Man That Caused Accident That Killed Rabbi Pesach Goldberg Gets The Maximum Prison Sentence

MONTICELLO, N.Y. -- The man that caused the accident that killed Brooklyn rabbi Pesach Goldberg was sentenced Friday to the maximum sentence of 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 years in prison.

Joseph Olivieri, 48, of Fallsburg, pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide and first-degree reckless endangerment in the July 24 death of 47-year-old Pesach Goldberg.
Goldberg was driving his family to the bar mitzvah of his son around 9 p.m. when he swerved to avoid a drunken O

Top White House Aide Indicted

Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, was indicted today on obstruction of justice, false statment and perjury charges in the C.I.A. leak case.

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I. Lewis Libby has resigned his White House position.

Williamsburg +BQE Traffic Backed-Up+

Williamsburg, Brooklyn +BQE Traffic Backed-Up+ An MVA at the B.Q.E. westbound between Lee and Marcy Ave's between a car and a truck has traffic backed up severely, EMS reporting injuries but no pin, FD alson on the scene.

Crown Heights +Pedestrian Struck+

Crown Heights, Brooklyn +Pedestrian Struck+ A pedestrian was struck on the service road of Eastren parkway in front of 770 Eastern Parkway, Hatzolah on the scene.

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+ A MVA on the B.Q.E. westbount at Flushing Ave involving an occupied school bus, has PD closing down the right and center lanes, EMS on the scene reporting minor injuries, trafiic is heavy.

Orange County - Judge Rosenwasser's Order Caused Riots In A Synagogue, Now He Is Asking For An Explanation

Kiryas Yoel - Orange County Acting State Supreme Court Justice Stewart Rosenwasser had to read the riot act to rival factions of Satmar Chasidim after an order he issued on Friday touched off and caused a synagogue brawl and uproar.
The judge fired off a fax yesterday expressing dismay at the recent "chaos and lawlessness" and demanding lawyers to explain it when they return to his court on Nov. 30.
"Be advised," he wrote, "that this Court will take any action appropriate in dealing with any party who intentionally misrepresented this Court's ruling."
Rosenwasser caused an uproar Friday by demanding proof that Aaron ally Berl Friedman had been expelled from the Williamsburg congregation by the Grand Rabbi.
On Tuesday morning, shortly before worship to celebrate the holiday of Simchas Torah, Friedman marched into the Williamsburg synagogue with a crowd of Aaron supporters and security guards.   What came next was a brawl, broken up by police in riot gear.
Police returned to the synagogue that night and arrested 26 young men for forcing them selfs in again and burglarizing offices of the synagogue.

Staten Island +Goethals Bridge Closed+

Staten Island +Goethals Bridge Closed+ A pedestrial toll clerk was struck and killed at the Goethals Bridge the bridge is completely shut down at this time.

Miers Withdraws Supreme Court Nomination

Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers has
withdrawn her nomination, and President Bush "reluctantly" accepts it.

Brooklyn +Battery Tunnel+

Brooklyn +Battery Tunnel+ A Head-On Collision in the Battery Tunnel Two-Way tube, TBTA on the scene requesting EMS, heavy traffic in the area.

Synagogue Faction Allegedly Wrecks School

The clash between warring factions of the Satmar Chasidim in Williamsburg just got more heated, with 26 people arrested for wreaking havoc inside a school adjacent to a synagogue.
"It looked like a hurricane came through there," a police source said. "Everything was just busted up and thrown around."
The school was stormed by the suspects Tuesday night, by peolpe who walked into the Yetev Lev D'Satmar synagogue on Rodney Street, then broke down a wall to access the school affiliated with the synagogue and started breaking and throwing anything they could get their hands on, the source said.
The suspects were charged with burglary, criminal mischief and petty larceny.
The incident was clearly a by-product of the wild confrontation earlier Tuesday in which more than a hundred cops were called to the synagogue to quell a disturbance involving more than 1,000 worshipers, police said.
Some at the synagogue Wednesday tried to downplay the burglary incident, saying the 26 men were simply there watching TV and smoking cigarettes.
Police sources, however, said it appears those arrested are affiliated with Aaron Teitelbaum, the leader of a Satmar congregation in upstate Kiryas Yoel.
Scott Mollen, lawyer for Zalman's supporters, said there is no doubt the suspects were from Orange County.
"They tried to give impression to people they were only in the reading room ... " Mollen said. "Only someone who believes in Alice in Wonderland and is willing to suspend common sense and reality would believe New York City policemen would arrest people for reading.

Police Separate Two Factions Of Satmar Chasidim When Battle For Control Erupts In A Synagogue

A confrontation erupted yesterday at a Williamsburg synagogue that has been at the center of a long and bitter feud for control of the Satmar Hasidic sect.
At least one person was injured in a face off between hundreds of members of two factions at Congregation Yetev Lev D'Satmar. Some Chasidim complained they were roughed up by cops while praying, something police denied.
Police had to separate several people inside and outside the synagogue at 152 Rodney St. Police estimated the crowd was from 500 to more than 1,000 people.
Police eventually restored order, and many of the upstate faction retreated to a nearby tent where they have been praying.
Although no one was arrested, one person was treated at Long Island University Hospital for a slap to the face, police said. They added that seven security people aligned with the upstate Kiryas Yoel faction were issued summonses for not having watchmen's licenses.
Tensions escalated after a group from Orange County, who had arrived Monday night, dorced them selfs in to the synagogue yesterday morning, the start of the Simchat Torah holiday.
"They destroyed the synagogue," said the man, who identified himself only as Moshe. "Whatever they could damage, they did."

Monsey +House Fire+

Monsey +House Fire+ A working 1 alarm fire at a private dwelling on 10 Roberts Rd, Fire Dept. on the scene and reporting that hi-ranch smoke is showing from the rear of the dwelling.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - +Bombs Rock Hotel+

BAGHDAD, Iraq - +Bombs Rock Hotel+ The Palestine Hotel, which houses many foreign journalists in Iraq, has been hit by three car bombs, forcing them to take refuge in
the hallways.

Manhattan +Boat Collision+

Manhattan +Boat Collision+ A serious boat accident in the Harlem River under the Cross Bronx Expressway involving a row boat from Clumbia University with 2 people seriously injured and one crew member is missing in the water Air-Sea Rescue searching the water, PD Harbor units, ESU and Aviation all on the scene putting divers in the water.

Manhattan +MVA Involving Hatzolah+

Manhattan +MVA Involving Hatzolah+ A serious accident with entrapment in Manhattan at 10th Ave and 45th St. involving an Hatzolah bus, ESU Trk-1 units on the scene.

Brooklyn +Kosciuszko Bridge MVA+

Brooklyn +Kosciuszko Bridge MVA+ A 6 car MVA on the Kosciuszko Bridge Queens bound, PD Highway units on the scene, heavy traffic delays in the area.

Brooklyn +Fire+

Brooklyn +Fire+ Fire in a 4 story 50x100 brick building at 1257 55th St.

Borough Park +Accident+

Borough Park +Accident+ A MVA at 56th St and 15th Ave with several injured but non serious, Hatzolah on the way.

Brooklyn +Overturned Vehicle+

Brooklyn +Overturned Vehicle+ An overturned auto on Ocean Parkway and Ave X, has PD requesting ESU to upright the vehicle, no pin reported.

AIRMONT - To Scrutinize Proposed Airmont Yeshiva

AIRMONT - The village's Planning Board has begun the process of determining how a yeshiva with housing for students and faculty will affect a single-family neighborhood.

The plans of Congregation Michknois Lavier Yakov to create a religious community on Hillside Avenue near the New Jersey border will be weighed against residents' concerns that development threatens water supplies and increases dangers of sewage overflows.

At a meeting last week, the board listened to planning consultants, engineers, attorneys and about 20 residents.

After receiving an environmental impact statement containing the concerns of the board and residents, the congregation will address the issues.