had moved into some of the 50 bungalows before the town had approved them for occupancy. The colony hooked up the sewer line July 15. The board had agreed to a temporary line but expected it would be built along the ground, not propped up by two-by-fours planted in large mounds of dirt and running alongside the road.

Lakwood. Inquiry into altercation between an officer and a Rosh Yshivah still on the front burner.

Lakewood, A Public Safety Director said that the incident between a Rabbi and a Patrolman which resulted in aggravated assault charges against the Rabbi is still under review.
He said that the investigation is "on the front burner." and he could not say when it will be finished, but added the case remains a priority. "It is moving forward quickly," hs said.