South Fallsbsburg +Serious MVA+

South Fallsbsburg +Serious MVA+ At the Four Corners and Route 42 a serious MVA with serious injuries, Hatzolah on the scene.

B.Q.E. 3rd Ave. Traffic Alert

Brooklyn Eastbound B.Q.E. and 3rd Ave. tractor trailer on fire, FD to respond.

G.W.B. Traffic Advisory

G.W.B. Traffic Advisory, G.W.B. Northbound upper level heavy traffic from a 2 car MVA in the center lane, PD on the scene.

Route 17 +Traffic Delays+

Route 17 +Traffic Delays+ Multi car accedent on Route 17 westbound at exit 116, EMS and FD on the scene minor injuries, traffic heavy.

Borough Park +Fire+

Borough Park +Fire in a Garage+ Fire in a deratched garage in the rear of 1656 54th St. And 18th Ave,.

Traffic Alert B.Q.E. & Kosciuszko

Traffic Alert an MVA at the B.Q.E. And The Kosciuszko has 2 lanes blocked, traffic delays in the area.

Bid To Seize PLO House In Manhattan

On Spt. 13 The Ungar family an American Jewish family, is scheduled to go to court to ask a federal judge to order the building at 115 E. 65th St. the Palestinians' U.N. Mission building in Manhattan to be sold and the proceeds $115 million to be given to Ungar's kin.

Yaron Ungar's surviving family, won a huge judgment from the Palestinians last year after suing them for their role in a 1995 Hamas terror attack, in which Yaron Ungar and his wife, were ambushed by Hamas gunman and killed, they died in front of their children.

The Palestinians tried to get the suit thrown out, arguing sovereign immunity. When that was rejected, they failed to defend themselves, leading to a huge summary judgement against them

City Questions Metzitzah B'Peh

A circumcision ritual practiced by Orthodox Jews called Metzitzah B'Peh, has alarmed city health officials, who say it may have led to cases of herpes - one of them fatal - in infants. And after months of meetings with Orthodox leaders, city officials have been unable to persuade them to abandon the practice.
The city's intervention has angered many Orthodox leaders, and the issue has left the city struggling to balance its mandate to protect public health with the constitutional guarantee of religious freedom.

And most traditionalist groups, including many Chasidic sects in New York, consider oral suction integral to God's covenant with the Jews requiring circumcision, and they have no intention of stopping.

Traffic Condition Out Of The City

NYC - Traffic Condition Out Of The City.

Triboro Bridge Bronx/Manhattan bound a few stranded cehicled, something on the roadway that's flattening tires.

Holland Tunnel 15 min. delays.
Lincoln Tunnel 30 min. delays

F.D.R. N/B and H.R.D. heavy from 131st St. All the way to the G.W.B., M.D.E. Is better.

U/D: 19:46
F.D.R. at 106th St. shut down, due to a persuit and perp threw out a weapon out of the car.

U/D: 19:58
PD have 4 perps under arrest on the F.D.R. and recoverd the weapon.

Los Angeles +Power Outage+

Los Angeles - Power officials say rolling blackouts have left about 500,000 Southern California Edison customers without electricity. The power emergency is expected to last about an hour.

Flatbush +MVA+

Flatbush, Brooklyn +MVA+ Accident on Ave T and East 7th. St. Hatzolah requested with 4 BLS and 2 busses, for multiple aided.

U/D: 18:49
Hatzolah caneling the additional bus and the rest of the BLS that are not on the scene yet due to EMS already on the scene.

Queens +Pedestrian Struck+

Queens +Pedestrian Struck+ Hatzolah requested in Forest Hills on Man St and 71st Ave for a pedestrian that was struck.

Manhattan +Suspicious Package+

Manhattan +Suspicious Package+ Police in a Health Care Center at 302 West 140th St. And Edgecomb Ave. have found a live grenade, FD and EMS are staging, Health Care Center has been evacuated.

NY State Thruway +Traffic Alert+

Orange, NY State Thruway +Traffic Alert+ FD, EMS and NYS Police are all on the scene at the NY State Thruway northbound at M/M 39.7 Tuxedo area, with an overturned auto.

Manhattan +Harlem River Drive Traffic Advisory+

Manhattan +Harlem River Drive Traffic Advisory+ Due to repairs on the overpass above the Harlem River Drive northbound at 179th St., only one lane is open with heavy delays all the way to the Triboro Bridge.

Rockland +Traffic Alert - NYS Thruway MVA Overturned+

Rockland +Traffic Alert - NYS Thruway MVA Overturned+ Soutbound NY State Thruway at Exit 13N an MVA with an overturned auto and several victims trapped, NY State Police requestind the Nanuet FD and Nanuet Ambulance Corp and Rockland Paramedics [Medic 5] to the scene on a rush for multiple people trapped. Expect traffic delays on the thruway.

Brooklyn +Home Robbery+

Brooklyn +Home Robbery+ PD of the 61 Pct are calling a level one mobilization in regards to an armed robbery of a residence in which 2 male blacks wearing black jackets tied up 2 victims at 1627 E 27th Street and Avenue P and robbed them, taken was a wallet.

U/D: On Rabbi That Was Charged In Drug Case in Southeast, NY

U/D: On Rabbi That Was Charged In Drug Case in Southeast, NY

The board of trustees at the rabbis Congregation had decided that the rabbi should receive a 30-day paid suspension.


The Rabbi can stay on at the Congregation, if he submits to drug testing and counseling.

Swan Lake +Burn Victims+

Swan Lake, Sullivan County +Multiple Injuries+ Hatzolah requested for multiple injured in camp Yshivah at Brisco and Shore Roads with some burns, additional BLS and ALS requested with 2 busses.

U/D: 22:27
Just one aided, canceling the 2nd bus.
A camper was struck by a falling tree branch while sitting around a camp fire, and he was also burned to his face from the camp fire.

U/D: 22:36
Hatzolah on the scene requesting a chopper.

U/D: 22:47
ETA for chopper 15 min. Swan Lake FD setting up L/Z in rear of firehouse.

U/D: 23:19
Stat Flight Air-2 is transporting the camper.

Williamsburg +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+

Williamsburg +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+ MVA 3 vehicils with minor injuries at the B.Q.E. westbound under the Lee Ave overpass, expect delays, Highway-2 on the scene.

JERUSALEM, - Stabbing

JERUSALEM, - A Palestinian man stabbed and wounded two ultra-Orthodox Jews with a large kitchen knife in Jerusalem's walled Old City.

Town of Thompson - Viznits Petition For New Village Withdrawn.

Town of Thompson - Viznits Chasidic community Withdraws Petition For New Village.

Petitioners are going to withdraw their request, Town Supervisor said today. The withdrawal comes after negotiations with one of the petitioners, Abraham Taub, he said.

Town officials had expressed concern because it was unclear if the village would need to contract for certain services, including fire and police.

Borough Park +MVA+

Borough Park +MVA+ MVA on 18th Ave and 46th St, Hatzolah, PD and FD are all on the scene.

Goshen, +MVA Route 17+

Goshen, Orange County +MVA Route 17+ An MVA on Route 17 next to exit 122-A, Hatzolah and FD on the scene with an overturned vehicle and female laying on the roadway, but with minor injuries, heavy traffic delays.

Monticello +MVA Route 17-B+

Monticello +MVA Route 17-B+ On Route 17-B in White Lake in front of Blencher's Diner 3 miles past Machna Kiyitz, an MVA between a motorcycle and a car, Hatzolah on the scene, requesting additional BLS and additional ALS to the scene and 2 busses.

U/D: 14:06
Hatzolah dispatched 2 choppers, Stat Flight Air-2 and Stat Flight Air-1 will land at the Monticello Race Track.

U?D: 14:28
Additional ALS units are being requested.

U/D: 14:37
M/A from Smallwood for firepolice and manpower.

Accord, Ulster County +2nd Alarm Fire+

Accord, Ulster County, +2nd Alarm Fire+ Heavy fire at the Hudson Valley Resort at 400 Granite Rd. electrical fire at the kitchen roof of the 7 story resort hotel, additional M/A from Ellenville and Kerhonkson, also Bloomington, Modena and New Paltz requested.

U/D: 14:52
Now a 3rd alarm fire.

About 50 guests and employees were evacuated, and almost 140 guest and reservations and two weekend events at the Resort – a wedding and a high school reunion – were moved to a nearby facilities a hotel in Rosendale.

Borough Park, +Person Stuck+

Borough Park, +Person Stuck+ ESU requested to 13th Ave and 59th St. for a elderly person 89 years old that has her foot stuck in a hole in a street grate, up to her knee is in dirt, FD using 2E's and 2T's.

U/D: 13:11
The victim is out and being evaluated by EMS.

Manhattan +Brush Fire+

Manhattan +Brush Fire+ At the Harlem River Drive and 155th St. there is a large brush fire, about 100 yards of brush burning, heavy smoke condition on to the roadway. FD Engine 69 and PD Highway on the scene, with some lanes on the S/B and N/B closed, expect heavy delays on the Harlem River Drive and the F.D.R. N/B.

U/D: 11:19
All lanes Northbound and 2 lanes S/B are shut down.

Queens +Car Into House+

Queens +Car Into House+ Car into a house at 808 Glen Drive, Hatzolah on the scene.

Loch Sheldrake - Fires at Bungalows Suspicious.

Loch Sheldrake - Police call fires at bungalows suspicious.

Fires that destroyed one abandoned bungalow and damaged another yesterday on Labaugh Road, appear suspicious, Fallsburg police said.

Kiryas Yoel, MonDroe, Despite Concerns From Neighbors, Well Gets DEC Go-Ahead

Kiryas Yoel, MonDroe -- New well gets go-ahead, from DEC regional permit administrator.

The new well will increase KY's supply by a third, to pump up to 486,000 gallons a day on average - more than the combined amount that the village draws from six nearby wells.

The DEC is dismissing concerns that it might take water from homes on Old Country Road in MonDroe and from the Ramapo River.

Once connected, the new well will increase the village's total daily supply to more than 1.9 million gallons – well above the peaks of up to 1.4 million gallons that the village sometimes uses.

Williamsburg +Commercial Fire+

Williamsburg +Commercial Fire+ Large commercial fire at 274 Wallabout St. Lee Ave. To Marcy Ave. at a 1 story tire shop, FD requesting add'l engine, they are trying to force entry.

U/D: 21:50
main body of fire is knocked down.

Woodridge +Child Fell+

Woodridge, Sullivan County, +Child Fell+ Hatzolah requesting ALS on a rush for a child that fell in Highland Park.

MonDroe at Stage-One Drought Emergency

Stage one is an honor system in which residents are asked to voluntarily conserve, but all outside watering is strictly forbidden in MonDroe except between the hours of 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The Village of Monroe Water Superintendent said he will be starting sending the police out to give tickets if residents do not comply.

Brooklyn Battery Tunnel +Traffic Alert+

Brooklyn Battery Tunnel +Traffic Alert+ An MVA involving 3 vehicles car vs bus at the outbound of the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, with one fatality in the cardue to a heart attack, TBTA and NYPD Highway A.I. Team on the scene, traffic diverted to the east tube.

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White Lake +MVA+

White Lake +MVA+ In front of Camp Divri Yoel MVA on Route 55, Hatzolah on the scene.

U/D: 11:51
Hatzolah on the scene canceling all additional units, except for the bus.

Triboro Bridge +Traffic Advisory+

Triboro Bridge +Traffic Advisory+ An MVA at the Triboro Bride Bronx and Manhattan bound is blocking some lanes, heave traffic delays expected in the area.

Kiryas Yoel, MonDroe +Structure Fire+

Kiryas Yoel, MonDroe +Structure Fire+ In a occupied multiple dwelling in a 2 story building on 18 Lizensk Blvd of Schunemunck Rd., there is a heavy working structure fire right now. KJFD and MonDre FD requesting multiple engines, Woodbury with Fast, Harriman with Tanker.

U/D: 09:37
It was upgraded to a 2nd Alarm fire.

U/D:
The fire damaged three condos.

NY +Amtrak Advisory+

NY +Amtrak Advisory+ Due to the train derailment in the Bronx at Bruckner Blvd. And Longfellow, there will be no Amtrak service from Penn Station to New Haven Ct., Metro North will be honoring northbound New Haven tickets.

Kiryas Yoel, MonDroe, Day In Court For Mistaken Car Theft.

Kiryas Yoel, MonDroe - A cop in New Windsor stopped 36-year-old father of seven from Kiryas Yoel on July 6, for making an illegal turn overlooking a no-right-on-red sign at an intersection, and soon he was led before a judge in handcuffs, charging him with felony.

It seems that he had the misfortune of buying a used Kia Sedona last year - from a dealer that bought it at an auction in Connecticut in September 2004 - that vehicle had been reported stolen by its previous owner, who must not have realized that the bank had repossessed his vehicle.

For seven weeks the case was in the hands of the Orange County district attorney's office, which had to investigate the matter before it could ask the court to dismiss the charge.
Today, he's finally scheduled to appear in Town Court to be formally cleared of the charges.

Williamsburg +B.Q.E. Traffic Advisory+

Williamsburg +B.Q.E. Traffic Advisory+ PD Highway-2 on the scene with a stuck tanker truck on the Flushing entrance ramp to the B.Q.E. Westbound, heavy tow requested.

New York -- Small Rally Near The United Nations.

New York -- On Monday a small rally of more than 40 Orthodox Jews stood near the United Nations building, some holding placards saying "Torah Forbids Any Jewish State", One held a placard with a Palestinian state including all of Israel, and a young boy held a Palestinian flag.

They called the rally to express gratitude for the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, which they said is a "token beginning" of righting a historic wrong a view supported by the National Council on Islamic Affairs.

Ghazi Khankan, from the National Council on Islamic Affairs, approached Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss and hugged him after appealing for an evenhanded U.S. foreign policy and a state where Muslims, Jews and Christians can live together peacefully, Weiss, looking surprised, returned the hug with a smile.

Orange County +Route 17 Traffic Alert+

Orange County +Route 17 Traffic Alert+ MVA with an overturned auto on Route 17 at exit 125, PD, FD and EMS all on the scene, ALS requested for the injured.

Woodburne +MVA 4 Corners+,

Woodburne, Sullivan County +MVA at the Four Corners+, right after the 4 corners and Route 42, Hatzolah on the scene.

Woodburne +Missing Child+

Woodburne +Missing Child+ 11 Hatzolah units and one ambulance joining the Woodburne FD for a search of a missing child.

U/D: 17:24
Child has been found.

Highland, +Child Fall Victim+

Highland, Orange County +Child Fall Victim+ A 15 year old boy, fell from a tree in Stulin boy's Camp on 775 North Chadikee Lake Rd, Hatzolah on the scene, the boy is D.O.A. in the Hospital.

Tuxedo +NYS Thruway Closed Both Directions+

Tuxedo +NYS Thruway Closed Both Directions+ An MVA involving a tanker truck and multiple vehicles, that caused a large fuel spill of about 300 gallons of fuel onto the Thruway southbound at MM 35.7, near Tuxedo, Orange Count, FD and NYSP are on the scene with at least 5 injured but non life threatening, requesting Haz-Mat team, and traffic is being closed on both directions.

U/D:
NJ 17 at the Thruway is also closed in both directions.

U/D: 18:46
Still closed.

Ellenville +Child Burned+

Woodridge, Ulster County +Child Burned+ Hatzolah medics has an 8 month old with 2nd degree burns, the burn victim is now outside Ellenville Regional Hospital from the Belza Camp on Lake House Rd., wating for Life Guard-18 to arrive, set up by Napanoch FD.

Coney Island, +Power Outage+

Coney Island, +Power Outage+ A level one mobilization has been called again for a large power outage in the areas 27th Ave and Bath Ave. to Hallway Ave, mobilization point is at the Keyspan parking lot.

FD reporting all traffic lights are out along the Coney Island area.

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+ Fatel MVA on the B.Q.E. Westbound by Clearmont St. between Tilliry and Flushing, person was working on his vehicle on the expresway when he was hit from behind and thrown over the guardraill over the highway on to street level at Park Ave. and killed, Highway A.I. team notified, heavy delays.

U/D: 9:11
Highway AI still on the scene, 2 lanes remain closed.

White Lake +Burn Victim+

White Lake +Burn Victim+ Camp in White Lake Hatzolah BLS and ALS has been requested for a burn victim, Medivac to be landing at the Sullivan County International Airport at Airport Road and Route 55.

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+ Brooklyn Queens Expresway and Hamilton an MVA with an overturned auto with 2 people in the car, FD on the scene, ESU requested to upright.

Mountain Dale + missing Child+

Mountain Dale, Sullivan County, +Missing Child+ At Route 209 multiple volunteers responding to a missing 4 year old child from the Homwack Hotel, command post set up.

U/D: 23:43
Child has been found.

Coney Island, +Power Outage+

Coney Island, +Power Outage+ Gravesend Houses and a large area of Coney Island including Ave's U&V in Brooklyn about 5,800 households are without power PD presence in the area.

Fallsburg +Car Accident+

Fallsburg, Sullivan County, +Car Accident+ Multiple cars involved in a MVA at Loral Avenue and Brickman Road, Hatzolah on the scene requesting ambulances from Fallsburg, Woodridge & Loch Sheldrake.

Brooklyn Bridge +Traffic Alert+

Brooklyn Bridge +Traffic Alert+ Tractor Trailer stuck on the Manhattan bound Brooklyn Bridge, bridge is shut down.