Woodbury +MVA Route 6+

Woodbury, Orange County +MVA Route 6+ Accident between two cars at the entrence to Route 6 southbound and Route 293, Hatzolah on the scene multiple injuries, requesting 3 buses.

New Square House Vandalized

New Square -- Police are conducting a criminal investigation into the vandalism at 9 Eisenhower Ave. which has been the scene of demonstrations by some residents and vandalism since the new owner evicted three families and two businesses in June.

Part of a house that a California-based real estate investor bought recently at a foreclosure was purposely knocked down this week, leaving a pile.

"We have ruled out an accidental collapse, we can comfortably say this house probably wasn't randomly chosen. There have been ongoing problems there."
The damage was estimated at $25,000 and New Square has given the owner a few days to clean up the rubble. If he doesn't, the village intends to hire a contractor and bill the owner.
"I am very upset at this hooliganism," the owner said. "No one has the right to destroy another person's property. This is despicable and uncivilized."
He said he would file a civil rights complaint with the FBI and the state Attorney General's Office, and would rebuild the three-family house, clean up the grounds and rent to people who were not Chasidic Jews and didn't live in the community.
Residents said they knew nothing about how the side of the building came down, but seemed aware of the controversy surrounding the house. They declined to give their names.

Kiryas Yoel, MonDroe -- D.E.C. Announces Urban Foresty Grant

Kiryas Yoel, MonDroe -- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Denise Sheehan announced that the DEC is awarding community tree planting grants to 17 communities throughout New York.
The grants total approximately $150,000, for tree maintenance and educational projects that explain the importance of planting and maintaining trees in communities.
This year's greening projects were selected by DEC staff from a large pool of 2004 grant proposals.
$10,000 for the Village of Kiryas Yoel, Orange County - to plant 50 three-inch caliper trees on scattered sites. The tree planting process will be used to inform children in the community of the importance of trees. A permanent section on trees has been added in the Kiryas Yoel Schools. third grade curriculum, as a result of earlier funded programs.

The Catskill Peddler

ULSTER HEIGHTS, N.Y., -- The kosher sock guy is here, the kosher sock guy is here," the children shouted, at the arrival of Murray Goldwag and his black knee-highs, Despite the words on his apron - "Murray's Kosher Socks" - Mr. Goldwag is not just a purveyor of hosiery, nearly everything that can be for $3 or less.
Like Izzy the Knishman, Sy the Shoe Guy and the parade of men and women who deal in manicures, religious books and kosher ice cream, Mr. Goldwag travels between the 200 or so Catskill bungalow colonies that enliven the mountains here like so many Polish shtetls, Lower East Side pushcart culture transferred to the country.
He and his shlepping brethren deal in dry goods, helping to relieve the ennui of a long summer day while providing refreshments or a desperately needed replacement for the skullcap that ended up at the bottom of the lake.
At the Satmar-dominated camps, where women do not drive, the traveling salesmen are cherished even more.
"When you have eight children who are constantly losing their socks, you look forward to Murray's arrival," said someone who was stocking up on hosiery for six boys.

NYPD Cop With Controversial Tattoo

An NYPD Police Academy recruit of Middle Eastern heritage has a bold
tattoo spelling out the word "JIHAD" on his forearm, with a large sword drawn
beneath it - and there's nothing the department can do about it.

The extraordinary markings caused a stir around the academy as soon as the
6-foot tall probationary cop rolled up his sleeves and revealed the tattoo.

The controversy prompted police brass to interview the officer, who said that
"JIHAD" is his nickname and made it clear that he had no affinity for any
terror causes.

The NYPD, which has regulations for the length of an officer's hair, has no
prohibitions against tattoos.

F.D.R. Drive +Traffic Advisory+

F.D.R. Drive +Traffic Advisory+ The F.D.R. Drive northbound to the G.W. Bridge is moving very slow.

Mayor Bloomberg On The Attack,

Mayor Bloomberg during the NYPD/FDNY stickball tourney yesterday.

Local Group Recognized For Work With Disabled Children

Mayor Bloomberg honored The Moses and Aaron Foundation's Special Fund for Children for its work with special-needs children and declared Saturday to be Moses and Aaron Foundation Day. Also Rabbi Kaploun, on behalf of the foundation, has been recognized by the governor of New York, the state Senate and Assembly, the city of New York, the New York City comptroller's office and the U.S. House of Representatives.

The foundation aims their legacy of kindness with a focus on children with disabilities, and the aim is to bring joy and light to their eyes.

Southeast, NY, -- Rabbi Charged In Drug Case

Southeast, NY, -- A popular rabbi 50, of a Conservative congregation in Briarcliff Manor and the father of three children was in Town Court on misdemeanor marijuana charges lodged after a traffic stop Aug. 1.

The Rabbi is a spiritual leader of a Congregation on Pleasantville Road, At least 500 families belong to the congregation. He appeared briefly before Southeast Town Justice James Borkowski and had his case continued to Sept. 14. He has not yet entered a plea to the charges and left the courthouse without comment.

State police charged him with criminal possession of marijuana and driving while ability impaired by drugs after a 1 a.m. traffic stop on southbound Interstate 684. Police said they found 27 grams — nearly an ounce — of marijuana in his vehicle.

A Briarcliff Manor lawyer and president of the synagogue's board, said he was surprised at the allegations. "He is, as far as I know, a religious and moral man. I'm taken aback, and I'm completely shocked at the nature of the charge."

The Rabbi, when stopped, was carrying a badge identifying him as chaplain of the village of Ossining's Police Benevolent Association. The badge was visible to troopers during the traffic stop when Kane was asked for his driver's license, but the PBA has since taken it back and ended its relationship with him.

"We're disappointed," said a Detective, the union president. "We don't want someone representing the PBA that gets arrested."

Health Mystery in New York: Heart Disease

Death rates from heart disease in New York City and its suburbs are among the highest recorded in the country, and no one quite knows why.

Queens +Traffic Alert+

Queens +Traffic Alert+ Northbound Clearview at Willets Point Blvd. MVA involving a truck and an unoccupied school bus, driver of truck is pinned, all lanes of the N/B Clearview are blocked off, delays through area.

New Jersey -- Attorney General Probes 'Jew Couple' Eatery

Amid spreading outrage, New Jersey's attorney general yesterday opened a probe of a posh eatery that referred to a pair of diners as "Jew Couple" on their credit card.
"It's extremely troubling," the Attorney General said. "I have two investigators from the Division on Civil Rights in my office right now. We are taking this very seriously.

"It stands to reason if the [restaurant] is labeling someone by religion, they are also labeling someone by race."

Manhattan +Security Testing on the Island+

Manhattan +Security Testing on the Island+ Homeland Security will conduct tests today all over Manhattan Island, blue boxes with some antennas and wires attached will be seen all over Manhattan, they don't have to cause any alarm.

MonDroe +NY State Police MVA+

MonDroe +NY State Police MVA+ PD on scene with an MVA involving a NYSP vehicle on Route 17 westbound near the State Police Barracks, units reporting entrapment of Trooper, EMS and MonDroe FD are on scene for the pin job.

Borough Park +Missing Man+

Borough Park +Missing Man+ Search by Hatzolah and by BP Shomrim is going on at 14th Ave and 49th. St. for an 89 year old alzheimers patient that is missing since 16:00 hours.

Route 17 Congestion Management Plan Drafted

The heavy trafficked Rt. 17 Quickway is being analyzed for short-term and long-term mitigation efforts.
County planning officials have assembled the final draft of a Congestion Management System, for the short-term, the report addresses operational efficiencies. For the long-term, they will seek to alter travel behavior.

Crown Heights +Possible Abductionof Child+

Crown Heights +Possible Abduction+ PD calling a level one mobilization for a missing child at 637 Montgomery St. and Kingston Ave., the three year old child has been missing for the last three hours, and was last seen with the babysitter.

PD requesting K-9 Units to the scene also asking help from Hatzolah.

U/D: 22:07
Child has been found, the mother and the babysitter have apparently returned home.

Spring Valley +Building Fire+

Spring Valley +Building Fire+ Fire at the 3rd. floor of 140 West Eckerson Road a 3 story apartment building, heavy fire on the top floor.

Brooklyn Councilwoman Moves To Block Use Of Eminent Domain

A Brooklyn city councilwoman is fighting to save homes from the law of eminent domain.

That the city should only be able to force a person out of their home if the land will be used for a public project, such as a hospital.

With Fuel Prices Hitting Record Highs, In Brooklyn You Could Get a Bargain

When it comes to getting a relative gas bargain, Brooklyn is King.

With fuel prices hitting record highs around the country, Brooklyn, for the most part, is the easiest on motorists' wallets.

Experts are at a loss to explain why gas prices in Kings County often were below the average in the city for regular. Gas prices were highest in Manhattan. There weren't many bargains to be found outside of Brooklyn.

Mosquito Spraying In Kew Garden Hills

To reduce mosquito activity and to control West Nile virus, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will spray pesticide from trucks in parts of Queens in Queensboro Hill, Murray Hill, Pomonok and Kew Garden Hills; Kissena Park and Golf Course; and inside Flushing Cemetery, Saint Mary's Cemetery, Mount Hebron Cemetery and Cedar Grove Cemetery. from 8:00 P.M. tonight, Aug. 17 to 6:00 A.M. on Thursday, Aug. 18.
Zip codes to be covered include 11355, 11365 and 11367.

Israeli Gunman Opened Fire

JERUSALEM: An Israeli gunman a Jewish settler has opened fire on Palestinians in the West Bank, killing three and wounding four.

The gunman was arrested after the shooting on the outskirts of the Shilo settlement.

U/D 12:43
Israel's prime minister says the deadly West Bank shooting of Palestinians was an act of "Jewish terror" aimed at stopping the Gaza pullout.

Hamas Vows Revenge for Jewish Settler's Killing of Palestinians

Pinchas the Kosher Penguin

Pinchas the Penguin, who lives in a Berlin Zoo and is a popular visit for many Germans both Jewish and not who have been mesmerized by Pinchas' Jewish-like eating habits.

Unlike other Penguins who are fed unkosher fish and seafood, Pinchas will only eat kosher fish the penguin rejects non-kosher fish and scrambles towards the kosher delights.

Pinchas came to the Berlin Zoo from Warsaw Zoo and when they started to feed him prawns and swordfish, he didn't take any interest, then someone at Warsaw mentioned that Pinchas was special and was always picky with his food, so they had some salmon and gave it to him which he enjoyed.
One day a Jewish couple from Florida came to the zoo and were eating a smoked salmon bagel and Pinchas was hovering around them while the other penguins were in another part of the penguin area. One of the staff noticed this and after some tests, discovered that Pinchas was drawn towards the smoked salmon.

Since finding a love for Jewish food, Pinchas has a diet consisting of such delights as gefilta fish (chopped and mixed fish with carrot and made into golf ball sized portions), smoked salmon and schmaltz herring.

The Board of Guardians of British Jews Will Adopted the Penguin.

Kiryas Yoel MonDroe Gets Financial Help In Affordable Housing

Agencies in the Hudson Valley will receive financial help in state and federal funding, loans and tax credit for development, rehabilitation and home buyer assistance.

Kiryas Yoel MonDroe Community HD Organization will receive $500,000 for 54 units

New Jersey Restaurant "TABLE FOR THE JEW"

Allenhurst, New Jersey -- Two diners at the Parkhill Waterfront Grill in Jersey Friday night, were furious when they saw the check which listed their table as that of the "Jew Couple," they printed the slur instead of a table number on their $36.75 bill and then turned up on their credit-card statement two weeks later.

When they started questioning the manager, she simply told them there was nothing derogatory about the statement we just use it as a form of identityand, and then was asked to leave for making a fuss.

Borough Park +Jumper At Fire Escape+

Borough Park +Jumper At Fire Escape+ At 13th Ave and 53rd St PD and NYFD EMS are on the scene with an EDP jumper threatening to jump from the 3rd. floor fire escape, ESU with the airbag is being requested.

Brooklyn +Belt Parkway MVA+

Brooklyn +Belt Parkway MVA+ Car accident with children involved on the Belt Parkway at 14th Ave and 86th St. Hatzolah requesting 2 busses plus ALS.

Brooklyn +Very Serious MVA Pedestrian Struck+

Brooklyn +Pedestrian Struck+ A female pedestrian was struck 2820 Ocean Ave and Ave X by a vehicle, Hatzolah on the scene with one victim DOA and the other in unknown condition, aided's still on the scene Highway A.I. Team notified.

U/D: 08/17/05 12:54
Driver was arrested today after a police investigation into the accident, and charged with criminal negligent homicide after police learned that he was speeding and ran the red light, swerved around a car that had the right of way before plowing into the helpless victim.

U/D: 08/18
"I heard a thud, a screech and a scream," said a witness who also lives several doors away in an Ocean Avenue building. "I didn't even recognize her. That's how mangled the body was."

Problems With Windows 2000

A worm shut down computers running Windows 2000 software across the United States.
While the worm primarily affects Windows 2000, it also can affect some early versions of Microsoft XP.

Woodridge +Serious Accident+

Woodridge +Serious Accident+ Car backed up on pedestrian at Glenwild Road in front of the Zuker Hotel near Rt 17 exit 109, child has serious injuries, Hatzolah on the scene requesting ALS with a rush, Life Guard-18 L/Z at Kreiger Park, to Weschester Medical

Williamsburg +Tire Slashing's+

REPORTED BY Meisen TO VOS IS NEIAS:
Williamsburg +Tire Slashing's+ At South 9th and Berry a few Mini-Van's had their tires slashed at South 9th St. and Berry, PD on the scene investigating if bias related, Chaveirim also on the scene to assist.

Brooklyn +Overcame By Fumes In Bank+

Brooklyn +Overcame By Fumes In Bank+ In the Chase Bank at Bedford Ave and Dekalb Ave. dye pack exploded in the bank with one person overcome, and close to fifty people ran out of the bank and complaining, FD on the scene waiting truck company with fans.

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. N/B Traffic Alert+ On the B.Q.E. an MVA with a tractor trailer into center barrier at B.Q.E. and Metropolitan Ave, Trailer taking out two lanes, expect delays.

OU Kosher Has Created A Product Search Feature On Its Website

Providing more accessible information to kosher consumers and kosher manufacturers, OU Kosher has created a product search feature on its website, www.oukosher.org, listing all OU certified products.

The product search enables both companies and consumers to find out in a simple and straightforward manner which products and ingredients are certified by OU.

Powerful earthquake rocks Japan

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 rocks northern Japan, triggering a tsunami alert.

Viznitz +Baby Struck+ Giber Road

Kiamesha Lake, Sullivan County, Viznitz +Baby Struck+ Child was struck by an auto on Rt-42 near the Bowling Alley close to Giber Road, Hatzolah on the scene canceling ALS and BLS that are not on the scene.

U/D: 18:03
Child is now conscious and alert.

U/D: 18:16
Hatzolah in route to Harris Hospital.

Forest Hills, Queens, You May Not Need Coins for Parking Meters Anymore.

If you live in Bay Ridge, Forest Hills and the Upper West Side, you may not need coins for the parking meters
Beginning today, the city is installing 1,100 new parking meters in this neighborhoods that will take pre-paid parking cards as well as coins.
The amount you pay for parking, however, will remain the same and so will the time limit.
To purchase an NYC Parking Card, visit website: NYC.GOV or Call: 311

Surveillance Camera All Over The City of New York

To the dismay of civil libertarians and with the approval of law enforcement they've been multiplying at a dizzying rate all over Manhattan.

In Williamsburg Immigrant Woman Line Up for Day Labor

In Williamsburg, commuters on the busy Brooklyn-Queens Expressway are oblivious to the scene unfolding on an overpass above them of immigrant woman line up for day labor. The work at stake is $8-an-hour housecleaning, and those vying for a day's scrubbing, mainly for Chasidic homemakers, stand in a crude ascending hierarchy of employer preference: Mexican and Central American women in their 30's at the back, Polish immigrant women in their 50's and 60's in the middle, and young Polish students with a command of English at the head of the line.

Kiryas Yoel, MonDroe, Teen Driver Clocked At 140 mph.

Police say a trooper clocked Solomon Feder, 18, of Kiryas Yoel, traveling "in excess of 95 mph" in a 2004 Lexus heading east on Route 17 in the Village of Chester at 6 a.m. yesterday.
The trooper chased the car at 140 mph, but the man refused to pull over. The man finally stopped in the Town of MonDroe, he was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, driving with a revoked license, reckless driving, speeding and a host of other traffic offenses. He was sent to Orange County Jail on $1,500 cash bail.

Kiryas Yoel MonDroe Cemetery Battle Becomes Legal Affair

Kiryas Yoel MonDroe -- A long-simmering dispute over which faction controls the cemetery where the revered founder of the Satmar Chasidic movement is buried has finally boiled over into court.
One side from Kiryas Yoel recently filed a lawsuit claiming its rivals in Brooklyn are improperly trying to assert control over the burial ground.
They insist the sacred ground belongs jointly to the main Satmar congregations in Kiryas Yoel and Brooklyn, and they believe, that their side controls the Brooklyn congregation.

Part of the lawsuit deals with issues connected to the rebbe's anniversary, including the selection of organizations that can collect donations at the cemetery during the event. Police say they expect nothing worse at this year's anniversary, which falls on Aug. 31.

But the larger, year-round issues raised by the case are over which side decides who may be buried in the cemetery. The spark for the cemetery lawsuit appears to have been a letter from one defendant on June 30 declaring that the other side can no longer bury its family members in Kiryas Yoel "without written permission from our Congregation."
The letter also declared that anyone who wants to set up a fundraising booth during the upcoming anniversary of the rebbe's death would need the congregation's permission.

Palisade Parkway Advisory

Palisade Interstate Parkway Southbound +Traffic Advisory+ Right before the G.W.B. gas station at the Palisasd is shutdown due to a fallen tree blocking the entrence to gas station.

MonDroe +MVA Route 17+

MonDroe +MVA Route 17+ MVA with one aided on Route 17 Southbound near exit 130, KY Hatzolah requested to the scene.

Harriman/Woodbury +Power Outage+

Hariman/Woodbury +Power Outage+ Part oh Harriman, Highland Mills, Woodbury. Including parts of Route 6 is with out power, road to Home Depot closed down due to down wires in the arae, NYSP on the scene.

Flood Warning

Flash flood warning for NYC and Queens until 23:30, Heavy rain has been falling over the area.

B.Q.E. at L.I.E. +Traffic Advisory+

Queens, B.Q.E. at L.I.E. +Traffic Advisory+ Westbound L.I.E. and B.Q.E. MVA blocking one lane, PD on scene, expect delays.

Swan Lake +Route 55 MVA+

Swan Lake Sullivan County +Route 55 MVA+ MVA car went into woods at Route 55 near Daytop Hatzolah on the scene requesting 4 busses, all minor injuries.

Far Rockaway, Man On His Way Shabbos To Synagogue, Was Hold-Up And Shot.

Eliahu Frishman, 33, of Far Rockaway, was walking to synagogue with his young 7-year-old son Saturday when he was held up by a man 20-year-old wearing a bandanna over his face who demanded money and then shot him in the chest.

"I have nothing to give you," witnesses overheard Frishman say.

With that, the attacker shot Frishman in the chest with a small-caliber gun, Hatzolah was requested, he underwent surgery at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, doctors said the metal will be lodged in his chest, but he is expected to completely recover.

FBI Probing Petitions Of Five Democratic Candidates For Brooklyn DA's Office

The FBI is examining petitions filed by the five Democratic candidates in the race for Brooklyn district attorney, including incumbent Charles Hynes.
Representatives for Hynes, declined to comment.

Woodbury +Rout 6 Traffic Alert+

Woodbury Orange County, +Rout 6 Traffic Alert+ MVA At the traffic circle, FD and EMS are on the scene operating with the jaws, requesting 2 ALS units with a rush, L/Z for Life Gyard-18 is set up near the scene, heavy traffic in the area.

Viznitz New-Village Hearing Slated

Negotiations for a new villiage, fell apart between the Town of Thompson and leaders of Viznitz Chasidic group that wants to form a village between Monticello and South Fallsburg on Gibber Road.
Thompson Supervisor said he expects a petition hearing to go forward on Sept. 7. He has been wheeling and dealing to get the group to drop the idea, because he doesn't want the town to lose control of zoning within the village limits. "Nothing has happened all week," he said. "I would like something to happen, but enough is enough.