Williamsburg +Friday Night Fire+

Williamsburg +Friday Night Fire+ Fire at 40 Middleton St. corner Lee Ave top floor in 2 new apertments of a multi dwelling 6 story building, fire was under control fast and was handled by the fast truck only with no special units, searches were negative.

Borough Park +Fire in a M/D House+

Borough Park +Fire in a Multiple Dwelling House+ Fire Shabos afternoon at 1954 52nd St at 19th Ave. on the 2nd floor of a 3 story OMD, fire was under control fast.

Queens +Pursuit+

Queens +Pursuit+ NC PD are chasing a motorcycle doing 100 MPH in to NYC westbound of the L.I.E, NYPD to assist.

New Orleans Area Synagogue First to Reopen for Worship Today

Mandeville, La., - Northshore Jewish Congregation will hold regular Shabbas services this evening at 7:30 p.m. for the first time since Hurricane Katrina came ashore.
But due to the damage to the building the congregation, located at 1403 North Causeway Boulevard, will meet in the parking lot.

Utica, Rome. +Plans For New Jewish Community+

Utica, Rome. - Mayor said that a New York City developer has purchased former Woodhaven military housing complex for $2 million. Two representatives of a buyer met with Rome Planning Commissioner for about 90 minutes and they outlined three options for the property: building a gated community for a Chasidic Jewish group, converting the buildings into senior rental units or selling individual homes in the $80,000 to $120,000 price range to the general public.

Washington - FEMA Director Being Removed.

Washington - Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown is being removed from his role managing Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

Orange County +MVA+

Orange County +MVA+ FD on the scene of a 2 car MVA at Route 17M and Museum Village Rd with multiple aided, requesting three EMS units to the scene.

Williamsburg -- Scheafer Building Selling Fast

Williamsburg -- The 135 condominium units of the North Tower at the Schaefer Landing waterfront development in Williamsburg on Kent Avenue are 70 percent sold, and they sold within two months.
A large percentage (30 percent) of the buyers are coming from Manhattan, with 36 percent coming from other boroughs, including Brooklyn, and the balance from outside the city.

All the units at the North Tower, will have outdoor space balconies, gardens or terraces. Other amenities in the luxury apartments will include, pre-wiring for Internet access, custom-designed master baths with deep marble clad soaking tubs and separate glass-enclosed stall showers. Also will Residents have access to “The Club at Schaefer Landing,” which has a fitness center, riverfront lounge, catering kitchen, business center, children’s playroom, library, roof-deck terraces, and landscaped private gardens.

The property is fronted by a 43,000-square-foot Riverfront Esplanade, a city park soon to be completed; and approval has been granted for a Water Taxi stop at the site.

B.Q.E. +Traffic Alert+

B.Q.E. +Traffic Alert+ Heavy traffic at the B.Q.E. eastbound at the Tillery St exit, reports of a T/T MVA causing heavey delays.

New Ice Cream Truck Law

Albany, NY - Governor Pataki signed into law a new measure designed to protect children around ice cream trucks.

The new law requires ice cream trucks to be outfitted with an eight-foot mechanical arm that extends from the front of the truck when it is stopped, similar to what school buses are required to have. The new law takes effect in March.

The law was introduced after the September 2003 death of a nine-year-old Monsey girl who was killed after buying ice cream. While crossing the street, she was hit by an on-coming vehicle.

Jewish Hurricane Victims Identified

A organization identified the bodies of six Jewish New Orleans residents.

Brooklyn +Fall From Scaffolding+

Brooklyn +Fall From Scaffolding+ Hatzolah is requested for an aided that fell from a scaffolding at Indiana Dr and Montana.

Bronx +B.R.P. Traffic Alert+

Bronx +Bronx River Parkway Traffic Alert+ An oversized tractor trailer on Bronx River Parkway has Highway PD shutting down The Bronx River Parkway southbound at 233rd St, they will have the T/T back all the way off the highway, major delays in the area.

Williamsburg +Unresponsive Person+

Williamsburg +Unresponsive Person+ Hatzolah called to 5 Walton to an unresponsive 60 Y/O person.

U/D: 12:29
Hatzolah canceling all units, PD called to scene.

U/D: 12:43
Aided from Canada apparently DOA

Brooklyn +Ocean Parkway MVA+

Brooklyn +MVA+ Aviation above reporting an MVA on Ocean Parkway and Ave. J, requesting local Pct and Hatzolah to respond

Brooklyn +Truck Into Scaffolding+

Brooklyn +Truck Into Scaffolding+ FD on scene in front of 6500 16th Ave between 64th St. and 65th St truck went onto the sidewalk near the school into a scaffolding, EMS requested for the driver, and ESU for the unstable scaffold.

Red Lights Flashing On School Bus, Drivers Must Stop

Ulster County - The driver could not believe he got a ticket for passing a stopped school bus on the opening day of school yesterday. But Ulster County sheriff's Deputy has a way of convincing people.

You are not supposed to make any kind of movement when the red lights on a bus are flashing, the deputy said.

Early yesterday the sheriff's Deputy was trailing a couple of buses. Other Ulster County deputies did the same. The idea, is to raise awareness of the law now that schools are back in session. We will keep it up for awhile, they said.

The law is simple: If you are approaching a school bus and its yellow lights are flashing, the driver should prepare to stop. If its red lights are flashing, drivers must stop.
The law covers a lot of ground. It applies when the stopped bus is on the other side of a divided highway, on multiple lane highways or in a parking lot. It even covers buses stopped on school grounds. The only exception: If a bus driver or police officer signals that the driver may pass the bus.
Ulster County District Attorney said his office recommends jail time if someone is convicted of a blatant offense. That is in addition to the minimum fine of $250. That's because of the obvious significance of passing a school bus.

52 Killings, 155 Shootings In NYC Last Month.

Gunplay and murder on the streets of the Big Apple have jumped sharply in the past month.

Slayings were up 13 %, shootings jumped nearly 10 % for last month ending Sunday, with 52 killings and 155 shootings, compared to 46 murders and 141 gun incidents during the same period last year.

The largest jump occurred in the Brooklyn South area, where 13 people were killed compared to just two during the same four weeks last year — a 550 percent leap.

B.Q.E. +Traffic Alert+

B.Q.E. +Traffic Alert+ PD on scene of the B.Q.E. at the Brooklyn Bridge with an MVA that's blocking all lanes.

This Credit Card Is Shomer-Shabbas Friendly

This new card, from major financial institutions, won't work on Shabbas. And even on non-holy days, it will never function at a store that stays open on Shabbas.

The card could be used during life-and-death emergencies on Sabbas (called pikuach nefesh).
What's the biggest upshot for the card? If an Orthodox Jews wallet is stolen on Friday afternoon, even the most secular of Jews can't fraudulently use the card for at least 25 hours.

Palisades Parkway +Traffic Alert+

Palisades Parkway +Traffic Alert+ An overturned vehicle on the southbound Palisades Interstate Parkway next to exit 10, auto overturned on to the median, aided is unconscious in cardiac arrest and pinned. NY State Police requesting EMS to the scene.
All southbound lanes are closed.

U/D: 16:44
Aided being transported via police escort to Nyack Hospital.

U/D: 09/08/05
She was pronounced dead

Brooklyn +Train Derailment+

Brooklyn +Train Derailment+ Level one mobilization has been called for the derailment of 2 cars from the Franklin Ave Shuttle line near Botanical Gardens with one injured female victim having chest pain and about 40 other people on board the 2 trains inside the tunnel on Washington Ave and Empire Blvd., behind FDNY dispatching center.

A command post has been set up At Washington and Sullivan, FD calling on PD to close down a 2 block radius of the FDNY communications center.

All Power to the Shuttle has been shut off, to be able to evacuate the people.


U/D 16:24
Command post reporting, that 58 people have been evacuated and being evaluated by EMS.

Queens +MVA+

Queens +MVA+ Beach Ninth Street and Lenat an MVA with an unconscious aided, Hatzolah requesting 2 ambulances to the scene.

Borough Park +Apartment Fire+

Borough Park +Apartment Fire+ At 5100 15th Ave and 51st St. report of an electric fire in the building.

Queens +Traffic Agent Assaulted+

Queens +Traffic Agent Assaulted+ In Queens on Broadway above the B.Q.E. Police from the 108th Pct just arrested person for assaulting a traffic agent while she was doing her job.

U/D: Monsey +Fire Under Investigation+

Monsey +Suspicious Fire Under Investigation+ A house fire as reported by VOS IZ NEIAS at Cape Court has arson investigators probing it.
Firefighters fought the blaze for an hour and 20 minutes, containing it to the main-floor family room in which it started yesterday.
The house has not been occupied in years and had no utitlty service.

Belt Parkway +Traffic Alert+

Belt Parkway +Traffic Alert+ Westbound Belt Parkway is closed due to an Accident Iinvestigation of a fatal MVA with 1 DOA and another likely, eastbound are all lanes open, traffic moving slow.

U/D 07:29
PD just reopened the Belt Parkway, traffic still slow.

U/D 09/08/05 05:54
Two passengers died and a third passenger is in critical condition. All from a drunken driver careening down the Belt Parkway at 100 mph

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Closed Down+

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Closed Down+ A 5 car MVA on the westbound B.Q.E. Roadway near Tillary Street exit has Highway PD shuting down all lanes of the roadway on the westbound side.

Brooklyn +MVA With Overturn+

Brooklyn +MVA With Overturn+ An MVA on Ocean Parkway and Ave. J has a vehicle overturned with people pinned, FD working with the hurst tool and Hatzolah on the scene requesting ALS backup.

Coney Island, +Bias Crime+

Coney Island, +Bias Crime+ At 3000 Ocean Parkway, a 23-story building, Mezuzahs were ripped before noon yesterday from the entrances of 13 apartments.
Officials, labeled the incident a possible hate crime.

Monsey, NY, +Fire In Dwelling+

Monsey, NY, +Fire In PDW+ FD on the scene of a fire in a private abandoned residential dwelling at Cape Court.

Synagogue Still Stands Near Beach After Katrina Hits All The Surroundings

Nanuet +NY State Thruway Traffic Alert+

Nanuet +NY State Thruway Traffic Alert+ MVA between a bus and a motorcycle On I-87 between exit 13 and 14 northbound at M/M 20 FD on scene with the bus fully involved in fire no one trapped.

Brooklyn +Jumper Up On Bridge+

Brooklyn +Jumper Up On Bridge+ Aviation-15 and ESU are on the scene with a male treatining to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge walkway on the Manhattan side, he is on the cables walking up, left his friend on the walkway shocked.
ESU setting up the airgags under the bridge on the F.D.R. Both lanes closed.

U/D: 19:13
PD Calling a level mobilizatio.

U/D: 19:32
ESU has the EDP in custody.

Amid Grim News From Hurricane, Infant Survives

As Hurricane Katrina threatened to destroy homes and towns, for the Breaux couple from New Orleans, evacuation meant leaving behind something far more precious: their four-day-old infant.
Zachary Breaux was in the neonatal intensive-care unit at a New Orleans hospital when his parents were forced to run for their lives and ended up in a shelter in Houston.

After several days searching they learned of the baby's whereabouts in a hospital safe, the baby was in good condition at the neonatal intensive unit of Cook Children's Medical Center, and now have been reunited.

Kitchen Appliances Fit For Shabbas

A feature called "Shabbas mode'' is increasingly being embedded in ovens, stoves and refrigerators. It disables the automatic shut-offs, lights, fans, modern bells, whistles, icons and electronic displays that get in the way of the Shabbas prohibition on using electricity. In an oven, Shabbas mode's main function is to override the automatic shut-off, allowing it to be left on for more than 12 hours so food cooked before the Sabbath can be kept warm.

Star-K is the one working with all this companies, including Whirlpool Frigidaire, Kenmore, Viking, Wolf and General Electric for this project.

A senior project director for planning and research on this undertaking, estimates there are 529,000 Orthodox Jews in the United States. Because the average family has six or more children and they could all use it.

Chester, NY +Traffic Alert+

Chester, NY +Traffic Alert+ Route 17 at exit 126 eastbound and westbound both directions are closed now, due to 2 pedestrians children struck by an auto, EMS ALS units are on the scene requesting tow choppers, Life Guard-18 and Stat Flight Air-2 are responding L/Z will be on the highway.

U/D: 16:54
One aided is a 14 y/o female she is unconscious.

Borough Park +MVA+

Borough Park +MVA+ A auto accident at 14th Ave between 46th St and 47th St in the yard of Bais Yakov School, Hatzolah requested.

Borough Park +Dispute+

Borough Park +Dispute+ A dispute between 2 Hispanic males in a grocery at 19th Ave and 50th St with one aided having multiple stab wounds in serious condition from loosing lots of blood was removed by Hatzolah to Luthern Hospital, other perp fled location.

Washington, President Bush Nominated A Chief Justice.

Washington, President Bush nominated John Roberts to be chief justice to succeed William H. Rehnquist.

Borough Park +PD Nabbed Robber+

Borough Park +PD Nabbed Robber+ Police of the 66th Pct caught the perp of an armed robbery in a nail salon at 13th Ave and 48th St.

Bungalow Colony Life Has Not Vanished

In fact, it has rebounded from its abandonment in the 1970's and 80's and flourished with an influx of religious Jews from New York City and its suburbs. Although many familiar places have crumbled into the earth and others have been reborn as $300,000 winterized vacation homes, more than 250 old-school colonies remain in Sullivan and Ulster Counties, the vast majority have become the summer refuge of devout Jews, especially Hasidim from Brooklyn, who are drawn to the country by the untainted air and a social life that appeals to women who often spend the weekdays without their husbands.
And with two-bedroom bungalows renting for as little as $2,500 for the summer, the price isn't too shabby either (although the quality of the accommodations is another matter).

Cornwall, +Plane Search+

Cornwall, +Plane Search+ A large scale search near Clove Road and Schunnemunk Mountain near the NY State Thruway also an active fire on the mountain from a possible plane down, FD and EMS on the scene receiving a rescue beacon and searching the area with the help of NYSP Aviation over head, EMS-10 Command requested, also all search and rescue teams and all available ATV's and portable lights to the scene.

Fallsburg, Sullivan County +3rd Alarm Fire In PDW+

Fallsburg, Sullivan County +3rd Alarm Fire In PDW+ Heavy fire in a private dwelling at Laurel Ave and Brickman Rd, FD transmitting a 3rd alarm fire, requesting brush truck from Woodbourne and Hurleyville with engine to the scene.

New Orleans, AP Reported That Some Army Corps of Engineers Contractors Killed By Police.

AP reported that a spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers said that some of its contractors
were killed Sunday by police as they walked across a bridge on their way to repair a canal.

Brooklyn, Belt Parkway +Traffic Alert+

Brooklyn, Belt Parkway +Traffic Alert+ Westbound Belt Parkway with a 3 car MVA near Knapp St causing extensive delays through the area, FD and PD Highway units are on the scene

Route 17 +Traffic Advisory+

Chester, NY, Route 17 +Traffic Advisory+ An MVA with minor injuries on Route 17 near Chester has closed down one lane, traffic delays in the area.

NY State Thruway +Accident Traffic Alert+

Nanuet, NY State Thruway +Accident Traffic Alert+ At the NY State Thruway southbound at the Palisades Interstate Parkway exit 13 FD and Hatzolah on the scene of an overturned vehicle, but with minor injuries.

Passports Will Be Required For Trips To Canada

Passports have never been required for U.S. travelers to Canada, but the federal government says it will go ahead with plans to require travelers from Canada to show a passport, even if they are U.S. citizens.

The departments of State and Homeland Security said they expect to officially adopt the new policy by the end of the year. But they pushed back by a year the date when the requirements would begin to affect travelers. Under the new timeline, travelers crossing land borders, will have to comply with the rules by December 31st, 2007.
Department officials also said they will keep working to come up with a cheaper, more widely used alternative document to allow U.S. citizens to cross into the country over land borders. Passports cost 97 dollars.

Synagogue Fight In Uman Threatens Pilgrimage

A dispute over a Ukranian synagogue in Uman where Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav is buried - that welcomes thousands of Chasidic pilgrims from around the world each year - may impede the traditional Rosh Hashanah and Purim pilgrimage to the site of about 8,000 to 12,000 Jews.

The synagogue was temporarily closed by court order last week because of an ongoing dispute between a private contractor and a Chasidic group, and then it was reopened the next day after the local governor and a Kiev rabbi intervened, but many issues related to the annual pilgrimage remain unresolved.

It all started about two years ago, a Bratslaver foundation that oversees community facilities in Uman contracted the Chance company to reconstruct the shul. But managers of Chance say they locked the synagogue this Aug. 4 because the Bratslaver group did not pay for work already completed.

In the meantime, local authorities are trying to damper the conflict, In a meeting last week with Chasidic leaders in Uman, the deputy governor of Ukraine's Cherkassy region, said the region was committed to letting the pilgrimage go ahead unimpeded.

Monsey Boy Fall Through Synagogue Floor

A 6-year-old boy on Friday night fell about 20 feet through a hole in the floor of a synagogue at 6 Milton Place between Ellish Pkwy and Maple Avenue - where about 300 people were gathered - that police said should not have been occupied because it was still under construction.

The boy was taken by STAT Flight Air-1 helicopter at about 9:30 p.m. to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla with suspected internal injuries, L/Z was at 25 Robert Pitt Drive.

Police are investigating, because the building did not have a certificate of occupancy.

Officials from the congregation could not be reached last night.

Another issue was whether Hatzoloh Ambulance of Rockland County, which responded to the scene, followed proper protocol when calling for the helicopter.

Monsey Fire Chief said the ambulance company should have notified the county's fire control dispatch center, and did not.

Hatzoloh could not be reached last night for comment.

Mohel Asks To Lift Ban On Oral Circumcision

Mohel asks Rockland Health Department to lift ban on oral circumcision.

And the Rockland's health commissioner is awaiting the state's advice on whether to lift the order banning the Monsey Mohel from performing oral-suction circumcisions in the county, after the NYS Health Department already has lifted its ban against the Mohel.

City Says It Made Some Mistakes With A Builder In Brooklyn

The same Brooklyn developer that promised to build housing in Bedford Stuyvesant for teachers and then sold it as luxury condos on the open market has been moving ahead on a similar project a few blocks away on Skillman St., all under the noses of public officials.
The city says it made a mistake in letting construction on Spencer Street go forward and is now refusing to grant certificates of occupancy for the buildings on Skillman St.
What all this has amounted to so far is a lot of losers and only one winner.