Chief Justice Rehnquist Has Died.

WASHINGTON Chief Justice William Rehnquist has died, a Supreme Court spokeswoman says.

Emotions Still Run High Between Hatzolah And NYPD, After An Emergency Call Brings So Much More Then Help

Emotions still run high after an incident between emergency medical technicians with Hatzolah, and the NY City Police.

Five days later, the emotional temperature has still not cooled. After the frenzied scene on Monday, a meeting planned as part of the truce was canceled and the police served the Hatzolah volunteer with a summons on Tuesday.

Council Members Confident Of Overriding Veto on Sunday Parking Meter Use

Brooklyn -- At City Hall Council Member from Brooklyn stood with City Council Speaker in denouncing Mayor Bloomberg’s veto of the bill that eliminated parking meters on Sundays.

Mayor Bloomberg can veto this bill and delay its passage, they said. But we are very confident that we will have enough votes in the Council to override his veto.

Explosions Rock New Orleans.

Explosions rock the New Orleans riverfront, according to reports, although the cause of the blasts is not yet known.

Farmingdale, N.Y., Second Person Killed In Two Days At Adventureland Amusement Park

Kosher Pizza in the Catskills, Saturday Night

KIAMESHA LAKE, NY, -- For young observant Jews in the Catskills, Saturday nights revolve around eating and late-night shopping.

At the region's growing number of yeshivas, young Hasidic men spend the week deep in Talmudic study. At the sleepaway camps, counselors are kept busy with their young charges. And from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday, the Jewish Shabbas keeps everyone tethered to their homes. By Saturday night, everyone is yearning for diversion, as Isaac Waldman, 19, said "This is the life," standing leaning heavily on a friend's shoulder. "We'll never have this much fun again."

Manhattan +F.D.R. Traffic Alert+

Manhattan +F.D.R. Traffic Alert+ all lanes at southbound F.D.R. at the Manhattan Bridge and one lane on the northbound to be closed due to a MVA.

Queens +G.C.P. Heavy Traffic+

Queens +G.C.P. Heavy Traffic+ ESU Adam 9 on the scene reporting a confirmed pin with multiple aided at an MVA on the Grand Central Parkway eastbound and the Clearview Expwy, very heavy traffic in the area.

Williamsburg +Level 1 at 90th Pct.+

Williamsburg +Level 1 at 90th Pct.+ The 90th Pct Housing Sergeant is calling for a level one mobilization for a poss abduction of a 8 year old hispanic by 2 black males at 165 Tenyck Walk and Graham Ave, ESU, K-9, Aviation and the Duty Captain all to respond.

U/D: 22:08
Child has been found by NYPD.

NJ +MVA+

NJ +MVA+ An MVA on Route 4 Eastbound. Hatzolah requested.

Palisades Parkway +Traffic Alert+

Rockland County, Tappan NY. Palisades Parkway +Traffic Alert+ An MVA of a overturned car with ejection on the Palisades Interstate Parkway N/B at exit 5, EMS ALS and BLS to the scene, Stat Flight Air-1 on stand by, traffic is closed at this time.

Brooklyn, +MVA With Overturned+

Brooklyn, +MVA With Overturned+ 35th St and 3rd Ave MVA of an overturned vehicle with an RMP involved, EMS on location requesting Hatzolah with Medics, PD requesting ESU.

Queens +S/B Clearview Traffic Advisory+

Queens, An overturned truck on the southbound Clearview and the L.I.E. FD and PD are on the scene of the MVA involving a dump truck, requesting EMS for the injured but no pin, the truck has dumped its load of dirt and debris all over the highway, delays through out the area, also requesting sanitation.

Queens, Laguardia Airport, +EDP On Plane+

Queens, PAPD being called to Laguardia Airport to stand by for an unruly passenger aboard a commercial aircraft, Plane will be coming in to Terminal D Gate #3.

New Orleans - Shooting Halts US Evacuation Of Superdome

The evacuation of hurricane victims from the New Orleans Superdome has been halted after shots were reportedly fired at rescue military helicopters, medical official said.

U/D 14:57
Hospital halts patient evacuations after coming under sniper fire, a doctor who witnessed the incident says.

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+ MVA on the B.Q.E. and Flushing Ave exit, PD and ESU responding.

Chopper Above Williamsburg

Chopper Hovering Above Williamsburg, due to a 2nd Alarm Fire with people trapped at 34 Pulaski St between Nostrand Ave and Marcy Ave, FD reports of heavy fire on the top floors of a framed O/D with poss extentions to exp 2 and 4 buildings, fire is D/W/H

Thousands Honor Late Rebbe

Kiryas Yoel, MonDroe - They came by the thousands to the mausoleum yesterday, to honor their late grand rebbe from Satmar, on the day of his yertzheit.

+Thruway S/B Traffic Alert+

Rockland +Thruway S/B Traffic Alert+ At Sloatsburg a overturned tractor trailer on the NY State Thruway at M/M 31.30.

Woodburne +Fire In Camp+

Woodburne +Fire In Camp+ Fire in Klosenburg Camp Hatzolah requested.

+Palisades Traffic Alert+

+Palisades Traffic Alert+ Palisades Interstate Parkway S/B, PD on the scene of a car off the road, traffic delays.

+NYS Thruway Traffic Alert+

+NYS Thruway Traffic Alert+ Northbound NY State Thruway at the Tappan Zee Bridge expect heavy delays due to a car fire.

Fallsburg +MVA+

Fallsburg +MVA+ Accident on Route 17 eastbound at exit 107, Hatzolah requested.

+Traffic Advisory Heading Upstate+

+Traffic Advisory Heading Upstate+

Williamsburg Bridge to Manhattan, no problems to report, but no trucks permitted into Manhattan.

F.D.R. N/B and H.R.D. heavy traffic from 145th St. Bridge all the way to G.W. Bridge, left lane is closed on the ramp to the G.W.

Outbound Holland Tunnel is good.
Outbound Lincoln Tunnel slight delays.

Triborough Bridg Queens bound, right lane closed till 15:00 for road construction
Bronx/Manhattan bound also one lane closed till 15:00 for road construction.

Major Deegan both directions at the Cross Bronx Expwy traffic slow.

G.W.B outbound on the lower level right lane is closed due to road construction.

Hundreds Dead In Hurricane's Aftermath

The mayor of New Orleans says hundreds -- maybe thousands -- of the city's residents died in Hurricane Katrina.

1000 more National Guard troops are being called up for duties on the Golf Coast.

One Nation, Under God

The New York City Board of Education announced last week that it will require the pledge at the beginning of every school day (though conscientious objectors will not be disciplined).
Rabbi Mordechai Besser, principal of Manhattan Day School, said. Last week, we just sent out a memo that all classes should say the pledge on a daily basis.

At several day schools where the pledge isnt said, administrators said that it was increasingly being asked about by parents.

But Rabbi Hertz Frankel, principal of secular studies at the Beis Rochel girls schools of Satmar, said his schools dont say the pledge and it hasnt come up. We do say Ani Mamin every day, says Rabbi Frankel, referring to the affirmation of faith that God will send a Redeemer in the End of Days. Thats a pledge, too.

The Pledge of Allegiance, though, has long been instituted at the other all-Satmar public school in upstate Kiryas Yoel, MonDroe. One yeshiva principal, who asked not to be named, was pleased that the pledge is returning God to the public schools, even without school prayer, through the verse: One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Brooklyn +Agencies Raiding Business+

Brooklyn +Agencies Raiding Business+ A large presence of federal agencies at the Brooklyn Navy Yard raiding a business for counterfeit and stolen merchandise.

U/D: 09/01/05
Its money laundering and food and drug violations tampering with expiration dates on drugs and food and trafficking of untaxed items, and illegal sales of drugs.

Queens +S/B Van Wyck Expy Closed+

Queens +S/B Van Wyck Expy Closed+ At Rockaway Blvd, FD Hazmat inroute to scene.due to a disel spill of approximately 20 gallons from a truck.

+Traffic Alert F.D.R. Southbound Closed+

+F.D.R. Traffic Alert+ Major traffic problems this morning along the Harlem River Drive into the FDR Drive near 116th Street as the southbound F.D.R. Drive is closed.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Hundreds Killed In Stampede

Police say a human stampede among pilgrims heading for a Shiite shrine in northern Baghdad has killed hundreds of people.
Iraq's deputy interior minister says the death toll in the bridge collapse now stands at about 953, and at least 815 injured.

Brooklyn +Serious Accident+

Brooklyn +Serious Accident+ An MVA involving a motorcycle and a motorvehicle at Kings Highway and East 23rd St, Hatzolah on the scene aided is unconscious.

You're Credit Report Free

Starting Thursday New York residents can get their credit report free.

The reports are being made available to combat identity theft.

The service is available online at: www.annualcreditreport.com or by calling 1-877-322-8228.

Borough Park +Child Struck+

Borough Park +Child Struck+ MVA child struck by car at 15th Ave and 56th St. Hatzolah requesting ALS to the scene.

Governor Says Rest Of New Orleans Needs To Be Evacuated

Rising waters force evacuation of tens of thousands who sought refuge in New Orleans rescue centers, state governor says.

The Governor said: Rest Of New Orleans Needs To Be Evacuated.
Police in New Orleans say there are hundreds of people still on rooftops in the
city, waiting for rescue.

Manhattan +Suspicious Package+

Manhattan +Suspicious Package+ PD calling for a level one mobilization for a suspicious blue package at West 74th St and Amsterdam Ave, ESU on the scene requesting Bomb Squad, EMS and FD to the scene.

Flatbush +Pedestrian Struck+

Flatbush +Pedestrian Struck+ Ave N and East 15th St. Hatzolah requested to a pedestrian struck under the train track, Highway PD has been notified.

Thruway Authority Scheduled Repairs Between Nyack And Spring Valley

Thruway Authority announces pavement repairs beginning the week of September 6, 2005. between Nyack and Spring Valley.

Queens +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+

Queens +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+ On the B.Q.E. westbound near the Roosevelt Ave exit, some metal debris in the roadway causing traffic delays, FD on the scene requesting PD Highway.

Hofstra's new dean - & 'rabbi'

First Hasidic Jew to be dean of an American law school.

For 30 prestigious generations, the men in Aaron Twerski's family became rabbis. But for his career, he chose the law.
Since earning his law degree in 1965, Twerski has taught at Hofstra University School of Law and other law schools, including Harvard, Cornell and the University of Michigan.
On Tuesday, Twerski, 66, will officially become the new dean of Hofstra University School of Law.

Hurricane Katrina Kills At Least 50 In Mississippi

At least 50 people were killed in a coastal Mississippi county in the wake of
Hurricane Katrina.

U/D: 08/30/05 07:23
GULFPORT, Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour says there are unconfirmed reports of up to 80 fatalities in Mississippi from Hurricane Katrina.

Manhattan +Hatzolah Dispute+

Manhattan +Hatzolah Dispute+ At 19 Pitt Street Hatzolah requesting all available members to proceed to the 7th Pct station house, due to a dispute involving Hatzolah members and PD, one Hatzolah member under arrest.

U/D: 21:23
The dispute was at a EDP call, when FDNY requested everyone to leave the scene, and one member refused.

U/D: 23:42
He is being released right now.

Silver rushes to the rescue in downtown EMS dispute

Woman Collapsed Twice At Mayor's News Conference

A woman, a Department of Education employee collapsed twice and slumped over several minutes after Mayor Bloomberg began speaking at a news conference.

Mayor Bloomberg had to halt the news conference after the woman suddenly collapsed.

The mayor rushed to her side. He and several others helped her recline on a table to wait for the paramedics. She was conscious and speaking, but the mayor cautioned her to stay on the table.
"Just lie down, there's no rush to get up," he told her. "Better safe than sorry."

Fire Department paramedics arrived and took her away on a gurney.

Two Company's To Sell ‘Kosher’ Cellphones

Two of Cell company's have revealed that they will begin marketing ‘kosher’ cellphones to the ultra-orthodox Jewish Charedi community. Cellcom and Pelephone say the phones will be voice-capable only and will not be able to send or receive SMS nor access the internet. The launch comes after leaders voiced concerns that wireless content constituted a threat to the sanctity of their community.

The two companies have obtained certification from a special committee of rabbis to distribute the “kosher” cellphones to the ultra-orthodox community. Until now, only MIRS Communications Ltd. had this kind of certification, but it subsequently had problems with the committee of rabbis, who claimed that the barriers in MIRS’ handsets to block content could be breached.

Viznitz Chasidic Sect Plans To Withdraw Petition Of Village Sometime Today

The proposal to create a new village in the Town of Thompson will be withdrawn by the end of the day, according to Town Supervisor. The Viznitz Hasidic sect plans to officially withdraw the petition to form the Village of Ateres on Gibber Road sometime today. The petitioners had planned to withdraw the proposal last week but one of the signers, has been out of town and could not sign the withdrawal until today, Town Supervisor said. Town Supervisor says he has called a special meeting of the Town Board to officially accept the withdrawal and to discuss the issues surrounding the proposal. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday morning at 9:00 a.m. in the Thompson Town Hall.

Brooklyn +Trains Stopped+

Brooklyn +Trains Stopped+ Due to a confirmed bank robbery of the Independence Community Bank at 1302 Ave J are PD from the 70 pct. calling for a level one mobilization, and have all trains in the area stopped looking for a M/B 6.0 with a gun.

Health Department To Spray For Mosquitos In Queens

NYC Health Department will be spraying for mosquitos in Queens from 7:45 P.M. today, August 29 to 6:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 30, weather permitting. To reduce mosquito activity and to control West Nile virus, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) will spray pesticide from trucks in parts of Queens from 7:45 P.M. on Monday, Aug. 29 to 6:00 A.M. on Tuesday, Aug. 30. If weather does not permit, spraying will be delayed until the evening of Tuesday, August 30, or the next possible night.
The neighborhoods to be sprayed include all or parts of this Zip codes 11413, 11422 and 11434

Brooklyn +Fall Victim+

Brooklyn +Fall Victim+ East 4th St. victim with head injury and fractures from a fall from the roof of location, Hatzolah on the scene transporting to Lutheran Hospital.

Brooklyn +Traffic Alert+

Brooklyn +Traffic Alert+ Eastbound of the Prospect Expresway and 10th Ave, an MVA with an overturned auto, PD on scene with one lane blocked.

Woodbourne Motzie Shabos

Good Cleaning Products Bill Signed Into Law

Legislation to promote the use of environmentally sensitive cleaning and maintenance products in schools has been signed by Governor Pataki. Because children, teachers and other school staff members are vulnerable to chemicals from cleaners, waxes, deodorizers, and other maintenance projects.

Student Violently Beaten In Kiev

Kiev - Two students of the Yeshiva were attacked by a fascist group in the center of Kiev.

Seven or eight assaulters armed with knives, canes and glass bottles violently beat several young people. One of them was hospitalized in critical condition.

U/D: 08/30/05
victim of attack in coma.

U/D 08/31/05 22:17
Police Arrest Three in Kiev Beating
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Catskill Casinos: The Sudden Lack Of Progress Is A Bitter Blow.

For opponents of gambling in the Catskills, the derailing of the quest for casinos - at least for now - was a lucky break. But for many who view gambling as the last, best chance to restore this once-thriving resort region to prosperity, the sudden lack of progress was a bitter blow.
The impasse has meant frustration for the town officials who have been waiting for a huge new source of revenue, as well as real estate developers who have already bought large tracts of land and the Indian tribe members who want a piece of the action.

The prospect of casinos in the Catskills is certainly not dead. Legislators from both parties have said that they could take up the issue again.

Some accused the Senate majority leader, Joseph L. Bruno, of refusing to allow only one casino because his son, Kenneth, was a consultant for the Wisconsin Oneidas, one of the two tribes that were cut from the Assembly's and governor's proposal.

Williamsburg +Floater In The Water+

Williamsburg +Floater In The Water+ At the Brooklyn Navy Yard PD on the scene requesting ESU at the DEP building for a floater.

Highland Falls +Route 6 MVA+

Highland Falls +Route 6 MVA+ At Route 6 at the traffic circle an MVA, with 2 adided, KJ Hatzolah and Monsey are requested with Medic's.

U/D: 17:58
Monsey asking for additional ALS unit.

Route 17 & NYS Thruway+Traffic Advisory+

Posted by Efraim to VOS IZ NEIAS

Route 17 +Traffic Advisory+ Route 17 eastbound is slow and backed up from exit 125

U/D: 18:08
Still heavy delays all the the way to NYS Thruway.
Thruway southbound slow, stop and go till M/M 35.

What's So Shocking About Using A Crane For High Construction?

That's what Mandy Brach one of the building's owners of the new project in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, wants to know.

It's about a giant crane parked on North Seventh Street and Bedford Avenue. The crane is one of the tallest things in the neighborhood, it had lately drawn attention to the building that will rise in its place, a mixed-use structure, 14 stories and about 200 feet tall, which opponents say will stick out drastically and insultingly in a generally low-rise neighborhood.

"It's just blowing people away," a spokesman for a neighborhood advocacy group said, "We had been warning people for quite a while about this building, and it didn't really sink in until they saw the crane."

But Mr. Brach, said that work will continue.
"This is over," Mr. Brach said, contending that previous efforts to negotiate with the opponents had gone nowhere. "Everybody reviewed it; everybody went over it," he added, describing the planned structure as "the nicest building in Brooklyn."

Williamsburg Environmentalist Rabbi Fighting Moisture Cured

In Jewish Williamsburg moisture cured has become part of the culture, and a Rabbi a Williamsburg native, is convinced that moisture cure is making people sick, and he has vowed to educate his neighbors about its dangers and get the product banned. But he already acknowledges that the fight has changed him. It has turned him into an environmentalist, for one thing.
It's a story of what in the Yiddish language, is called a noodge -- a very determined man who is willing to pester, cajole and nag the world to draw attention to his cause. And while health professionals remain skeptical of some of the Rabbi claims -- particularly that moisture cure is causing cancer and miscarriages in Williamsburg -- others say he is clearly onto something in describing the respiratory effects.

Borough Park +MVA+

Borough Park, Brooklyn +MVA+ At 13th Ave. and 50th. St. MVA Hatzolah requesting ALS and BLS units to the scene, FD also notified.

Brooklyn Bridge Closure

Brooklyn Bridge Closure due to a car fire on the bridg Manhattan bound, FD on the scene requesting that also the B.Q.E. Entrance to the bridge to be closed.

Forest Hills, Queens +Serious MVA+

Forest Hills, Queens +Serious MVA+ At Yellowstone Blvd. and 66th Road an MVA Hatzolah now requesting ALS to head to the scene.

U/D: 10:11
Hatzolah on the scene requesting an additional bus.

Woodridge +MVA+

Woodridge, Sullivan County +MVA+ 2 car mva at Glen Hild Rd. Hatzola requested to the scene.

U/D: 8:22
As per members on the scene, canceling the ALS units.

U/D 8:29
Canceling the bus.

U/D 8:37
RMA