Brooklyn Williamsburg +Unruly Crowd+

Brooklyn Williamsburg +Unruly Crowd+ Friday night at midnight a large unruly crowd was out of control at Flushing Ave corner Waverly, numerous PD responded, ESU was also requested to assist.

Floating Island Around Manhattan Island

A 30-foot-by-90-foot flat barge covered with soil, trees, shrubs and rocks, led by a tugboat, called "Floating Island, will be traveling up and down the Hudson and East rivers

The island, led by its 45-foot-long tugboat, will be traveling in a U-shaped pattern around Manhattan from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day, and should be visible from many points around the city. It is expected to be in the area of Pier 46, around Charles Street in Manhattan, Monday through Friday from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The project makes its debut on Saturday, and can be seen through Sept. 25.

Offensive Graffiti On Staten Island School

Anti-Semitic graffiti was found scrawled on the outside of a Staten Island School at 71 Sand Lane and on the handball court, police were able to identify Swastikas and expletives toward Arabs and Jews.

Manhattan +Fire Truck Stuck Under Overpass+

Manhattan +Fire Truck Stuck Under Overpass+ Southbound F.D.R. Drive at East 62nd St. FDNY tower ladder is wedged under the overpass, PD on the scene requesting ESU, Highway units and FDNY Chief all to the scene, heavy delays.

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+ MVA tractor trailer vs car on the B.Q.E. Staten Island bound and Hamilton Ave with a large fuel spill, numerous ESU and Highway units on the scene.

Williamsburg +MOS Having Seizure+

Williamsburg +MOS Having Seizure+ A on-duty officer of the 94th Pct is having a seizure at the gas station at 26 Meeker Ave. and Humbolt St. requesting EMS with a rush, ESU, Aviation and Highway units for the escort.

U/D: 10:08
Escorting to Bellevue Hospital over the Williamsburg Bridge, Bridge is closed for the escort, Level one mobilization called.

Kiryas Yoel MonDroe Gets More Grants

Governor George Pataki announce grants earmarked for Small Cities in the Hudson Valley

He presented $400,000 grants to the Delaware County Town of Masonville and the Village of Deposit; the Greene County government; the Village or Kiryas Joel in Orange County; the Village of New Square in Rockland County; the Village of Monticello in Sullivan County; and the Town of Wawarsing in Ulster County.

Brooklyn +Pedestrian Struck+

Brooklyn +Pedestrian Struck+ Pedestrian was struck on East 3rd. St. and Kings Highway, Hatzolah requesting a Hatzolah bus to respond and EMS as well multiple aided injured.

U/D: 09:36
Hatzolah requesting more backup.

Brooklyn +MVA+

Brooklyn +MVA+ An MVA on Kings Highway and Nostrand, Hatzolah requesting a bus and ALS to respond.

NJ Turnpike Closed

NJ Turnpike Closed at exit 9 M/M 69 due to a MVA with an overturned tanker trailer that's on fire.

U/D: 09:17
FD on the scene of accident at exit 8A, trailer carrying sulfuric acid is fully involved in fire, and car is overturned with aided ejected, requesting additional FD units, Hazmat and EMS to the scene.

U/D: 09:22
Major traffic delays northbound and southbound.

U/D: 12:13
Turnpike reopened after crash.

Manhattan Bridge +Traffic Alert+

Manhattan Bridge +Traffic Alert+ Heavy traffic on the lower level of the Manhattan Bridge due to a disabled truck blocking some lanes.

Bronx +Traffic Advisory+

Bronx +Traffic Advisory+ Eastbound Bruckner to the Triborough Bridge an MVA with entrapment, ESU requested.

Manhattan +F.D.R. Traffic Alert+

Manhattan +F.D.R. Traffic Alert+ Southbound F.D.R. at 116th St and northbound at 95th St very heavy traffic delays due to 2 MVA's and numerous official motorcades in traffic.

Manhattan +Rescue+

Manhattan +Rescue+ ESU requested to 59 East 79th St for the Prime Minister of greece who is stuck in a elevator.

MonDroe Cops Armed With Taser Guns

Monticello +MVA+

Monticello +MVA+ Accident on Route 42 and Giber Route with the aided unconscious, Chopper requested Stat Flight Air-2 responding, L/Z will be at the Monticello High School.

Rabbi And Son Beaten In Ukraine

A Ukrainian rabbi and his 14-year-old son were beaten in Kiev in the latest anti-Semitic attack in this ex-Soviet republic, a Jewish leader said today.

REUTERS Runs 'Bathroom Break' Note From President Bush On Wire

U.S. President George W. Bush writes a note to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a Security Council meeting at the 2005 World Summit and 60th General Assembly of the United Nations in New York September 14, 2005.

U/D:
Reuters Says Bush Photo Not 'Malicious,' Reports Wide Interest In it.

Manhattan +Heavy Traffic+

Manhattan +Heavy Traffic+ An overturned vehicle on the northbound of the FDR Drive between 23rd and 34th St.'s exit's and a garbage truck fire on 2nd Ave and 17th St with a Hazmat chemical situation from sodium hydroxide, is causing lots of traffic related problems, PD calling for a level one mobilization.

Briarcliff Manor Rabbi Pleads Guilty To Impaired Driving

Southeast -- A popular Westchester County rabbi who was caught with nearly an ounce of marijuana in his car last month while driving on Interstate 684 as reported on VOS IZ NEIAS, pleaded guilty last night to driving while ability impaired and paid a $400 fine.

In exchange for the misdemeanor plea, the Southeast Town Justice dropped a misdemeanor marijuana-possession charge and traffic infractions that state police had filed against the Rabbi Steven of Briarcliff Manor last month.

Record Takes AP Award For Reporting On Kiryas Yoel MonDroe

The Times Herald-Record staffers won awards for writing and photography in the New York State Associated Press Association's 2004-05 contest. The awards were presented yesterday at the annual meeting and awards banquet. The Record competed with other newspapers with circulations of 50,000 to 125,000 for writing awards.

One of the winners was Chris McKenna for Beat reporting, honorable mention: Village of Kiryas Joel.

Brooklyn +Pedestrian Struck+

Flatbush, Brooklyn +Pedestrian Struck+ An accident with a pedestrian that was struck on East 7th St between J&K, Hatzolah requesting ALS to respond.

$7.3 Million In Funds Distributed To Vulnerable Non-Profit Orgnizations"

The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America - the OU - commended the Department of Homeland Security, as well as Governor Pataki of New York for their commitment to providing federal homeland security funds to Jewish community institutions including day schools and yeshivas, for the purpose of upgrading their physical security in the face of potential terrorist threats.
Though a master list is not available, due to security considerations, 112 out of 203 applicants received a grant of up to $75,000, ina total of $7.3 million in funds, announced the State's Division of Criminal Justice Services, which administers the grant funding as part of the federal government's Urban Area Security Initiative.

Brooklyn Judge To Step Aside In The Gidone Busch vs The City Case

A Brooklyn federal judge Wednesday agreed to step aside and not preside over the retrial of the lawsuit filed by the family of a hammer-wielding Borough Park man shot dead by police in August 1999.
The judge said he would recuse himself from rehearing the police misconduct lawsuit filed by the family of Gidone Busch against the city out of an "abudance of caution" because he has questioned the credibility of some of the officers involved in the case.

Monticello +MVA+

Monticello +MVA+ An MVA at the Bowling alley, Hatzolah requested with a bus.

Shofar Blowing Contest in New York City

The NJOP announced today that a panel of judges for the Great Shofar Blast Off, will judge the best shofar blower in America at noon in Herald Square Park, NYC on September 22,

Shofar blowing finalists from around the U.S. will be selected (based on video tape submissions) and flown into NYC for the live, public event on September 22nd. The panel of judges will evaluate the finalists' skills based on clarity of sound, accuracy according to Jewish law, length of blast and overall performance.

Mega Millions Second Prize Winner Was Purchased In The Catskills

One of three second-prize winners from New York in last Friday’s Mega Millions lottery game was sold in the Catskills. The state Lottery reported today that the ticket was purchased at Liberty Food Mart, 12 Sullivan Avenue in Liberty, it is worth $250,000.

Mount Kisco parking enforcement officer pocketed $30,000

Mount Kisco -- A former parking enforcement officer has admitted he stole $30,000 by cashing in coins collected from village parking meters.

He pleaded guilty to third-degree grand larceny this morning in Court, after an investigation by police and the DA's Office determined he had been stealing about $1,000 a week between April and December last year.

He was a supervisor who would empty meters and also had access to the money collected by other employees. He would store the coins in a camera bag kept in his car and frequently cash them in at supermarkets around the country.

The grand larceny charge carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison but he is expected to get probation when he is sentenced in December.

Queens +Overturned T/T+

Queens +Overturned T/T+ Westbound L.I.E. at Greenpoint Ave a tractor trailer is overturned but no entrapment, only the left lane is open, PD and FD on the scene requesting ESU.

U/D: 16:01
Trailer has been uprighted, and all lanes reopened.

Truck Spills Load Of $800,000 In Quarters

HAMMONDVILLE, Ala. -- A truck carrying tons of quarters caught fire Tuesday and spilled most of them on a highway, where workers used heavy equipment, shovels and buckets to scoop up the singed coins.

Lakewood Cop Cleared In Rabbi Scuffle

Ocean County authorities have cleared a Lakewood police officer who scuffled with a rabbi from any wrongdoing.

Officials say the officer acted properly when he arrested the Rabbi in June. The rabbi was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest and obstructing justice.

Charges against the rabbi will probably be presented to a grand jury.

Bursztyn's arrest touched off demonstrations by large crowds of Orthodox Jewish residents outside police headquarters as reported then at VOS IZ NEIAS.

Kiryas Yoel, MonDroe. +Election Low Turnout+

Kiryas Yoel, MonDroe. +Election+ Incumbent Town Board members won despite unusually low turnout in Kiryas Yoel, a bloc-voting village with enough electoral muscle to have thrown well over 2,000 votes behind the incumbents.

Hate Crime In Williamsburg

Williamsburg, +Bias Crime+ PD of the 90th Pct. investigating swastikas and other hate symbols on five vehicles on Wilson and Taylor St's from overnight, and hate messages at the community center at 114 Taylor St. all done with the same white paint, PD Hate Crime and Housing Units all on the scene.

U/D: 18:11
the perp has been apprehended by the 90th Pct.

Weiner concedes NYC mayoral primary to Ferrer

Anthony Weiner conceded the Democratic mayoral primary to Fernando Ferrer, sparing the party the threat of a divisive runoff in its uphill quest to unseat Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Large Car Bombs in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Suicide car bombings and execution-style slayings in a series of attacks in Baghdad leave at least 160 people dead and 570 wounded, officials say.

NY +Primary Election Results+

CANDIDATES For Mayor - New York
(with 100% of votes counted)
Fernando Ferrer - winner with 39.94%
Anthony Weiner - 29%
Virginia Fields - 16%
Gifford Miller - 10%

CANDIDATES For Manhattan DA-Manhattan
Robert Morgenthau - winner
Leslie Crocker Snyder - loser

CANDIDATES For New York City Public Advocate
Betsy F. Gotbaum - winner
Norman Siegel - loser

CANDIDATES For Brooklyn DA-Brooklyn
Charles J. Hynes - winner
John L. Sampson - loser

Kosher Food Expo To Be Held This Sunday

The Rockland County Kosher Wine and Food Expo, featuring sneak peeks and samples of new products, takes place Sunday at the Comfort Inn in Nanuet

Familiar names such as Empire Kosher Foods, Macabee Kosher Foods and Manischewitz Food Co. will be there, as will smaller retailers seeking to bring their products to the public.

Brooklyn +Armed Robbery+

Brooklyn +Armed Robbery+ PD of the 90th Pct are in pursuit of perp's at South 4th St and Marcy Ave for an armed robbery, PD has 2 in custody searching for a 3rd perp and have the trains on the Williamsburg Bridge in to Manhattan stopped, recovered one gun.

City Installing Battery Power At Traffic Lights

The City is working on installing back-up battery power at 420 major intersections traffic lights for use in the event of a power outage, to keep the it going for an additional two to four hours.

City officials say that will leave them with enough time to get police on the streets to direct traffic.

The Department of Homeland Security is footing the $2 million bill for the project and work should be completed by next February.

Rockland +NYS Thruway Major Traffic Alert+

Rockland +NYS Thruway Traffic Advisory+ An MVA involving a tractor trailer that was carrying spaghetti with a school bus and a car has the vehicle on fire on the NY State Thruway northbound at the Tappan Zee Bridge, Central Nyck and Tarrytown FD's to respond.

U/D: 15:12
Driver of truck jumped from the bridge in to the water to avoid the fire, Thruway is closed northbound at the Tappan Zee Toll Plaza, and southbound at the entrance to the bridge.

U/D: 15:18
NY State Police requesting EMS to the dockside, also Tarytown dive team to head to the scene.

U/D: 15:24
EMS on the bridge treating 3 patients, requesting additional EMS units and FD.
NY State Police has requested the Thruway Diversion Plan to be implemented due to the entire bridge being shut down, traffic to be diverted to the P.I.P. and to the I-287.

U/D: 15:29
Three boats with their deck guns in operation.

U/D: 15:31
FD report of one DOA that was trapped in the vehicle.
FD boats found the other aided the driver in the water, requesting Stat Flight Air-1, L/Z will be on the NY State Thruway Rockland side.

U/D: 16:17
Stat Flight transported aided to Westchester Hospital.

U/D: 16:39
Units now advising they have 2 aided from the water.

Government Argues Against the Seizure Of PLO Property in N.Y.

Siding against the family of a young married couple murdered by Hamas, the Bush administration yesterday urged a federal court in New York not to evict the Palestinian Liberation Organization's observer mission to the United Nations from its Upper East Side headquarters, as it was reported on VOS IZ NEIAS

Bush Takes Responsibility For Katrina Errors

President Bush says Hurricane Katrina exposed "serious problems in the response capability at all levels of government" and that he takes responsibility.
Bush: Gov't Didn't Do Job Right, I Take Responsibility.

Staten Island +Boat Struck Bridge+

Staten Island +Boat Struck Bridge+ A container boat has struck the Bayonne Bridge's anchor and one container fell off the ship into the water, PD on scene requesting ESU and the collapse rig units to the bridge, and all traffic to the bridge to be closed for new until PAPD checks integrity of the bridge.

U/D: 11:51
The ship left the scene of the accident, Port Authority Police and NYPD are searching for the ship.

U/D: 12:01
FD to stand by until the contents of the container will be determined.

U/D: 12:14
Coast Guard investigated the situation and cleared it as 90-Y, no further units needed and bridge to be reopened.

Be Aware Of Major Traffic Concerns At The Area Of Midtown Manhattan

New Yorkers could be facing the worst traffic congestion in city history this week, In preparation for the 60th anniversary of the United Nations, which will draw more than 170 heads of state and government to New York over the next few days, for what will be the largest gathering of world leaders ever. police have announced plans to restrict traffic on the East Side of Manhattan.

Building inspector seeks to bar use of Monsey synagogue for now.

Ramapo Building Inspector will go before the Town Board tomorrow to seek an injunction to bar everyone but construction crews from visiting Monsey synagogue Congregation Birchas Yosef where a 6-year-old boy Moshe Laufer was injured after falling through a hole on Sept. 3rd.

About 300 people had gathered at the synagogue at 6 Milton Place for a wedding ceremony, the building inspector said, even though the building had not been completed and did not have a certificate of occupancy. "It's a construction site," he said. "They had no permission to be there.
Police were still looking to speak to witnesses who saw the boy fall. "We could not find any witnesses," they said, the incident is still under investigation and that Chevra Hatzoloh Ambulance of Rockland County, which went to the accident site, did not follow proper protocol when calling for a helicopter.

The ambulance company said that they are authorized to call STAT Flights and usually contacts the county fire control center, but that night Hatzoloh's dispatcher was busy handling three other emergency calls, "We messed up this time," they said. "We didn't use the recommendation. We always do to notify them. There was a slip-up there."

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Ramapo police are asking that anyone who saw a 6-year-old boy fall through a hole in the floor of a synagogue at 6 Milton Place on Sept. 3 call police at 845-357-2400.

9/11 money well spent?

Were 9/11 loans money well spent? that's what several members of Congress are worried about and have called for an investigation, about misuse of the program.

For example the Kiryas Yoel MonDroe Meat Market got $1.25 million in July 2002. The money helped fund a $3 million chicken slaughterhouse that opened last year.
The market has changed hands since then, and new owner said he had "no idea" about the loan. Attempts to contact the former owner were unsuccessful. And the Village of Kiryas Yoel Administrator said the project had created 100 jobs. "I think it's a very successful investment," he said.

Queens +L.I.E. Traffic Alert+

Queens +L.I.E. Traffic Alert+ At the L.I.E. service road between 38th St and Greenpoint Ave ESU requested by PD for a leaning light pole and live wires hanging down on all but one lane.

Rockland +Thruway Traffic Alert+

Rockland Sloatsburg, +Thruway Traffic Alert+ NY State Thruway southbound at M/M 34.7 heavy traffic delays due to a MVA with injuries, Sloatsburg BLS requesting Rockland ALS to respond.

Mayor's Report Card. Crime Is Down, But Rats Are Up.

On the mayor's annual report card, firefighters are slower in responding to fires and the city is battling a rat problem.

The report showed about 31,600 pest control complaints, a 40 percent increase from the previous year, which the mayor attributes in part to the popularity of the city's 311 call center.

As for the fire department, firefighters' response time to structural fires rose by about 15 seconds, to 4 minutes and 31 seconds, a trend Bloomberg called "worrisome."

Canadian Premier To Outlaw All Religious Arbitration

TORONTO -- Jewish groups want a meeting with Premier Dalton McGuinty after his surprise announcement that Ontario will outlaw all religious arbitration to settle family law disputes

The Premier caught everyone off guard when he announced he would introduce legislation to end all faith-based arbitration, which has been allowed since 1991.

Major Portion of Los Angeles Loses Power

A major portion of Los Angeles lost power Monday afternoon. Outages were reported from downtown to the San Fernando Valley.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power did not immediately have an explanation for what happened.

It was utility workers that connected the wrong wires and caused a blackout across major portions of Los Angeles on Monday afternoon, trapping people in elevators and snarling traffic at intersections, authorities said. Hundreds of thousands of people were affected by the outages.

U/D: 17:54
90% CUSTOMERS POWER BACK ON

Washington - FEMA Director Resigned

WASHINGTON - Mike Brown says he has resigned as director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

U/D: 17:03
R. David Paulison, head of FEMA's emergency preparedness force, is President Bush's pick to replace Mike Brown as head of the relief agency.

Colombia Airliner Hijacked

BOGOTA, Colombia Air Force chief said a Colombian airliner was "apparently hijacked."

Yeshiva University Being Sued

New york -- A fourth worker at Yeshiva University has sued the school and her former boss - who has since been fired from his job - for $15 million in damages, for improper favors in exchange for better work conditions, court papers show. Their supervisor, would threaten their jobs if they refused, by saying, for example, "You want your job? . . And she maintains that the Yeshiva did nothing to prevent the "outrageous" conduct.
"They put the man in this position, to have this type of power and authority," her lawyer said. "He was able to run amok for quite a long time."

NETZARIM, Palestinians Take Over Jewish Settlements And Smash Up Gaza Synagogue

NETZARIM, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian police stood by helplessly as crowds of Palestinian triumphant youths smashed the windows of a synagogue in a former Jewish settlement and tried to set on fire another empty synagogue and a Jewish seminary.
Hamas gunmen raised their Islamic militant and the Islamic Jihad flags over the ransacked synagogue.

Report: Hamas commander went to pray in one Gaza Synagogue.

U/D: 09/13/05 11:39
Israeli authorities have warned against the destruction of any Muslim mosque in retaliation.

Borough Park +Barricaded Perp+

Borough Park +Barricaded Perp+ Boro Park Shomrim Potral and NYPD on scene at 5616 New Utrecht Ave requesting ESU for a barricaded perp armed with a knife and wanted for a robbery. After being approached by BBSP and holding up the knife to one of the members refusing to put it down.

B.Q.E. +Traffic Alert+

B.Q.E. +Traffic Alert+ Westbound B.Q.E. entrance to Williamsburg Bridge are all lanes closed due to a car fire, FD on the scene operating.

Queens +Belt Parkway MVA+

Queens +Belt Parkway MVA+ Eastbound Belt Parkway and the Cross Bay Blvd. an MVA with an overturned vehicle, all occupants are out, ESU and Hatzolah are on the scene requesting ALS with a rush.

Brooklyn Bridge +Traffic Advisory+

Brooklyn Bridge +Traffic Advisory+ Brooklyn Bridge one lane closed in each direction due to activity of the NYPD, expect delays.

Independence Party Seeks To Remove Member

ALBANY, N.Y. -- The state Independence Party is trying to remove an executive committee member who is accused of saying Jews "function as mass murderers of people of color."

Letters were sent to county chairmen asking them to recall Lenora Fulani at a Sept. 18 meeting in Albany. They also are being asked to remove five of her supporters.

Her remarks have created an awkward situation for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is Jewish, as he courts Independence Party support in his re-election bid this year. Bloomberg called the remarks offensive in May and said the party's leadership should "stand up and say so." On Wednesday, Fulani was at City Hall urging members to vote for the mayor.
Bloomberg did not request Fulani's removal.

Baton Rouge. - Katrina Leaves 25 Sacred Torahs Untouched.

Baton Rouge. - The Jewish synagogues of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish, has rescued its 25 Torah scrolls.
A group of about 13 volunteers from both Baton Rouge synagogues and the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans traveled in a six-car caravan for the recovery effort.
None of the torahs, including those that had survived the Holocaust, were damaged or destroyed. Damage to the synagogues was minimal.
Some of the torahs will be sent to Houston, where many of the Jewish residents of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish have sought refuge.
The small Jewish community in Baton Rouge -- roughly 1,200 people -- has grown in size along with the rest of Baton Rouge.

Lakewood's placement of special ed students demonstrates no bias

To the contrary it's alarming how the ACLU and the state department of NJ somehow know and recorded that the children at SCHI are "Chasidic" and "Jewish" when state and federal law and regulations prohibit the recording of a child's religion in a student's record.

Far Rockaway +Hate Crimes+

Far Rockaway - Police have been keeping an eye on Beach Fourth Street, which has become a flashpoint of tensions. The ongoing disputes, some in the neighborhood say, reflects growing resentment as the Orthodox Jewish community north of Seagirt Boulevard expands south, the new residents building large homes in a bungalow community that has remained unchanged for decades.

The NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force, is investigating a number of incidents, including a firebombing at a vacant house and property vandalized by swastikas.

Brooklyn Heights, The Pushcart That God Blessed

Brooklyn Heights, Over the past few years, dining options dwindled in the area and several kosher restaurants in the neighborhood closed because they could no longer afford to pay their rising rents, leaving local Chasidim with few places to eat.

Brauch Yehuda Ganz, decided therefor to open a kosher pushcart: Rabbi Shmiel Berger of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, inspects the cart regularly to verify that it meets Chasidic dietary requirements, and he said he knew of no other kosher pushcarts in the borough.
"There are a lot of pushcarts in New York, but Jewish people eat only from places with supervision," he said, referring to rabbinical supervision, a service he provides to a host of restaurants and catering businesses in Williamsburg and Borough Park.

Political Showdown In MonDroe In Upcoming Primary

MonDroe -- The Town of MonDroe incumbent board members are counting on Kiryas Yoel for there bloc vote.
The Village of Kiryas Yoel, has two large voting blocs and such high turnout that its citizens returned all current board members to office despite heavy opposition elsewhere.
The larger, establishment bloc will support the incumbents in the Republican primary, guaranteeing them well over 2,000 votes that the opposition Save MonDroe must scramble to counter in areas outside Kiryas Yoel.
Only the Save MonDroe candidates have introduced into their campaign the heated issues of Kiryas Yoel's proposed water pipeline and potential expansion, both of which they oppose.