Rockland Republican Chairman Is Confused Why The Village Of Kiryas Yoel Voted For One Specific Person In The Supreme Court Race

A State Supreme Court judge in Albany Friday approved staggered counting of ballots in the Ninth Judicial District’s close race for a Supreme Court seat. Stewart Rosenwasser of Orange County and Matthew Byrne of Rockland County are the top two vote-getters and Rockland Republican Chairman Vincent Reda had all voting machines impounded pending a set schedule of recounting the votes.
Reda has concerns over the Rosenwasser votes because of voting in one Orange County village, and that is

Brooklyn - Off-Duty Police Officer Shot

Brooklyn - A young NYPD off-duty officer was shot in the arm by an armed robber early Saturday morning in Crown Heights, while struggling with the armed man who robbed him of cash and possibly his police id and shield as he took a walk near his Brooklyn home at Park Place and Albany Ave., officer was transported to Kings County Hospital where he is listed in stable condition.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Mosque Bombing Kills Many

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi police say at least 74 people were killed and 75 injured in suicide attacks against two Shiite mosques in Khanaqin, the second major attack of the day.

Monsey - Fire Probe Begins At Monsey Flooring Business

Monsey - Rockland arson investigators searched tons of rubble yesterday, looking for what caused the fire that destroyed a flooring supply business on Robert Pitt Drive.
Monsey firefighters returned to the scene yesterday morning and sprayed the rubble with tons of water to douse flames that reignited among the piles of carpet, tile and other debris.
As Monsey firefighters doused the flames, investigators poked around the rubble, looking for clues to where the fire started at Ace Flooring.

Queens +Motor Vehicle Accident+

Queens +Motor Vehicle Accident+ A MVA with injuries in Queens at 153rd Street and 78th Ave, Hatzolah on the scene requesting a bus and PD to respond.

New York - Court Ruling: Public Schools To Be Open For Religious Groups.

New York - A Manhattan federal judge ruled that New York City public schools should be open to religious groups that want to rent space in them for their weekend services, giving religious groups the same access to public school facilities as groups theach secular values.

Asbury Park Press Full Of Hate And Anti-Semitism

Asbury Park Press prints today an opinaion article full of hate and anti-semitism.

Kiryas Joel Taxes Stable; No Hike For 8th Straight Year

Kiryas Yoel, the region's municipality, with all the expensive capital projects, has just adopted a $7.4 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year with the same tax rate that was set back in 1997.   Eight years in a row with no tax increase, largely because of the relentless housing construction. That means the tax rate will remain at an unusually low $14.14 per $1,000 of assessed value.
But what about all the big capital projects completed or started since the last tax hike - the sewage treatment plant, the fire station, the chicken slaughterhouse, the convalescence center for mothers? Or the trucks and equipment for the sanitation and fire departments formed since taxes last rose?   Or, for that matter, the money spent so far on engineers and lawyers to plan and defend the village's proposed $21 million water hookup to the Catskill Aqueduct?   The simplest explanation appears to be government grants, which have helped pay for several of the capital projects, and municipal bonds.
Kiryas Joel Administrator explained this week that his village, like other municipalities, accounts for its capital spending outside its operating budget, so that a $21 million water project wouldn't suddenly crank up spending and taxes.

Manhattan +RMP Involved In Fatal MVA+

Manhattan +RMP Involved In Fatal MVA+ A MVA earlier with a pedestrian 30 year old male struck and thrown approximately 20 feet by a marked police car having on its lights and siren while it was involved in a pursuit at West 115th Street and Frederick Douglas Blvd. has the aided in critical condition.
PD Sergeant and Duty Caption all responded and called for a level one mobilization, PD Highway-1 confirmed the AI job, aided was removed to St Lukes Hospital and where he was pronounced.

Famous New York Camera Store Is Big-Time Business

NEW YORK - On any given day, 8,000 to 9,000 people pass through the front door, sweeping through the various photo, digital and audio sections, intrigued by the conveyor belts above their heads that move the merchandise from one counter to the next. It's a frenetic and loud experience that involves fast-moving lines of customers, all pushing and elbowing to get to the finish line, or in this case, a row of stern-looking cashiers with long beards.
Founded in 1973 by a Hasidic Jew, B&H Photo-Video on the West Side of Manhattan has outlasted local competitors and established itself as one of the biggest and busiest photo-driven retail operations in the country - if not the world.
Asked how many cameras the store sells every year, business director Herschel Jacobowitz says, "How many quarts of water are in the Hudson?"

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. MVA+

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. MVA+ A motor vehicle accident on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway eastbound Near the Brooklyn Bridge, FD on the scene reporting multiple vehicles are involved with some injuries, Hatzolah responding, expect majot delays.

Brooklyn +Belt Pkwy Traffic Alert+

Brooklyn +Belt Pkwy Traffic Alert+ A MVA involving two vehicles on the Belt Parkway eastbound near the V.Z. Bridge with one of the vehicles hitting a light pole which is now in the median causing lots of traffic, FD on the scene requesting NYPD Highway units and Con-Ed to respond.

Orange County +Thruway High Speed Pursuit+

Orange County +NYS Thruway High Speed Pursuit+ A high speed pursuit of 120mph+ from Goshen all the way on to the NY state Thruway to near the Sloatsburg rest area by NY State Police and Aviation overhead of a silver auto. Durin the pursuit the perp threw something out the vehicle window, SP are searching the area.

U/D: 13:56
Perp now in custody.
Police are searching for narcotics thrown out by the perp.

With Election Over, Mayor's Approval Rating Climbs Even Higher

According to a Quinnipiac University poll, the people who voted for Mayor Michael Bloomberg are more than pleased with his performance, the latest poll shows New Yorkers giving the mayor his highest approval rating ever.

A full 75 percent of registered voters polled say they approve of the mayor. Looking ahead, 30 percent of voters said education should be Bloomberg's top priority this term, with 17 percent saying housing should be the main thing for him to focus on. Another 5 percent, however, said terrorism and taxes should be priority number one.

Austria Arrests British Historian Irving Over Holocaust Denial

VIENNA - Historian David Irving, known for his controversial views on World War Two, has been arrested in Austria on suspicion of denying the Holocaust, an interior ministry spokesman said.

Tiburon, CA, - Synagogue employee arrested after money found missing

Marin County, CA, - A former finance director for a Kol Shofar synagogue was arrested yesterday on suspicion of embezzling more than $180,000 from the congregation, police said.
The director, who worked for the synagogue from 1999 through last May, was booked into Jail after investigators served a search warrant at his apartment.
Authorities launched an investigation in August, when synagogue employees discovered what they suspected was the unauthorized use of congregation funds. Police said the director, 63, is suspected of using Kol Shofar's credit cards and bank information to obtain the money for himself.
He was booked into the county jail on suspicion of embezzlement, drug possession and bringing drugs or alcohol into a jail or prison.

Flatbush +Pedestrian Hit By Auto+

Flatbush +Pedestrian Hit By Auto+ A motor vehicle drove over patients foot in front of 1851 East 3rd Street and Kings Highway, Hatzolah on the scene.

Monticello - Camp Owner Faked Papers.

The investigation into the deaths of five dance-camp students and a counselor who crashed her car in July has led to felony charges against the camp's owner for falsifying state paperwork, officials say.
Sullivan County District Attorney said they learned that camp owner Anna Kapitannikov, whose son was one of the dead, canceled her required worker's compensation insurance three years ago. The state Insurance Fraud Bureau says she faked state paperwork, claiming to still have a comp policy.   The Sullivan County Sheriff's Department has issued a warrant charging her with falsifying business records and failure to maintain worker's compensation coverage.
According to immigration records, Kapitannikov left the country in mid-October.

Metro North To Charge Parking Fees In Rockland And Orange Counties

The Metro North Committee of the MTA approved charging parking fees at lots it owns or controls in Rockland and Orange countie.
Metro North said the fees are necessary to offset the $21million the agency has spent during the past five years to build or improve parking facilities in the two counties.

Commuters who park at the Pearl River station's two lots will be hit the hardest, because they currently don't pay a penny to park.
Those who park at Spring Valley's lot have paid $90 for an annual permit for several years. Metro North took over the lot in 1999.

Monsey +MVA With Child Struck+

Monsey +Motor Vehicle Accident+ A MVA involving a school bus that struck a child at Grove Street and Saddle River Road near the Monsey Fire House Hatzolah responding asking ALS units to respond on a rush, also PD to respond.

U/D: 10:39
Child is in serious condition, was transported by Hatzolah to Westchester County Medical Center in Valhalla.

Iran Now Says Satellite Can Spy on Israel

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran said the satellite would be purely scientific. But the head of Tehran's space program now says the Sina-1 is capable of spying on the Jewish state.
The launch of the Russian-made satellite into orbit aboard a Russian rocket last month marked the beginning of Iran's space program. Officials say a second satellite - this one Iranian-built - will be launched in about two months, heightening Israeli concerns.

Monsey +Commercial Fire+

Rockland County, Monsey +Commercial Fire+ A 2 alarm working structure fire reports caused by a gas explosion on 17 Robert Pitt Drive at Ace Flooring 40X100 commercial factory, blue fire blowing thru the roof.

U/D: 21:52
Partial collapse of building.

U/D: 22:29
A 3rd Alarm has been called, fire is well involved num. M/A operating the scene, command requesting an arson investigator to respond.


U/D: 11/17/05 07:47
The fire from last night rekindled this morning, FD on the scene requesting Demo Team to tear down the building to be able to get to the fire.

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+ Southbound B.Q.E. And Tillary St a MVA with FDNY on the scene requesting PD and EMS, delays in the area.

Williamsburg +Pedestrian Struck+

Williamsburg +Pedestrian Struck+ A MVA with a pedestrian struck on Bedford Ave and Division Ave, Hatzolah responding.

Borough Park +Pedestrian Struck+

Borough Park +Pedestrian Struck+ A serious motor vehicle accident with a pedestrian that was struck on 47th Street and 17th Ave by an auto, Hatzolah on the scene with aided, aided is unconscious requesting ALS on a rush.

U/D: 20:21
Aided male 50 with a head injury was taken to Lutheran Hospital in not likely condition.

New Sears Store Open In Liberty

A new Sears appliance store is now open in Liberty. The store, located in the former Great American Plaza off of Exit 100, will deliver anywhere in Sullivan and parts of Orange and Delaware counties.
The last Sears, a catalog store, closed on Darby Lane over a decade ago.

Bronx +G.W. Bridge Pursuit+

Bronx +G.W. Bridge Pursuit+ NY City Police Department and PAPD are in pursuit of a gray Honda on the George Washington Bridge fleeing towards New Jersey, while fleeing car has struck numerous cars.

U/D: 17:52
PAPD and Fort Lee PD have one perp under arrest south of Exit 1.

Austrian Parliament Approves Reparations For Holocaust Survivors

Austrian parliament agreed Wednesday to start paying out hundreds of millions of dollars (euros) in compensation to Holocaust survivors once the last related case against Austria in a U.S. court is settled or dropped. Parliament created the General Settlement Fund in 2001 to compensate Holocaust victims who were robbed of businesses, property, bank accounts and insurance policies during the Nazi era.

The government and Austrian companies earlier this year pledged to pay US $210 million (nearly Ђ167 million) to endow the fund once all court cases against Austria relating to the Holocaust were resolved. But on Wednesday, parliament agreed to speed up the procedure and start payments even before all applications were fully processed, once the last U.S. court case was resolved.

Bronx +Major Geegan Traffic Alert+

Bronx +Major Geegan Traffic Alert+ A MVA on the Major Deegan Expressway and 230th St. with an overturned vehicle and a confirmed pin, PD, ESU TRK A-4, FD and EMS are all on the scene, traffic backed up in the area.

U/D: 18:14
EMS reports the aided from the overturned auto has expired.

Brooklyn +Purse Snatching+

Brooklyn +Purse Snatching+ PD on the scene at 1334 66th Street between East 13th and 14th requesting ESU and Aviation to help in a perp search wanted for snatching a purse.

Manhattan +Boxing Press Conference Gone Bad+

Manhattan +Boxing Press Conference Gone Bad+ A press conference at 228 52nd Street at Gallagher's Restaurant between 2 heavyweight boxers ended with punches breaking out between them and the event organizer punched and knocked out unconscious, EMS transporting him.

Borough Park +Pedestrian Struck+

Borough Park +Pedestrian Struck+ An accident in Borough Park at the corner of Dahill Rd. and 40th Street, Hatzolah on the scene are requesting back up units.

Tuxedo +Large Snake+

Orange County, Tuxedo +Large Snake+ PD on the scene in Tuxedo Park at Long Meadow with a large copperhead snake in middle of the roadway, requesting Animal Control Unit.

Queens +Belt Parkway Traffic Alert+

Queens +Belt Parkway Traffic Alert+ Eastbound Belt Parkway at Rockaway Parkway exit 13, an MVA with minor injuries is causing heavy traffic delays, PD and EMS on the scene.

Brooklyn - Noach Dear May Run Against Dov Hikind

Brooklyn - Former City Coucilman Noach Dear wants his old job back, and he may get a shot if Councilman Simcha Felder takes a job with the Bloomberg administration, as reported last week on VOS IZ NEIAS that Felder is poised to join Team Bloomberg as early as January.
Dear said he would consider running again for the office he held for 19 years - even though Assemblyman Dov Hikind also expressed interest in the seat.

Verizon Wireless Expands Its Network In Brooklyn

Brooklyn -- In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for residents and commuters, Verizon Wireless, expanded its network with a new cell site, the fourth the company has activated in Brooklyn this year.
The new cell site will improve network coverage and capacity in Brooklyn along the Shore Parkway to Ridge Boulevard, and from Owls Head Park south to 80th Street.
Verizon Wireless has invested $1 billion in its New York Metro wireless network in the past three years -- $475 million last year alone.

Brooklyn +Serious Accident+

Brooklyn +Serious Accident+ An accident with a pedestrian that was struck on East 69th Street and Ave V, has Hatzolah on the scene requesting ALS units to respond with a rush for the aided that is unresponsive.

Investigation: Bernard Kerik Helped Company Tied To Mob

Casino investigators say two brothers with ties to the mob got Bernard Kerik thousands in apartment renovations to influence him.

Free Wi-Fi Delayed For City Parks

Plans for free wi-fi in New York City parks has been delayed, according to the company that intends to provide the service.

The service was originally scheduled to launch in mid-October.

The free wi-fi plan isn't in jeopardy, just deferred, Marshall Brown, the chief executive officer of Wi-Fi Salon said today.

New York City Cited as Human Trafficking Hub

New York city has one of the highest human trafficking rates in the nation, government officials said, noting that Long Island was recently found to be home to the second-largest human trafficking ring ever prosecuted in America.

"Slavery has returned to American soil," the director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' trafficking in persons program, Steve Wagner, said. The federal government estimates that between 14,500 and 17,000 people are trafficked into America each year, a third of whom are children.

Williamsburg +Pedestrian Struck+

Williamsburg +Pedestrian Struck+ Hatzolah on the scene of a pedestrian that was struck at Lee Ave and Taylor St, Hatzolah on the scene are requesting PD to respond

Brooklyn +Pedestrian Struck

Brooklyn +Pedestrian Struck+ An accident with a bicyclist that was struck by an auto on Ocean Parkway and Ave C, non-life threatening injures, Hatzolah on the scene requesting PD to respond.

U/D: 17:04
Heavy traffic delays in the area.

Flatbush +Pedestrian Struck+

Flatbush +Pedestrian Struck+ A MVA with a pedestrian struck, requesting Hatzolah to the scene to Ave N and East 21st St.

Williamsburg +Pedestrian Struck+

Williamsburg +Pedestrian Struck+ An accident with two pedestrian struck at Division Ave and Drigs, Hatzolah on the scene are requesting additional BLS units to the scene.

U/D: 16:52
Hatzolah on the scene canceling all incoming units.

N.Y. Police Commissioner Has a Tough Act to Follow, and It's His Own

NYC Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly built the Police Department's counterterrorism program from scratch. He drove crime down further, against predictions and beyond national averages. He has improved relations with the city's black and Latino populations. And, a decade after his first, abbreviated term as New York City police commissioner, he did it all with a shrinking number of officers.

Now, as Mr. Kelly makes good on his pledge to stay on for Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's second term as the man widely seen as the second most powerful person in city government, people close to him say he will not be satisfied at having gone from underestimated to vindicated. He is, they say, intent on cementing his successes - in fighting terror and in working to bring the department's technology into the 21st century, among others.

Some, including admirers, question his decision to stay, noting that his carefully restored reputation, which came under harsh criticism during the administration of Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, could suffer if crime goes up or terrorists attack. Others suggest he might have his eyes on a bigger prize - City Hall. Mr. Kelly, for his part, insists he has no political ambitions, and no great fear of setbacks to his reputation.

Williamsburg +EDP On The Bridge+

Williamsburg +EDP On The Bridge+ ESU truck-8 is on the scene of an EDP who is walking on the roadway of the Williamsburg Bridge, PD of the 90th Pct have the EDP in custody requesting EMS to respond.

Woodridge +Working 2nd Alarm Fire+

Sullivan County, Woodridge +Working Fire+ A working 2nd alarm structure fire on a wood frame structure 55 Old Glenwild Road in Woodridge, Loch Sheldrake and Rockkill FD to the scene.

Bristol, CT - Jewish Cemetery Defaced

Bristol - Police are looking for anyone with information as to who vandalized the Jewish cemetery on Lake Avenue and drew swastikas on the entry gate and a headstone.

The rabbi of the Congregation of Cheshire, which owns the cemetery, reported it to the police, he said a congregant, whose husband is buried in that cemetery, came to him in tears and reported seeing swastikas on the nameplate at the entry gate to the cemetery. He said the woman’s husband was a survivor of the Holocaust, imprisoned at Auschwitz, and died only a year and a half ago. He said the woman told him her husband spent his life trying to put the memories of the concentration camp behind him, but even after death it seemed the Nazis were chasing him

Police are looking for anyone with information as to who defiled the cemetery, but there was little evidence pointing to a suspect or even a timeline as to when the graffiti was drawn. Police will be increasing patrols in the area of the Lake Avenue cemetery.

Borough Park +Person Assaulted+

Borough Park +Person Assaulted+ Aided was assaulted in the street at 47th Street between 16th and 17th Ave's Hatzolah and Shomrim are all responding.

Queens +Motor Vehicle Accident+

Queens +Motor Vehicle Accident+ A MVA with multiple aided at 153rd and 78th Ave, Hatzolah responding, and asking for a 2 ambulances.

Manhattan +West Side Highway Traffic Alert+

Manhattan +West Side Highway Traffic Alert+ A MVA with a car off the road into the woods on the West Side Highway northbound at 69th Street, PD and FD are on the scene requesting EMS, heavey delays in both directions in the area.

Satmar Grand Rebbe Won't Get New Guardian

A Brooklyn judge has denied a request by Rabbi Aron Teitelbaum's children to appoint guardians over their 91-year-old grandfather leader of Satmar movement Grand Rebbe Moses Teitelbaum, so they could have greater access to him. In the decision, state Supreme Court Justice John Leventhal said the faction that brought the case failed to prove that the grand rabbi was suffering any harm under his current caretakers.
The decision is a blow for Rabbi Aron Teitelbaum, eldest son of the grand rebbe. Several of Aron's children were among those who brought the guardianship petition, which claimed Zalman's allies were holding the aging Satmar leader in virtual isolation in his Williamsburg home. Leventhal said he and his staff visited the grand rebbe at his home on Oct. 31, observed him studying and walking and found him "satisfied with the care he is receiving." Six people look after the Grand Rabbi, including a paramedic and a 24-hour butler, the judge said. "A guardianship proceeding," Leventhal concluded, "is not the proper avenue for a resolution of a family dispute," "We believe the decision was in error," Steven Finkelstein, the petitioners' attorney, responded yesterday. He and his clients hadn't decided whether to appeal.


Supreme Court Justice John M. Leventhal's decision

Crown Heights +Post Office Armed Robbery+

Crown Heights +Post Office Armed Robbery+ A armed robbery took place about 0540 hours this morning at the US post office on 315 Empire Blvd between Notrand Ave and Rogers Ave, six of the workers in the post office were tied up and held at gunpoint while three perps wearing masks and black hoodies robbed the place and emptied the safe, perps are B/M thin build armed with handguns, they fled with duffel bags marked US MAIL containing a large amount of US currency about $60,000 in cash, none of the victims were injured, PD on the scene requesting ESU for evidence search.

Ceiling At Penn Station Catches Fire

A fire broke out in the ceiling at the Long Island Rail Road entrance to the Manhattan station at Seventh Avenue and 34th Street.

U/D: 21:49
LIRR service has been restored in and out of Penn Station.

Palisades Parkway Heavy Traffic

A two-car collision on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Englewood Cliffs has backed up traffic for miles.

TOKYO, Japan - Earth Quake

TOKYO A 6.9-magnitude quake hits ocean east of Japan; tsunami warning issued.

Queens +MVA+

Queens +MVA+ An accident on 73rd Ave and 170th St has 2 aided transported by Hatzolah to the hospital.

Williamsburg Accident

Williamsburg +Accident+ An MVA on Flushing Ave and Williamsburg St West vehicle overturned with occupants trapped, ESU, FD and Hatzolah on the scene, removing the occupants out of the auto.

Brooklyn +Pedestrian Struck+

Brooklyn +Pedestrian Struck+ An accident with a pedestrian struck on Ave K and East 12th St, Hatzolah EMS transporting the aided.

Williamsburg +Pedestrian Struck+

Williamsburg +Pedestrian Struck+ A auto accident on the corner of Flushing Ave and Waverly Ave, Hatzolah responding.

U/D: 14:36
Patient will be transported by EMS.

Senate Approves Bill Requiring Religious Organizations To Disclose Finances

BOSTON - Religious organizations would be required to disclose their finances like other nonprofit groups under a bill overwhelmingly approved by the state Senate.
Supporters of the bill, which has met with opposition from the religious denominations, say there's no reason to exempt religious groups.

The House has yet to take up the bill, but plans to do so, according to a spokeswoman for the House speaker.

Other religious leaders said the bill could put financial strains small, struggling congregations by requiring every congregation, Christian, Jewish, Muslim and others, to pay for financial audits and fees to report their finances to the Attorney General.

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Major Traffic Delays+

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Major Traffic Delays+ A MVA on the B.Q.E. And Furman St with a victim that was ejected from the vehicle and was thrown down 30 feet from the B.Q.E. overpass onto the street, EMS removing aided to hospital.

Manhattan +Traffic Advisory+

Manhattan +Traffic Advisory+ Heavy delays through the southbound of the F.D.R. And the Triboro Bridge due to an MVA with some roads blocked, PD on the scene.

Brooklyn +Belt Pkwy Serious Accident+

Brooklyn Belt Pkwy Serious Accident+ A serious MVA on the eastbound Belt Parkway and Bay Parkway, three vehicles are reported overturned and one aided reported has been ejected from one of the autos and other is still pinned, FD on the scene requesting EMS, Hatzolah also responding.

Borough Park +Motor Vehicle Accident+

Borough Park +Motor Vehicle Accident+ An MVA on 18th Ave between 46th St and 47th St, has Hatzolah responding.

Bronx +Major Traffic Alert New England Thruway+

Bronx +Major Traffic Advisory+ A serious MVA with an unconscious under a tractor trailer, with T/T causing an oil spill on the northbound New England Thruway and Pelhalm Parkway, EMS on the scene, all lanes are closed traffic is backed up on the Bruckner Expressway northbound, on the Cross Bronx Expressway eastbound to the Major Deegan Expy and all the way to N.J. over the George Washington Bridge.

Staten Island +Pedestrian Struck+

Staten Island +Pedestrian Struck+ a major car accident with a 12-yaar-old girl struck in front of 1137 Willow Brook Rd. and Birchard Ave. while heading to a school bus. FDNY on the scene reporting child has life-threatening injuries and is likely, Hatzolah requested and NYPD Highway-5 AI team for the confirmed job.

U/D:07:27
Child was removed to St. Vincents Hospital.

U/D: 09:57
A M/41 was arrested and charged with failure to obey traffic signal, failure to stop for a school bus, and for expired insurance.

The Kiryas Yoel Alliance vs The Kiryas Joel Irish Folk-Rock Band

Name game in Kiryas Joel's election.   

They might not wield as many votes, but one advantage Kiryas Joel's opposition movement has always had over the village's majority faction is a solid name.   The Kiryas Joel Alliance. The name says it all: we are serious, organized, ready to romp on Election Day. Where did this leave the establishment? Sure, it had a big voting edge and held every elected and appointed office in the village. But where are you without a catchy name?   For village elections, Mayor Abraham Wieder and his allies called themselves the "Experience & Results" ticket. Couldn't get any clunkier than that.   Now, at last, Team Wieder has a political name worthy of its stature. Last week's election instructions came emblazoned with the moniker "Kiryas Joel Anash," "Anash" being an acronym for something Yiddish.   "Anash" sounds more like an Irish folk-rock band than a political party. (We're still waiting for a translation.) But at least it matches the steely resolve of "the Alliance."

Monsey +Working Structure Fire+

Monsey +Working Structure Fire+ A working fire with reports of occupants trapped inside in a multiple 60x60 dwelling on 1 Gwen Lane and West Central in Monsey, Spring Valley FD fast team, EMS also requested to the scene.

U/D: 23:16
A 2nd Alarm has been called, heavy fire thru-out the windows, additional M/A to the scene.

U/D: 23:34
Main fire K/D, fire PWH.

Brooklyn +Overturned Auto With Pin+

Brooklyn +Overturned Auto With Pin+ An accident with an overturned vehicle with entrapment on Ocean Parkway and Ave L, Hatzolah on the scene, multiple additional ALS units responding.

U/D: 22:36
Canceling all incoming Hatzolah units, EMS will pick up, a total of 3 aided not likely.

New Square +Trailer Fire+

New Square +Trailer Fire+ Two trailers storing tires and an old car are fully involved in fire in New Square at Lincoln Place and Jefferson Street, New Square Car-1 is on the scene, requesting Hillcrest FD.

U/D: 11/14/05
Hillcrest Fire Chief the called the sight a big nuisance, firefighters say it has kept them busy for years.

For the last couple years, the Hillcrest Fire Department has been called to this location every month, sometimes several times in one week, the Chief said.

Monroe +Car Accident+

Monroe +Car Accident+ A MVA with injuries in front of ShopRite on Route 17M, Fire Dept and EMS are responding.

Rockland County +Palisades Traffic Alert+

Rockland County +Palisades Parkway Traffic Alert+ A serious motorcycle accident on the southbound Palisades Interstate Parkway near exit 7 and 6, NY State Police and EMS on the scene reporting serious injuries to aided requesting Stat Flight Air-1, LZ on the parkway.

Mamaroneck - Yeshiva's Case Hits Federal Court

A religious school's lawsuit against the village of Mamaroneck will go to trial in federal court this week and its outcome may have a significant impact on municipal zoning codes across the state.
The dispute started in 2001 when the Westchester Day School, a yeshiva for more than 400 students, sought permission from the village to erect a 44,000-square-foot building on the school's 26-acre property in Orienta Point.
After a series of hearings, approvals, neighborhood objections, denials, higher court appeals and a recent attempt at a settlement this past summer, the school and village lawyers will present the case before Judge William Connor of the Southern District Court in White Plains beginning at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.
The first of its kind tried in court in this district, the case is one of about 45 currently in litigation nationally and will test the constitutionality of a controversial federal law passed in 2000.
The lawyers for the school will seek protection under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, which makes it very difficult for a municipality to stop religious groups from constructing, expanding or renovating buildings unless there's a "compelling interest," such as public safety. But Kevin Plunkett, a lawyer for the village, said discrimination isn't the issue in this case.
In addition to citing traffic, safety and noise concerns, he has said the law is too broad and exempts religious groups from zoning codes, even when there is no evidence of religious discrimination.
"We're not denying them their religious exercise. But this isn't religious exercise, this is a secular exercise. This is about classrooms," Plunkett said.
Also at stake locally may be the large sum in legal fees the village will likely have to pay to its own lawyers and the school's lawyers. This is because a provision in RLUIPA that says that if a religious institution wins, all attorney's fees for both sides are paid by the municipality. But the reverse is not true: If the village wins, it still must pay its own fees.
The school may also seek several millions of dollars in damages for the delay in construction, Bernstein said last week.

U/D 11/15/05
The head of school and executive director of the Mamaroneck yeshiva took the stand yesterday in federal court in White Plains in the trial.

Don't Feed The Meters Today

Don't feed the meters today, no matter what the parking signs say.

A new city law finally kicks in today, allowing motorists to park for free on Sundays at more than 32,000 parking meters across the five boroughs.

NYPD To Test Explosive Detectors In Subways

About a dozen high-tech detectors will be positioned at subway entrances where officers conduct random bag searches.
Instead of searching by hand, the officers will swab the outside of bags. The detectors can analyze the swabs for traces of explosives within a few seconds.
One of the devices can detect evidence both of traditional explosives like TNT and of homemade fertilizer bombs. The department paid between $25,000 and $50,000 for each detector.

AMMAM, Jordan - Failed Suicide Bomber Arrested

AMMAM, Jordan - Police in Jordan have arrested a woman who, they say, was a fourth suicide bomber whose explosive device did not detonate in the attacks in one of targeted Amman hotels.

Brooklyn +Serious Car Accident+

Brooklyn +Serious Car Accident+ At the southbound Prospect Expressway between Ft Hamilton Parkway and Church Ave, FD on the scene reporting a serious accident roleover, and requesting 4 EMS including Hatzolah units to respond for multiple aided and at least 1 aided that was ejected from the auto, heavy traffic delays.