Williamsburg +RMP Accident+

Williamsburg +RMP Accident+ A RMP is involved in a motor vehicle accident while responding to a 10-13, on Havemeyer Street and South 5th Street, EMS requested for one civilian and three MOS that got injuried.
90th Pct PD have two under on the scene for attempted armed robbery, one fled the scene, ESU requested for the search.

Palm Beach, FL - Judge Rules To Keep Synagogue Shooter In Jail

Palm Beach, FL - A 79-year-old man will remain in jail until his trial on a charge of shooting another man outside a synagogue in Boca Raton three months ago on Rosh Hashana.
The Shooter Marc Benayer wanted house arrest after being charged with attempted murder, but a judge denied the request.
The man who was shot, Jonathan Samuels, said people won't feel safe if Benayer is out.

Iraq - U.S. Journalist Kidnapped

Iraq - An American journalist has been kidnapped early Saturday in the Iraqi capital Baghdad and an accompanying translator killed, police say.

Borough Park +Hatzolah Involved MVA+

Borough Park +Hatzolah Involved MVA+ Late Friday Hatzolah Vol. Ambulance responding to an emergeny was involved in a motor vehicle accident at 17th Avenue and 65th Street, some injuries were reported.

Washington - DeLay Ends Bid to Regain Post As G.O.P. Leader

Washington - Rep. Tom DeLay says he is abandoning his bid to remain as House majority leader and has "always acted in an ethical manner," amidst a growing corruption scandal in Congress.

Williamsburg +School Fire+

Williamsburg +School Fire+ At 575 Bedford Avenue between Keap Street and Rodney Street, the roof of a 4 story 80x100 is on fire, primary searches are in progress, L-108 is the fast truck.

U/D: 16:22
Fire is under control.

NYC Correction Officer Arrested After Refusing Parking Ticket

Yorktown, N.Y. - A New York City correction officer was arrested after he refused to acknowledge a parking ticket being written by a city environmental police officer.
An officer with the New York City DEP was
writing tickets for cars parked in a fire lane at the Yorktown Green Shopping center in Yorktown Heights when Kyle Ryan, 36, who lives in Orange County, questioned the DEP officer's authority to write parking tickets, and flashed his correction officer's badge and walked away.
When the DEP officer was writing a ticket for his car, Ryan got in his car, drove away and was chased onto the Taconic State Parkway. NY State Police got involved in the chase, which ended in Putnam County.
Ryan was charged with reckless driving, reckless endangerment, obstructing governmental administration and official misconduct. He's been suspended from his correction officer job.
DEP spokesman said that the DEP police can issue tickets anywhere in the city watershed.

Brooklyn - 31 Judges Installed

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31 City Court Judges Installed At Brooklyn Supreme Court

Mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday swore in 31 judges to serve in Criminal, Family and Civil Courts throughout the city. The induction ceremony included four newly appointed interim judges: two to Criminal Court, one to Family Court and one to Civil Court, as well as 27 reappointed judges.

Airmont Seeks Answers To Gauge Development Impact Of Yeshiva

Airmont - The developers of a yeshiva with student and faculty housing could have answers by St. Patrick's Day, to the environmental questions posed by village planners and residents, said the yeshiva's attorney.

The village's Planning Board last month approved the range of issues to be addressed by Congregation Michknois Lavier Yakov after a public meeting in October.

Their attorney said many of the issues, including the project's impact on water supplies, drainage and traffic, were not new to engineers planning the development.
Also are they reviewing the project's potential impact on the upper Saddle River, which begins in Rockland. The waterway has been a concern of residents who have photographed sewage overflowing into it.

Lakewood Won't Pursue Proposal To Build An Arena For The NJ Devils, Due To Lack Of Support From The Jewish Community

Lakewood, NJ - A $40 million to $50 million proposal to build an arena for a New Jersey Devils farm team has been put on ice.
Two Devils owners — who confirmed the project is shelved — said lack of support from the Orthodox Jewish population stalled the proposal.
Positive reaction from the Orthodox community was critical because the arena was to be built on seven acres currently under contract to Cedarbridge Development Corp., the for-profit arm of Lakewood's Beth Medrash Govoha, the country's largest rabbinical college.

Crown Heights - Gets A Dozen New Cops

Crown Heights - neighborhood that saw murders double last year amid a citywide drop in homicides has added a dozen new cops to battle the rise in violence.
The rookie cops assigned to the 71st Precinct will focus on trouble spots in southern Crown Heights, particularly on the weekends, to stave off shootings, serious assaults and murders. They'll also concentrate on areas around schools where teen-on-teen crime fueled a 12% spike in robberies last year.

Brooklyn +Very Serious MVA/Pedestrian Struck+

Brooklyn +Very Serious MVA/Pedestrian Struck+ A motor vehicle accident on Nostrand Avenue and Avenue L with a pedestrian that was struck, is now a confirmed A.I.S. Job by Hatzolah on the scene, Highway-2 enroute for the follow up investigation, aided is D.O.A.

Jerusalem - Prime Minister Sharon Underwent Emergency Surgery

Jerusalem, Israel - Hospital officials say Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was undergoing emergency surgery after brain scan showed rise in cranial pressure, now the surgery has ended, and hospital officials says that Sharon is in "stable but serious" condition after five hours of brain surgery.

Glendale - Work On A New Yeshiva Is Under Way, Renewing Concerns By Neighbors

Queens - Construction workers began excavating a large hole in front of the site of the United Talmudic Seminary’s planned two-story yeshiva, renewing concerns from neighbors about the project.
Dorie Figlioli, president of the 74th Street Block Association, said recent work is a concern because neighbors don’t know its purpose, lack of information has been a persistent complaint about the project since January 2004.
The school has also operated a yeshiva in Forest Hills since 1999, with an enrollment of 500 students. Seminary officials have said the Forest Hills students would be transferred to the Glendale yeshiva, and there would be space to accommodate at least 1,000, should enrollment increase. The plans originally called for sleeping quarters for 100 students, but those were eliminated after the Department of Buildings ruled they would violate zoning regulations.
The bulk of the yeshiva students would be bused daily from Williamsburg. Although Yeshiva representatives have said the school would operate eight buses, community leaders say far more would be necessary to accommodate the students.
The potential bus traffic remains a major concern, said Gary Giordano, district manager of Community Board 5. “One of the big concerns is getting the buses off the street,” he said.

Bronx +Cross Bronx Epwy Traffic Advisory+

Bronx +Cross Bronx Epwy Traffic Advisory+ A MVA in the right lane on the eastbound of the Cross Bronx Expressway at Jerome Avenue, is causing heavy traffic delays all the way to the span of the George Washington Bridge.

NYC - Mayor Trying To Calm Rabbinical Leaders At Gracie Mansion Yesterday On the Issue Of Metzitzah B'Peh

The dispute on metzitzah b'peh, between the Orthodox Jewish community and the city's Health Department has some in the jewish communities say that the city is infringing upon their religious rights. They go so far as to accuse Mr. Bloomberg of reneging on what they say they took as an election-year assurance that the administration would leave the matter to rabbinical authorities.

The dispute, had the mayor trying to calm rabbinical leaders at Gracie Mansion yesterday in what his aides called a frank exchange, and has put Mr. Bloomberg in the rare position of balancing a key constituency against the policies of one of his most trusted commissioners. And it occurs against the backdrop of the roiling ethnic politics of New York, with Orthodox leaders having threatened to disrupt the mayor's inauguration last Sunday by wearing yellow stars like the ones Jews were forced to wear in Nazi Germany.
The Bloomberg administration denies that politics have had anything to do with its decisions, and administration officials say they made no pre-election promises regarding the rite.

Appliance Diversity Like 'Shabbas-Mode' Stoves Arrives In The American Marketplace

Jewish law forbids changing the oven temperature or the lighted display during Shabbas, so orthdox jews have to turn on the appliance before sundown so they could heat their food the next day. But they could not turn the appliance off or lower the temperature until the Shabbas or holiday ended.
These days, their is a new stove with a Shabbas mode, that allows them to adjust the temperature and prepare meals without violating the laws of their faith. The General Electric stove includes a "Shabbas mode" a feature that provides the option of having a blank display for the oven temperature.
And some observant Jews question the acceptability of Shabbas mode features.

As the American marketplace reaches out to various religions and cultures, appliance makers are taking note, adapting products to meet their customers' diverse needs and habits.
Observant Jews can buy Shabbas mode ranges and refrigerators. Some stoves feature supercharged gas burners to provide high heat for large pots of Asian stew, and burners to hold the rounded bottom of woks used to make stir-fry.

Florida Supreme Court struck down voucher program.

Florida Supreme Court struck down the nation's first statewide voucher program.
In its ruling in Holmes v. Bush, the court noted that the voucher program "diverts public dollars into separate private systems parallel to and in competition with the free public schools that are the sole means set out in the Constitution for the state to provide for the education of Florida's children." This diversion to private and parochial schools unlawfully reduced the money available to children in Florida's public schools system.
Florida enacted the voucher program in 1999.

Edgware, UK - Construction Work On New Eruv Will Start Soon

After a seven-year wait, construction work on the Edgware eruv, which will allow Orthodox Jews to carry items and use such apparatus as pushchairs on Shabbas, is expected to start next week.

In December, Barnet Council granted a licence for the religious zone, laying down the final details of the eruv, which will be constructed using poles, interconnecting wires, walls, train lines and other geographical features.

The licence to begin this work was due to be signed and returned to the council yesterday.

Brooklyn +Attempt Bank Robbery+

Brooklyn +Attempted Bank Robbery+ An attempt bank robbery with gun of the Dime Savings Bank at 2172 Coyle between Avenue's U and V, PD has one perp under arest, 2nd perp fled, level one mobilization requested.

Suffolk Police Have Different Opinion On Who Vandalized The Menorah At The Plaza Shopping Center

Holbrook, L.I. - Police received a report on Dec. 14 that the large Menorah at the Plaza Shopping Center on Main Street was damaged by vanals and lying on the ground.

So they went and looked at surveillance tapes from area businesses and could not see any person tampering with the menorah, just mother nature and not vandals damaged the menorah.

Police said the menorah was constructed with PVC pipe which became brittle in the 14 degree temperartures and then collapsed, and it wasn't a hate crime as previously reported.

Staten Island +Verrazano Bridge MVA+

Staten Island +Verrazano Bridge MVA+ A motor vehicle accident involving 5 vehicles on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge Brooklyn bound has PD shut doun the upper level Brooklyn bound of the bridge, Hatzolah responding.

U/D: 13:34
EMS on the scene working on one aided, asking additional units from Hatzolah to respond.

NYC - 2nd Avenue Deli Shuts Down

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New York City Second Avenue Deli, one of the most famous delis in New York City's lower east side is shuting down and possibly for good, due to a lease dispute

Palm Harbor - Stolen Menorah Returned

Palm Harbor, FL - A mammoth menorah stolen from a local synagogue has been anonymously returned.
But the Sheriff's Office will continue to investigate the incident as a theft, authorities said Wednesday.
Members of the synagogue saw the 9-foot-tall inflatable statue lying near the driveway of their center just after Wednesday morning prayer service.
The novelty went missing Monday, the last day of Hanukkah.
The menorah, which cost $300, will not be used again because of the damage.
Detectives are investigating the incident as grand theft, said a Sgt. from the Sheriff's Office.

Town of Woodbury's New Supervisor Plans on Maintaining His Position Regarding Kiryas Yoel.

The new Town of Woodbury supervisor Burke said, "I plan on maintaining my positions," he said yesterday. "I've not given up my right to make an individual vote on things I feel very strongly about."
And the thorniest issue of all on the horizon is a potential land war with neighboring Kiryas Joel.
Burke said he's willing to meet with Kiryas Joel leaders but sounds no more willing than his predecessor to consider a compromise that would allow the Chasidic community's high-density housing to spread into Woodbury's rural fringe.
That goes for any annexation of Woodbury land into Kiryas Joel: "If the solution is for part of Woodbury to be no longer be part of Woodbury, I'm not interested."

Brooklyn District Attorney's Office Rocks Of Aide-Payout Scandal.

Brooklyn - Long-term financial mismanagement is dogging Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes' office, with a slew of employees drawing far larger salaries than their positions entitle them to, an new audit by Comptroller Billy Thompson has found.

Queens +L.I.E. & G.C.P. Traffic Alert+

Queens +L.I.E. & G.C.P. Traffic Alert+ A 3 car MVA on the eastbound of the L.I.E. and the Grand Central Parkway with a large spill of anti-freeze on the roadway is causinf heavy traffic on both directions, PD, FD and EMS are on the scene working.

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Advisory+

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Advisory+ A motor vehicle accident that's being cleard at this time on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway right before the Kozkiosko Bridge is causing heavy traffic delays through out the area all the way back to Atlantic Avenue, plan accordingly.

Manhattan +F.D.R. Traffic Advisory+

Manhattan +F.D.R. Traffic Advisory+ Southbound of the F.D.R. Drive near 96th Street heavy traffic delays due to a MVA that is blocking left and center lanes, numerous PD, EMS on the scene, delays all the way to the George Washington Bridge.

New York City - Officials and Rabbis Clash Over Metzitzah B'Peh

New York City - Some Orthodox Jewish leaders are calling on city health officials to end their campaign to educate parents - which is universal in many Hasidic sects - about the alleged health dangers associated with oral suction, or Metzitzah B'Peh (MBP). But officials say they will not oblige.
Several Hasidic rabbis, arguing that the city was unconstitutionally interfering with their centuries-old religious practice, met on Friday with Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, the commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, asking him to stand down. The leaders, had even threatened to protest at Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's inauguration on Sunday, an attendees said.
Health officials and Jewish leaders in attendance said the leaders' general demands were threefold: that the city cease its educational drive, that it stop investigating possible cases and that it stop investigating rabbis it suspects of transmitting herpes - common in the mouths of most adults - to infants during MBP.
At the meeting on Friday, which ended in acrimony. It became tense when members of the group, the Central Rabbinical Council of the United States and Canada, asked Dr. Frieden to cede authority in the matter to state health officials, who have largely kept out of the matter. Dr. Frieden responded by suggesting that their request was akin to his asking them to cede their religious authority to Catholics, said one Jewish participant at the meeting.
Health officials confirmed that Dr. Frieden made the comment, but, they said, he did so only to make a point hyperbolically that asking him to cede his authority to the state was just as outrageous. They said he apologized afterward for any remarks perceived as offensive.
As of this week the dispute seemed to be at a standstill. An attendee at the meeting, said he and other Jewish leaders would not give up their fight.

Mecca +Hotel Collapsed+

Mecca, Saudi Arabia - Security officials say a four-storey hotel in Mecca used by Muslim pilgrims has collapsed, and some reports say that there are dozens of casualties.

U/D: 01/06/06 07:39
The Saudi Interior Ministry says the death toll from the collapsed hotel has reached 53.

Manhattan +Pedestrian Struck+

Manhattan +Pedestrian Struck+ A motor vehicle accident in Manhattan at East 66th Street and 3rd Avenue, Hatzolah on the scene requesting back up units and an ambulance to respond.

More Anti-Terror Money For New York City

NYC - More federal anti-terror dollars will go to localities at greater risk, the Dept. of Homeland Security said.

Fort Lee +George Washington Traffic Advisory+

Fort Lee +George Washington Traffic Advisory+ Fort Lee police officers were attempting to stop a motor cycle for vehicle violations, he was pursuit up to the NYC border of the bridge where the pursuit was terminated by order of the tour commander.

Jerusalem - +Sharon Rushed To Hospital His Life In Danger+

Jerusalem - Prime Minister's Sharon's office says that Ariel Sharon has been rushed to a Jerusalem hospital after feeling ill.

U/D: 16:44
Sharon suffered a serious "significant" stroke a cerebal hemorrhage, doctors also said that Sharon is under general anesthetic and is receiving breathing assistance on life support as his condition is assessed.
His Cabinet Secretary said that Sharon's authorities have been transferred to his vice premier.

U/D: 07:13 01/05/06
Sharon had sseveral more hours of surgery, and after that was transferred to intensive care unit where he will remain sedated for at least 72 hours, and the situation is described as "serious," hospital director says.

Israel's attorney general says the country's elections will be held March 28, as scheduled, despite Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's illness.

Brooklyn +Bank Robbery+

Brooklyn +Bank Robbery+ A bank robbery of the Commerce Bank at 1602 Avenue U between 16th and 17th Strees, has NYPD calling for a level one mobilization, PD looking for a heavy set h/m about 40-years-old wearing a gray hoody and has black glasses, he fled in a green vehicle.

Williamsburg - Smilowitz Bakery to Pay Over $120,000 in Back Wages To Settle U.S. Labor Department Action

Williamsburg - Smilowitz Bakery has agreed to pay employees $120,651 in overtime back wages to settle a U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit alleging violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act(FLSA).
According to Philip Jacobson, district director for the department’s Wage and Hour Division in New York City, an investigation by his Brooklyn area office revealed that employees were working far more than the 35 hours per week claimed by the employer, without being properly compensated. The firm also
allegedly maintained false records of hours worked and amounts paid per hour to employees.

Gaza +Trying To Knock Down Border Wall+

RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Witnesses say Palestinian militants have stolen bulldozers and are trying to knock down the border wall between Gaza and Egypt.

U/D: 15:16
Egyptian officials say two Egyptian soldiers have been killed and 27 wounded after Palestinians rushed across the border.

Jerusalem - Muslim Leader Calls For Halt To Israeli Excavation

Jerusalem - Israeli authorities recently unveiled an underground site that they say has Jewish ties to the hilltop compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount.
Now a top Muslim cleric in Israel called on them to halt work on the archaeological project near the holy site, saying continuing the dig would inflame tensions in the region.

Tallmansville, W. VA - +Roller-Coaster Of Emotion For Miners Families+

U/D: 01/03/06 11:56
Tallmansville, W. VA - +Miners Tought To Be Alive+ The twelve miners caught in an explosion in a coal mine were found alive tonight, more than 41 hours after the blast, family members said. Family members ran out screaming in jubilation, relatives were yelling "They're alive!"
One miner was found dead earlier Tuesday, the mine's owner, International Coal Group Inc. said.

U/D: 01/04/06 03:02
After Reports to the Contrary, Mine company Officials report that 11 of the 12 coal miners who were initially thought to have survived an explosion in a coal mine have died. The sole survivor is hospitalized.

Tallmansville, W. VA - +Search For Miners+

Tallmansville, W. VA - +Search For Miners+ Family members say rescue crews have discovered one body 11,200 feet deep in the West Virginia mine where 13 miners were trapped after an explosion.

Manhattan +F.D.R. Shut Down+

Manhattan +F.D.R. Shut Down+ A misplaced truck on the northbound of the F.D.R. Drive and 41st Street is causing traffic to be backed up all the way to the Williamsburg Bridge, all lanes north are shut down.

NY - State has $2 Billion Surplus, Governor Says

Albany, NY - Governer George Pataki said, that the state should end the current fiscal year with a $2 billion surplus after earlier projections of a $4 billion deficit.

"This is a dramatic turnaround from last year," Pataki said. He credited "good government policies," such as curbing costs of Medicaid, as well economic policies aimed at expanding the economy.

Brooklyn +Armed Robbery+

Brooklyn +Armed Robbery+ A armed robbery at gun point of a computer store at 508 McDonald Avenue and Church Street, with one victim that was maced in the face, perp fled with one computer, 66th Pct doing a canvass.

Monsey Bikur Cholim Filed Federal Lawsuit Against The Village Of Suffern

Suffern - Monsey Bikur Cholim is suing the village so it can continue to operate at its current location and shelter Orthodox Jews during the shabbas and holidays.

In a lawsuit filed in federal court in White Plains, Bikur Cholim charged that the village, by citing the nonprofit organization for illegal use of a single-family home, was in violation of the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000, or RLUIPA.

Because the organization, which offers a respite to Orthodox Jews visiting family at Good Samaritan Hospital on the sabbath when they are forbidden to drive, purchased the home early last year it has received numerous citations from the village, attorney who is representing Bikur Cholim, said.

The organization's has operated in the village for 17 years, for a while based inside the hospital.

Village Attorney Terry Rice said the organization was denied a use variance because it was based in a single-family zone, and operating such a facility there was illegal.

Queens +La Guardia Evacuating Plane+

Queens +La Guardia Evacuating Plane+ An automatic 2nd alarm has been transmitted at La Guardia Airport for a small aircraft with some 20 SOB, on the taxiway that is being evacuated due to a smoke condition.

U/D: 13:29
Situation U/C.

Tallmansville, W.Va. - +Miners Feared Dead+

Tallmansville, W.Va. - A mining company executive said officials are "very discouraged" by air quality tests in the mine where 13 workers are trapped, and planned to drill a third hole to take additional air samples.

Monticello, NY - Empire Resorts, Concord End Agreement

Monticello, NY - Empire Resorts, a casino operator, said Tuesday it and Concord Associates mutually agreed to terminate an agreement reached last March relating to the acquisition by Empire of Concord and Grossinger's resorts in Sullivan County, N.Y., citing unfavorable changes in the business and political landscape.
Empire's president and chief executive, David P. Hanlon, said that Empire wanted to focus its resources to the company's property at Monticello Raceway.
Also, the proposed merger was characterized as overly dilutive to shareholders.
Concord retains the option to purchase some 5.2 million common shares of Empire at an exercise price of $7.50 per share.

Iraq +U.S. Chopper Crashed+

Baqouba, Iraq - Iraqi officials say a U.S. helicopter has crashed northeast of Baghdad, killing two Americans.

Jerusalen - Orthodox Jews Use Posters As Salvos On Secular Society

Jerusalen - The fiery posters with bold black letters fairly shout from the walls of Mea Shearim. "Watching movies is prohibited," declares a sign plastered on a wall. "These clothes are forbidden!!!" reads another.
In vivid language, the posters exhort the faithful to beware of temptations on the streets, admonish women to dress modestly, announce demonstrations and launch broadsides at Orthodox leaders deemed to be cooperating with Israel's secular establishment.

Orange County +Weather Related Incidents+

Orange County +Weather Related Incidents+ Weather Advisory, over 100 incidents county wide for trees and wires that are down on roadways, traffic slow through out the county due to snow/ice storm.

Northbound of the New York State Thruway at M/M 39.3 there is a 3 car MVA with some injuried, FD and EMS from Tuxedo are requested, heavy delays on the Thruway.

New Rochelle - Synagogue Wins Court Cases

New Rochelle - Young Israel of New Rochelle's plan for a larger synagogue has received a series of victories from a state appellate court, which upheld decisions by the city's planning and zoning boards.
Opponents of the new synagogue, fearing construction dust at the North Avenue site and traffic when it opens, argued in four cases that the boards improperly approved the project and extended time limits on its variances, or zoning-code exceptions.
A panel of judges ruled that the city boards did act properly and got the congregation to amend its plans in good faith. In one of the four decisions reached, the judges wrote that the zoning board's action "did not improperly elevate the religious concerns of the applicant over the public health, safety, and welfare."
"We're extremely pleased that this long legal saga appears to be at an end," said Meyer Koplow, an attorney and building committee chairman for the congregation.

Rockland +Palisades Traffic Alert+

Rockland +Palisades Traffic Alert+ A serious motor vehicle accident on the southbound of the Palisades Interstate Parkway north of the NY-NJ state line with a SUV into a tree at the center median with aided pinned, PD on the scene, Alpine FD responding for the extrication.

Nyack +NYS Thruway Traffic Alert+

Nyack +NYS Thruway Traffic Alert+ A fully involved car fire on the northbound of the New York State Thruway near exit 11, is causing heavey traffic in the area, use caution.

Brooklyn +Williamsburg Bridge Traffic Alert+

Brooklyn +Williamsburg Bridge Traffic Alert+ All lanes are subject to closure due to a MVA on the southbound of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway and the Williamsburg Bridge, PD on the scene.

Kiryas Yoel +Serious MVA+

Kiryas Yoel +Serious MVA+ A serious motor vehicle accident in Kiryas Yoel, Monroe on Schunemunk Road and Seven Springs Road, Hatzolah on the scene asking for additional BLS units and ALS to respond for 3 patients.

U/D: 22:17
Hatzolah requesting two ambulances, one aided with an angulated fracture, ant the other two with head injuries.

Manhattan +MVA With Horse & Carriage+

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Manhattan +MVA With Horse & Carriage+ A MVA on 9th Avenue and West 50th Street involving a horse & carriage, the horse smashed into a station wagon, 3 injuried with one aided in serious condition with head trauma and in likely condition after being ejected from the carriage approx 25 ft and was pined under the buggy, Highway A.I.S. to respond for the poss job, ESU requested for the horse that is wild and going nuts.

U/D: 22:59
Now a confirmed A.I. Job for the ejected carraige driver, also the horse suffered a broken leg after being pinned under the car and might have to be euthinized, and the two men in the station wagon were also seriously injered.

Mount Kisco +Working Fire At O/M/D+

Mount Kisco, Westchester County +Working Fire At O/M/D+ One alarm working structure fire in the ductwork in building #2 of the Yeshivah Complex at Croton Lake Road M/A tankers requested and setting up water supply.

Tuxedo +NYS Thruway Traffic Advisory+

Tuxedo +NYS Thruway Traffic Advisory+ A MVA on the New York State Thruway M/M 35.2 between 5 vehicles is causing heavy traffic delays through the area.

New York - Lottery Winning Ticket Bought In Rockland County

New York - One of five first prize winning tickets sold in the state’s Take Five drawing last Thursday was purchased in Spring Valley.

Each of the five winning tickets pays $18,223.50, minus taxes.

The local winning ticket was bought at S&S Brothers, 146 North Main Street in Spring Valley.

The winning numbers for the Thursday, December 29, 2005 Take Five game were 6, 7, 10, 14, and 26.

Yonkers +1-Engine Plane Down+

Yonkers +1-Engine Plane Down+ A 1-engine piper plane is down in the Hudson River 3-4 miles north of the George Washington Bridge area of 23 Water Grant Street near the old Sugar Factory, with 2 victims clinging onto the wreckage.
Aviation Sea&Rescue on the scene, ESU and NYPD Divers are responding.

U/D: 12:09
ESU reporting unknown how many on board, Aviation has 2 divers in the water at this time, requesting moultiple ambulances to respond.

U/D: 12:13
Aviation-15 has one aided on board, U.S.C.G. Chopper has another one both enroute to Jacobi Medical Center Helo port, only 2 aided on board.

Tallmansville, W. VA +Coal Mine Explosion+

Tallmansville, West VA +Coal Mine Explosion+ An underground explosion at an Upshur County coal mine has trapped 13 miners more than a mile underground, a county emergency official said.

U/D: 01/03/06 07:56
A mining company executive says officials are "very discouraged" by air quality tests in the mine where 13 workers are trapped.

Monsey +Motor Vehicle Accident+

Monsey +Motor Vehicle Accident+ A MVA between 4 vehicles and also involving a RMP of the Town of Ramapo in front of Sport-A-Rama Ice Ring on College Road and Horton Drive, BLS and ALS of Ramapo Vallet Ambulance Corp. to respond.

NYC - Complaints Against NYPD Surged In 2005

NYC - There were over 1,000 more allegations of misconduct against the NYPD in 2005 than the year before - and over 100 more complaints that were "substantiated," Civilian Complaint Review Board statistics show.

Nyack +Tappan Zee Bridge Traffic Alert+

Nyack +Tappan Zee Bridge Traffic Alert+ A fully involved car fire at mid-span of the Tappan Zee Bridge northbound is causing heavy traffic delays through area, FD from Central Nyack, West Nyack, Rockland and Tarrytown are enroute.

Brooklyn - Synagogue Broken Into Seven Times In Two Months

Brooklyn - Burglars have broken into the synagogue B'nai Yisrael of Midwood seven times in the past two months.
The burglaries at the Congregation and community center began in October, said the congregation's president.

It's unclear whether this break-in were committed by the same criminals, but in each instance, the thieves have stolen hundreds of dollars in cash and ransacked the synagogue, costing the facility thousands more in damages.
Security upgrades to keep the thugs out - which have been successful for almost two weeks - could cost as much as $10,000.
Officials do not think the burglaries are anti-Semitic and have not seen any graffiti accompanying the vandalism to the synagogue and community center.

Borough Park +Pedestrian Struck+

Borough Park +Pedestrian Struck+ A motor vehicle accident with a pedestrian that was struck at 15th Avenue and 52nd Street, Hatzolah on the scene requesting ALS to respond.

Borough Park +Motor Vehicle Accident+

Borough Park +Motor Vehicle Accident+ A MVA on New Utrecht Avenue and 45th Street with a pedestrian that was struck in serious condition, Hazolah requesting Medics with a rush, Maimonides Hospital abulance will transport.

Queens +J.F.K. Suspicious Powder+

Queens +J.F.K. Suspicious Powder+ At J.F.K. Airport Terminal 3, some suspicious white powder at the screening area, PAPD and FD Batt 51 are on the scene, ESU and Hazmat are enroute.

U/D: 19:02
2 TSA Agents were complaining and were removed by EMS.

Manhattan +Mid-Town Tunnel Traffic Alert+

Manhattan +Mid-Town Tunnel Traffic Alert+ A MVA involving a taxi with a confirmed pin by TBTA at the entrance to the Mid-Town Tunnel Queens bound, ESU enroute.

NYC - Parking Tickets Eased Up in 2005

NYC - The NYPD eased up on parking tickets in 2005 after a year-and-half-long rise, city records show.

Police officers and traffic agents wrote 9.5 million parking summonses last year, down from 10 million in 2004, according to city records.

Lakewood, NJ - First Orthodox Jewish Mayor, Expected To Take Oath Of Office Today

Lakewood, NJ - Meir Lichtenstein the 35-year-old property manager is expected to take the oath of office at today's Township Committee organization meeting, assuming the top job after two years as deputy mayor.
In Lakewood, the mayor is chosen from the five committee members, not elected by voters.
Lichtenstein is proud to be the township's first Orthodox Jewish mayor, but he and others say identifying him only by his religion is unfair.
"It'll make nice headlines, it's a good story. It maybe raises awareness, but after a couple of days, it doesn't matter."
Added Ralph Zucker, a developer and Lakewood resident who knows Lichtenstein: "To me, the yarmulke (a traditional Jewish head covering) is immaterial. It's really the person, the morals and the integrity they bring to the job. I look at Meir as Meir. As a person, not as an Orthodox Jew."

Manhattan +F.D.R. Traffic Alert+

Manhattan +F.D.R. Traffic Alert+ A motor vehicle accident on the northbound of the F.D.R. Drive and East 42nd Street, ESU on the scene reporting that the vehicle is overturned they are popping the door, and will upright it, EMS to transport to Bellview Hospital.

Philadelphia - Rabbi Working On Getting Land To Relocate Hundreds Of Chassidich Families From Brooklyn

Philadelphia - The Chasidich rabbi Solomon Isaacson roams the halls of power brokers - his black suit, white shirt and broad-brimmed black hat - never changes, and the only food he offers them is challah, a bread delivered in person and free to the offices of most elected officials in City Hall, usually every week, he delivers 600 challahs a week. And he is widely perceived as a man of political influence.
And like any insider, Isaacson wants something for the client he sees as his, the Jewish people.
His latest pursuit: a large swath of land in Northeast Philadelphia for new townhouses and single-family homes so that hundreds of Chasidich Jewish families can relocate here from the saturated streets of Brooklyn.
As new Philadelphians, Isaacson says, they would help repopulate the city, adding to its tax base and creating jobs.
He's had no success so far - but he's hardly out of juice. A fast-talking, fast-walking schmoozer, Isaacson has access. Here as well as in Harrisburg, lobbyists, lawmakers and their aides refer to him as "Rendell's rabbi" and "Street's rabbi."
With the proven ability to deliver votes from the immigrant community of Russian Jews that he has nurtured for 25 years, he is able to get government doors to open to him.