Bronx +MVA MOS Incolved+

Bronx +Serious MVA With MOS Involved+ At 1520 Sedgwick Ave. and W176th St. George Washington Bridge, motor cycle MVA with serious injuries, aided is an off duty firefighter he was removed to Lincoln Hospital, Highway A.I.S. on scene for the confirmed job.

U/D:
Aided has now expired.

Traffic Alert: NJ Turnpike Closed After Tractor Trailer Accident

The NJ Turnpike is a nightmare commute, after a flatbed tractor trailer jacknifed in the northbound lanes.

Kiryas Yoel, MonDroe +Serious MVA+

Kiryas Yoel, MonDroe +Serious MVA+ Accident on Mountain Rd and Forest Rd Hatzolah on the scene requesting 3 BLS and 2 ALS, Mobile Life-297 & 493 are going in M/A., total of five aided.

A March Against Hate Crimes in Crown Heights

Crown Heights - Leaders from the Jewish and black communities in Crown Heights marched with city officials and NYPD hate crimes officers last night to condemn hate crime.
The move comes after a Hasidic man was allegedly attacked on Monday by three black men in Crown Heights who used anti-semitic slurs. The Crown Heights Jewsih Council's says the reaction to this attack is much different than in 1991, when rioting broke out, she views Monday's attack as an isolated incident.

Woodburne +MVA Overturn+

Woodburne +MVA Overturn+ At Route 42 near the four corners an overturned auto Hatzolah on the scene requesting additional BLS units Q-8 to coordinate the scene, all aided are out of the vehicle, a couple of busses to respond.

Manhattan +F.D.R. Traffic Alert+

Manhattan +F.D.R. Traffic Alert+ FDR north bound isn't moving use alternate routes on your way north.

Philadelphia PA: +Suspicious Package Exploded+

Philadelphia PA: +Suspicious Package Exploded+ At the Hospital Of University Of PA at Civic Center Blvd.
A device that was brought in to the 12th floor of the hospital has exploded, there is another similar device at the location, the 11th and 13th floors have been evacuated, so far one minor injury reported from a nurse who was struck by a falling object. Numerous agencies are reporting to the scene.

Swan Lake +Accident Child Struck+

Swan Lake Sullivan County +Accident Child Struck+ On Mt Hope Rd. Camp Noam Elimelech a child was struck with a golf car, Hatzolah BLS on the scene ALS on the way, Hatzolah contact Sullivan County for the chopper Life Guard-18 to be on stand by.

U/D 10:24
Chopper has been canceled going with the ambulance to the Hospital.

Manhattan +Henry Hudson Parkway Traffic Alert+

Manhattan +Henry Hudson Parkway Traffic Alert+ The Henry Hudson Parkway north bound at West 158th St. will be closed, due to an on going A.I. job from an earlier RMP MVA with a civilian auto after a pursuit when the civilian car hit a wall and burst in to flames pinning 2 civilians in the burning auto, 1 victim was conirmed D.O.A. and the 2nd victim was removed to Harlem Hospital in likely condition. Plan alterate routes on your way north.

A Unusual Heavy Stuffed Suitcase Found In The Trunk Of His Yellow Cab.

Two partners who had been in NY for the jewelry expo at the Javits Center, Notice on their way to another show in Toronto that they are empty-handed, they left their suitcase loaded with hundreds of thousands of dollars in bridal jewelry in the trunk of a yellow cab.
But an honest cab driver when he realized what they left he went looking and found a business card in the back seat matching the name on the stuffed suitcase, he called the company and tracked down the two grateful partners who gave him a very nice reward.

Orange County +Route 17 Traffic Advisory+

Orange County +Route 17 Traffic Advisory+ Route 17 west bound up to the mountains slow from exit 128 to just before exit 126 due to construction.

Garden State Parkway +Fatal MVA+

Garden State Parkway +Fatal MVA+ On the Garden State Parkway, Hatzolah ALS was requested earlier today to the MVA.

WASHINGTON +Justice Rehquist To The Hospital

Washington: Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist has been taken to the hospital with a fever.

U/D: 18:06
WASHINGTON (AP) Chief Justice Rehnquist has been released from the hospital.

Borough Park: +Stabbing+

Borough Park, Brooklyn: +Stabbing+ Level one mobilization has been called by the 66th Precinct at 49th St. and New Utrecht Ave. for a male stabbed ESU and EMS/FD are on the scene.

U/D: 18:43
Aided has been transported to Luthran Hospital not in likely condition.

Manhattan +Jumper Up+

Manhattan +Jumper Up+ At 400 West 43rd St. and 9th Ave, PD on scene requesting ESU to respond with a rush with a person that's on the 9th floor at the window and wants to jump, requesting t0 bring the air bag.

Brooklyn Navy Yard, Historic Houses "Admiral's Row" Could Be Demolished For Commercial Use

The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation wants to acquire ten brick houses along Flushing Avenue - Admiral’s Row land - from the federal government, and demolish the houses and replace them with industrial buildings, which they say will help create more manufacturing jobs.

But local residents are fighting it and say houses should be fully restored and preserved as a unique reminder of Brooklyn’s historic navy life.

However Brooklyn Navy Yard President Eric Deutsch believes the current state of the homes is beyond repair.

The issue goes before the Department of City Planning later this month.

Brooklyn +Traffic Alert B.Q.E MVA+

Brooklyn +Traffic Alert B.Q.E MVA+ Accident at Flushing Ave exit of the BQE Queens bound, car over cliff overturned, FD and PD are on the scene, requesting EMS.

+T-Storm Warning+

+T-Storm Warning+ A slow moving severe T-Storm is producing very heavy rain A Severe T-Storm Warning has been issued for Manhattan and the Bronx until 15:45

Williamsburg Bridge Closed

Brooklyn Williamsburg +RMP Accident+ On Scout St. an RMP accident with 2 MOS from the squad, being removed by EMS with an escort over the Williamsburg Bridge to Bellevue Hospital, entire route is frozen.

U/D: 14:02
Arrived to the Hospital.

Crowd Lynches Israeli Bus Gunman

An Israeli bearded gunman with a skullcap has been killed by a stone-throwing mob after he shot three people dead on the No. 165 bus in an Israeli Arab town.

NYC +Heat Advisory+

NYC +Heat Advisory+ Today humid near 95, heat index values as high as 102.
Con Edison Urges Customers in Williamsburg to Reduce Their Use of Electricity. The estimated electricity demands today will shatter all previous records. Con Edison, LIPA and NYISO each project that their systems will hit their peak mark today.
Con Edison’s might have to reduce voltage in virtually every area of the city:

Williamsburg: Fire

Williamsburg: Fire at 206 Ross St. Hatzolah on the scene requesting FD and PD to respond for a fire behind Greens Restaurant.

U/D: 11:12
Nothing serious.

Manhattan +Harlem River Drive Traffic Alert+

Manhattan +Harlem River Drive Traffic Alert+ H.R.D. to the G.W. Bridge entrance ramp is closed due to construction on the GWB, expect delays on the north bound Harlem River Drive.

Man Pays Speeding Ticket In Pennies

Moorhead, Minn. -- A man ticketed for speeding thought he'd get even by paying his fine with 12,000 pennies. But the judge had him wait for the change to be counted.

Rather than count the small garbage can full of pennies by hand, the Court Administrator took them to the bank, where they were put in a counting machine. She returned with $120 in cash and some extra pennies, which were given to the Seattle man, who waited in the courthouse.

He was cited for driving 70 mph in a 55 mph zone March 5.

Mosquito Spraying In The Rockaways By Health Department

To reduce mosquito activity, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) will spray pesticide from trucks in parts of the Rockaways, Queens from 8:15 P.M. tonight. Aug. 3 to 6:00 A.M. on Thurs. Aug. 4 and from 8:15 P.M. on Thurs. Aug. 4 to 6:00 A.M. on Fri. Aug. 5.

Williamsburg Bridge +Person In The Water+

Williamsburg Bridge +Person In The Water+ Aviation responding also requesting Harbor units, FD has a female asian out of the water on the way to the hospital.

Borough Park +MVA+

Borough Park +MVA+ Hatzolah on the scene requesting 2 buses to New Utrecht Ave.and 60th St.

Window Tint Lands man, In Court

Jack Rosenzveig was driving his 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited when he exited the Cross Island Parkway onto Northern Boulevard. He was pulled over by a motorcycle cop who explained to the him that the driver and front passenger windows were too dark. the officer used a gauge to measure the tint before presenting him with a ticket.

According to the New York Tint Law enacted in 1991, front- and back-side windows must allow more than 70 percent of light in, which DMV spokesman said "in reality is almost clear." There are no regulations for rear windows, excessively tinted windows could face a fine of up to $150.

NYC Police Officer Killed In Iraq

A New York City police officer serving in the
Army Reserve was shot and killed by a sniper while guarding prisoners at a camp in Iraq, city officials said Wednesday.

Verrazano Bridge +Jumper Down+

Verrazano Bridge +Jumper Down+ Aviation Air-Sea Rescue overhead advising the jumper from the bridge a male is lying face down in the water, PD on the bridge advising they have an unoccupied vehicle on the lower level of the bridge Brooklyn bound.

U/D: 13:50
Have the aided on the boat he is unconscious.

Bronx +Snake In House+

Bronx +Snake In House+ At 169 Cypress Ave at East 138th St. a large snake in a closet on the 2nd floor of the building, ESU has been requested.

Queens +Boat Collison+

Queens +Boat Collison+ A boat collision underneath the Whitestone Bridge, FD on the scene and EMS has been requested for one injury.

Woodridge: Residents Frustrated Over Egg Factory Stink.

Woodridge - Residents are raising a stink about odors from a kosher egg factory in the village. Residents crowded into Woodridge Village Board meeting to complain about the smell and demand action.
The factory is causing a stench that has been forcing homeowners to frequently shut their windows and stay indoors this summer.
The company is storing eggshell remains temporarily in tanks at the factory on Novogradsky Road. and wastes attached to the eggshell cause a strong chicken manure-like odor.
Moses Neustadt, part owner of Newburgh Egg, said the factory is trying to fix the odor problem.
The company recently bought a machine that turns eggshells into fertilizer. A part needed to get the machine running was pledged a month ago, but it hasn't arrived, Neustadt said

First hearing Held On Monticello Dump

Monticello - More than 90 people filled a courtroom in the Sullivan County Courthouse to oppose the county's plan for a supersized landfill a 35-acre expansion on lower Broadway.
The crowd came from Mountain Lodge Estates, a summer community near the landfill.   Young children made up more than two-thirds of the crowd.
The parties agreed to postpone a scheduled hearing while the county and DEC staff negotiate. The hearing will reconvene on Sept. 20.

Kiamesha Lake: First Public Presentation To Incorporate New Hasidic Village In Town Of Thompson.

Kiamesha Lake - A Hasidic leader and one of the principal movers and shakers behind the idea to form an incorporated village at the end of Gibber Road between Fallsburg and Monticello, got a cold reception at the town board meeting when he was spelling out plans. He told them that "we are not the kind of people who are hostile or aggressive, we are more of an asset than anything else." He said that his group wants to attract another 100 families, they have roughly 50 now and need more people to support the yeshiva.
But Town Board members disagreed and said they don't like it. "Do you find it reasonable to form a village to circumvent our zoning?" the Supervisor said.
A incorporation petition hearing was scheduled for Aug. 9, and the town board would be willing to sit down and talk, the supervisor said.

Toronto Canada +Plane Crash+

TORONTO: A passenger jet Air France A340 from Paris with over 200 people on board has caught fire and is fully involved after skidding off a runway at Toronto's Pearson airport.

U/D:
Black smoke billowing from the wreckage as the aircraft burns.
Unknown if there are any injuries or fatalities at this time.

U/D: 18:13
Canadian official say there are no known fatalities in plane crash in Toronto.

U/D: 18:27
Canadian airport authority says 14 people suffered minor injuries in plane crash, all 309 survive.

Ramapo - Three Teenagers Charged With Stealing From 11 Synagogues.

Three Ramapo teenagers have been charged with burglarizing two synagogues, stealing money from charity boxes, they are also suspected of breaking into 10 other synagogues in Ramapo and stealing cash from the collection boxes between March and Thursday, Ramapo police said today.

A grand jury would hear felony burglary charges against Joshua Zelcer, 17, his brother Aaron, 18, and Uriel Zelcer, 18, who apparently is not related to the brothers. All three live in New Hempstead.

The three were arrested Monday on two felony counts each of third-degree burglary.

Most of the synagogues were in Monsey, New Hempstead or near Spring Valley.

The three young men were released into their parents' custody on $1,000 bail each by Ramapo Justice.

Bias Anti-Semitic Attack In Crown Heights.

Brooklyn - Two unknown black males assailants punched a man walking down the street in Brooklyn last night around 10:45 p.m. and made anti-Semitic, anti-Jewish remarks before fleeing the scene, police said.

The victim, a 50-year-old male, was walking on Schenectady Ave. between Crown and Carroll st.'s when he was approached, he was taken by hatzolah to King's County Hospital with laceration to his lip, and heavy bleeding.

Amtrak Train Coming From Charlotte, N.C., And Headed For New York, Derails, Killing Two.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- An Amtrak passenger train struck a dump truck loaded with gravel and derailed Tuesday, killing two people, from the dump truck.

The collision knocked the train's engine and two lead cars off the tracks.
There were no serious injuries among the roughly 200 passengers aboard the northbound train, About a half-dozen Amtrak passengers with "what appeared to be minor" injuries were taken to a hospital The rest were taken to the Amtrak station in Raleigh.

Orange County Wallkill +Traffic Alert+

Orange County Wallkill +Traffic Alert+ Route 17 east bound havey delays at exit 122 from an accident with 6 patients with minor injuries, 2 cars vs T/T, FD and EMS on the scene.

Manhattan +FDR Traffic Alert+

Manhattan +FDR Traffic Alert+ FDR south bound at 79th St. Con-Ed has some emergency work to be done on the roadway 2 lanes are blocked, traffic delays are backed up all the way to 106th St.

South Fallsburg +Bus Accident+

South Fallsburg +Overturned Vehicle+ At Route 42 and Gambell Rd. Hatzolah on the scene with one auto and an Excellent coach bus involved in an accident, bus struck a pole trying to avoid a collision with the car, wires went down and the bus went off the road into the woods, Hatzolah requesting additional ALS and BLS to the scene, FD asking for the Rescue for the entrapment, a total of 14 aided with minor injuries.

U/D:
Part of the town of South Fallsburg is with out power.

Woodborun +Child Drowning+

Woodborun Sullivan County +Child Drowning+ At the Alladen Hotel on Hasbrouck Drive, a child was pulled from the pool from severe drowning, child is in cardiac arrest.

U/D: 17:52
Child is B"H O.K. and breathing.

Brooklyn: +School Bus MVA+

Brooklyn: +School Bus MVA+ At 61st St. and Bay Parkway an MVA involving a school bus with a city bus and several other vehicles, Hatzolah on scene requesting several units and buses to transport.

U/D: 16:43
Three kids are being transported to area hospital via Hatzolah with miner injuries, as a result of the collision.

Bear In Village Of MonDroe

MonDroe - Peterson Lane, off Amy Todt Road in the Village of MonDroe. A area which is a well-developed so people where surprised to see a bear walking around almost as though it was familiar with the area.


Maybe they are more common if you go more upstate in more wooded areas - but it's pretty uncommon in MonDroe, they said.

The Villagers called the police, who responded to the area to make sure the bear was gone.

Bronx: Hutch River Bridge +Traffic Advisory+

Bronx: Hutchinson River Draw Bridge +Traffic Advisory+ The Hutchinson River Draw Bridge has an electric problem and the bridge is stuck in the upright position, they cant bring it down, expect major delays on both sides of the Hutch.

North bond of the Hutchinson River Parkway in the area of the bridge will be shut down for an undetermined period of time.

U/D:
All North Bound traffic which was shut down, has been re-opened.

Manhattan. +Port Authority Suspicious Package+

Manhattan. +Port Authority Suspicious Package+ A suspicious package that K-9 unit has a positive hit for explosives is under the overpass at 8th Ave and W41st St. near the Port Authority, PD on scene requesting the bomb squad to respond, FD and EMS to stage.

U/D: 10:35
Evacuating the south west wing of the bus terminal.

U/D: 11:02
PAPD ESU and Bomb Squad have properly id'ed the package, the South West wing of the terminal to be reopened.

Queens: +Traffic Advisory+

Queens: +Traffic Advisory+ Queens Blvd and Woodhaven Blvd PD units on scene requesting ESU for a tractor trailor that's wedged and stuck underneath the over pass, heavy duty tow responding.

Brooklyn: Tires Of Six Vehicles, Including Two Hatzolah Ambulances, Were Slashed In An Anti-Semitic Attack.

Tires Of Six Vehicles, Including Two Hatzolah Ambulances, Were Slashed In An Anti-Semitic Attack.

In what police describe as an anti-Semitic attack, the tires of six vehicles, including two Hatzolah ambulances, were slashed in Crown Heights.

All of the vehicles were parked in front of the Lubavitcher headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway, a synagogue that has been embroiled in a dispute between two factions within the Orthodox chasidic movement. Police said they had no evidence that the tire-slashing had anything to do with the dispute between the factions within the religious group.

Queens +Belt Parkway Closed+ Police Officer the Victim of Hit and Run

Queens +Belt Parkway Closed+ An officer is down at the Belt Pkwy West Bound and Lefferts Blvd., a police officer was struck by a vehicle while doing a A.I. job at an MVA on the Belt, officer was transp to hospital, Belt Parkway is closed.

U/D:
The female officer from the 106th precinct is in serious condition with a lot of internal injuries.

Mayor Went Upstate To Woo Jewish Voters

After hopping to the Catskills region in his own helicopter yesterday, Mayor .Michael Bloomberg tried to woo Jewish voters during a brisk campaign marathon in the mountains.

The Mayor greeted the breakfast crowd at Kutshers Country Club in Monticello, then he met with talmudic students in Woodridge, followed by a walk-and-talk at the Woodbourne shopping area and a stop at a girls' summer camp. He is counting on the votes of those 18 and older.

The Catskills area is a longtime popular attraction for Jews from the city, who send their children to camps or spend weeks there enjoying the lush green hills and fresh air.

Councilman Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn) described the reception the mayor got as something akin to what "a great movie star or Derek Jeter" would receive if they visited Bensonhurst.

Bloomberg was warmly greeted, but some adults approached reporters to complain about parking tickets and sanitation fines for recycling violations.

Kiryas Yoel, MonDroe +C.O. Incident+

Kiryas Yoel, MonDroe +C.O. Incident+ At Bartsheva Blvd. FD on the scene of multiple aided with possible C.O. poisoning, aided are conscious but complaining of dizziness and vomiting, Hatzolah EMS and ALS requested to the scene.

Sullivan County +Route 17 E/B Traffic Alert+

Sullivan County +Route 17 E/B Traffic Alert+ Rock Hill, Route 17 east bound at exit 110, Fire Department on the scene of a car that's fully engulfed in a fire, roadway east bound is completely closed.

Monticello +Traffic Alert+ On Route 17B

Monticello +Traffic Alert+ Route 17B both directions Sherrif officers are doing a road side safety check, traffick is backing up, be prepared to stop right near the Mobil gas station.

Monticello, Delivery Milkman Robbed.

Monticello, N.Y. Police say a delivery milkman from the Brooklyn-based A-H-V-A Food Co. on his nightly run in the Catskills was robbed and pistol whipped at an ice cream stand by four armed men, they emerged from nearby bushes and took 10 dollars, pistol whipped him, and fled.
The victim called 9-1-1, when officers arrived on scene, they saw three suspects jumping over a chain-link fence and pursued them. K-9 units found two of the suspects hiding in the rafters of the park's pavilion and took them into custody. Monticello police charged the two teenage males with first- and second- degree robbery, felonies. They will remain in jail without bail pending further court action.Two other suspects are still at large.

The Village of Kaser From An Outsiders Visit

The village of Kaser is a half-hour from Manhattan in Rockland County the village has 3,000 residents in a half-dozen long residential blocks and is the heart of the Hasidic Viznitz sect in America.
He was sent to check the place out because a group of former Kaser residents plans to form a Hasidic village between Monticello and Fallsburg in the Town of Thompson. It is assumed Sullivan's new village will be like Kaser.

      "This is a village,"said Kaser's clerk and treasurer. "We have a government. We have officials. It is no different than any other."