Flatbush +Fire At Synagouge+

Flatbush +Fire At Synagouge+ A fire broke out during Shabbos at the synagouge in Flatbush on East 19th Street and Kings Highway, FD called the fire suspicious.

Williamsburg +Carbon Monoxide Incident+

Williamsburg +Carbon Monoxide Incident+ A high carbon monoxide reading of appox 150 PPM in a 2 story 75x75 brick synagouge/school at 212 Williamsburg Street East between Lee Avenue and Marcy Avenue as a result of a manhole fire with wires burning, The FD has evacuat early Saturday morning about 150 people from the synagouge, Bat. 35 requesting Con-Ed on a rush, PD is on the scene and EMS to stand by as a precaution.

West Virginia +Trapped Miners Have Been Found+

West Virginia +Miners Have Been Found+ Two miners trapped after a fire broke out in a West Virginia coal mine have been found dead, a mining official said.

NYC - Transit Workers Vote To Reject New Contract

NYC - The city's 33,000 union transit workers, one month to the day after they stranded 7 million riders with a crippling three-day strike, voted Friday to reject their new three-year contract.

Florida +Plane Down On Highway+

Navarre, Florida +Plane Down On Highway+ A single engine aircraft is down in middle of Highway 98 and Edgewood Drive and collided with a motor vehicle, no report of injuries.

N.Y., N.J. In Battle Of Badges

The city's top uniformed cop NYPD Chief of Department Joseph Esposito testified yesterday he heard New Jersey police officers berate NYPD Compstat czar Deputy Commissioner Gary McCarthy with obscenities after arresting him and his wife last year in a traffic squabble.

When the Deputy Commissioner called him from a police station after the arrest, The NYPD's top cop said, he heard one of the arresting officers ranting in the background.
"Who do you think you are?" the cop yelled, Esposito said. "I'm going to end your career."
Esposito vouched for McCarthy's honesty and integrity during the ongoing trial, saying he told the 24-year veteran to accept any summonses he was given and "get out of there."
McCarthy was cuffed and his wife, Regina, arrested last February when they argued with Palisades Interstate Parkway cops who had ticketed their daughter for parking in a handicapped spot at a gas station, authorities said, and McCarthy was ticketed for obstructing traffic, and his wife got a summons for excessive noise.

Ramapo - Police Investigate Swastika In Sloatsburg On Liberty Rock

Ramapo police say they are taking the painting of a swastika on Liberty Rock in Sloatsburg very seriously, but will wait for the results of an investigation before deciding if it is a hate crime.

"We are going to figure out who put it there and then perhaps we can determine why," police said. "It could range from an innocent act to a hate crime. I want to keep an open mind."

A faded swastika was sighted Monday afternoon on Liberty Rock, a historic site in Sloatsburg, by Ramapo town officials inspecting a property they intend to buy.

The swastika, painted white on a red circle on the rock, is just behind Liberty Rock Road. The rock was used in the Revolutionary War to signal patriots and to light watch fires for returning comrades. The hill is visible from several locations in the village, but the swastika itself is barely discernible from the ground because it is faded and obstructed from view by branche.

Borough Park +Large Fuel Spill+

Borough Park +Large Fuel Spill+ A sanitation truck ruptued his hydralic fuel tank at 45th Street and 12th Avenue, causinf a large fuel spill on the street, NYPD of the 66th Pct are on the scene, Hazmat-1 Units and additional units are requested.

U/D: 11:57
Santition sander is going up and down 44th and 45th Street's, Hazmat-1 and Hazmat will not be needed.

Manhattan +Manhattan Bridge Slippery Condition+

Manhattan +Manhattan Bridge Slippery Condition+ On the upper level of the Manhattan Bridge Manhattan bound fD on the scene at mid span with a large diesel fuel spill all the way onto Canal Street, cars are slipping and sliding all over the roadway, Sanition has been requested.

Germantown, MD - Vandalism Being Investigated As Hate Crime

Germantown, MD - Police found Nazi "SS" symbols, swastikas and the Star of David graffiti spray-painted in the Kentlands community in Germantown. Orange, white, and black paint sprayed on benches and a dock, near a lake, and they are investigating it as a hate crime.
It is the latest incident of racial vandalism in the Washington area, but police do not believe it is related to previous vandalism at schools.

Brooklyn - Police Used Illegal Ticket Quotas.

Brooklyn - The NYPD violated state labor law by setting traffic summons quotas in a Brooklyn precinct and then penalizing officers who failed to meet them, an arbitrator has found.

The former commander of the 75th Precinct, and now Deputy Chief Michael Marino, imposed monthly, quarterly and annual traffic summons quotas on police officers.

Monsey +Man Robbed+

Monsey +Man Robbed+ A man 22-years-old was robbed by 5 suspects black, on Edwin Land late yesterday, after robbing the victim of $120.00 in USC they hit him several times blocking his escape, all 5 perps fled the scene.

Anyone with any info and descriptions contact Ramapo police dept. 845-357-2400.

Manhattan +Lincoln Tunnel Closure+

Manhattan +Lincoln Tunnel Closure+ Due to a stalled bus that is being now cleared at the outbound north tube of the Lincoln Tunnel, all traffic is stopped, expect major traffic delays in both directions.

New Jersey +Transit Traffic Alert+

New Jersey +Transit Traffic Alert+ A signal failure suspended the North Jersey Coastline, Raritan Valley Line between Elizabeth / Newark and Penn Station transit lines this morning setting up a chaotic morning commute for tens of thousands of commuters.

U/D: 08:44
Rail services resumed after signal problems east of Newark have been repaired, but with extensive residual delays.

Mellvillr, West VA - +Mining Fire+

Mellvillr, West VA - +Mining Fire+ A fire broke out at the Aracoma Coal Co. abd two miners are missing at this time.

Williamsburg +MVA With Overturned Vehicle+

Williamsburg +MVA With Overturned Vehicle+ A motor vehicle accident on Rodney Street and Broadway vehicle overturned, NYPD, FDNY and ESU are all working the scene.

Manhattan +G.W.B. Dangerous Condition+

Manhattan +G.W.B. Dangerous Condition+ New Jersey bound of the George Washington Bridge on the upper level a tractor trailer leaking fuel causing a very dangerous road condition, PAPD on the scene with the foam unit and sand trucks.

Brooklyn - Defense Attorney Allegedly Stabbed By Client As He Leaves Court

Brooklyn - A man on trial in the killing of a 21-year-old college student used a homemade weapon to stab his defense attorney while his co-defendant reached for a court officer's gun, authorities said.
The lawyer, Mitchell Dinnerstein, was stabbed under the chin with a makeshift weapon of plastic or fiberglass by the suspect a 23-year-old converted jew wearing a white yarmulka, while the defendants were being taken out of the Brooklyn courtroom. The injury did not appear to be life-threatening.

Brooklyn +Armed Robbery+

Brooklyn +Armed Robbery+ A black male with a gun robbed a male at Coney Island Avenue and Church Street, perp had a black jacket and a hat with white sneakers, perp has a beard, took some amound of money.

Bronx +Overturned T/T On The Triboro Bridge+

Bronx +Overturned T/T On The Triboro Bridge+ Queens bound of the Tribourgh Bridg major delays due to an overturned tractor traler, ESU and TBTA responding.

Bronx +M.E. Identifies Head Found On Major Deegan+

Bronx +M.E. Identifies Head Found On Major Deegan+ A head that was found behind a Bronx gas station on the Major Deegan Expressway, has been identified as that of a man whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase on Dec. 24, police said.

Monticello - Raceway Off Nearly $4M

Monticello - Monticello Raceway has dropped in income by almost $4 million compared with last year, total wagers dropped from $6.14 million this time last year to $2.22 million this year, according to track figures.
That adds up to a huge hit for both the track and its horsemen, who split any profits 50/50, all this because of some changes they did due to a contract dispute between them.
Still, horsemen insist the move is necessary to force the track's management back to the table to resolve the 18-month dispute between the two sides.

Purported Bin Laden Tape Warns U.S.

Al-Jazeera has aired an audiotape purportedly from Osama bin Laden, saying al-Qaida is making preparations for attacks in the United States but offering a truce to rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan.

U/D: 02:23
The CIA has authenticated the voice on a tape played by al-Jazeera as Osama bin Laden, an agency official said.

Bourgh Park - Nassau County Executive Kicks Off His Gubernatorial Campaign By Courting Jewish Communities

Bourgh Park, Brooklyn - Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi took his young campaign for governor into the heart of Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish community Wednesday, greeting local leaders at a breakfast in Borough Park.
The first day of Suozzi's listening tour of New York State had a distinctly Jewish flavor.
While Suozzi is Catholic and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, the Democratic favorite, is Jewish, some at the breakfast at the Renaissance Ballroom Wednesday said Spitzer is no shoo-in for the Orthodox vote. But City Councilman Simcha Felder, who represents Borough Park and the surrounding area, said it was "very early on" and he had not decided whom to support.
The breakfast, attended by 50 to 60 people, was organized by Ezra Friedlander, a local political consultant who has been working with Suozzi.

Tel Aviv, Israel +Bomb Blast+

Tel Aviv, Israel +Bomb Blast+ S.Tel Aviv, Israel - Police say Tel Aviv blast set off by suicide bomber, at least 20 wounded in a central bus station.

U/D: 09:54
Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for Tel Aviv suicide bombing.

Iraq - Fraud Found In Parliamentary Elections.

Iraq - An international assessment team has found that numerous violations and reports of fraud marred Iraq's Dec. 15 parliamentary elections.

South Fallsburg +Private Dwelling 2nd Alarm Fire+

South Fallsburg, Sullivan County +Private Dwelling 2nd Alarm Fire+ Fire Department is on the scene at Lavista Drive in South Fallsburg and transmitting a 2nd Alarm for a fire at the location in a private dwelling, M/A from Monticello also responding.

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Advisory+

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Advisory+ A MVA with injuries on the eastbound of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway before the Floshing Avenue exit, FD on the scene operating requesting EMS, PD blocking some lanes, very heavy traffic heading eastbound.

Williamsburg +Car Into Building+

Williamsburg +Car Into Building+ A motor vehicle accident on Bedford Avenue and Flushing Avenus with the vehicle into a building but no entrapment, but one aided injuried ESU, FD and Hatzolah on the scene for the injuried.

Williamsburg +child Assaulted+

Williamsburg +child Assaulted+ On Broadway and Heyward a child was assaulted while travling on a school bus and rocks were thrown onto the bus hitting the child in the head, Hatzolah working on the patient, NYPD of the 90th Pct and Shomrim Patrol Units of Williamsburg are doing the search.

Crown Heights +Early Morning Fire+

Crown Heights +Early Morning Fire+ Early today a fire broke out at a private dwelling at 1301 President Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn between Brooklyn and New York, fire was showing from the rear of the 2.5 story peak roof dwelling on arrival and whas D/W all hands went to work, after the primary and secondary searches all 5 children and their parents got out from the house unharmed and the fire was placed under control.

Williamsburg +Shooting+

Williamsburg +Shooting+ One person got shot in the stomach at 294 Broadway and Marcy Avenue inside a pizza store, EMS transporting the aided to Bellevue Hospital in likely condition, perp ran into 190 Marcy, crime scene being set up, 90th Pct Detectives together with Shomrim Potroal units are actively searching for two perps one a male black 6' tall wearing a red jacket that says "CHICAGO" on it, and one male white 17-years-old, ESU and K-9 units are all responding.

New York - Kosher Restaurant Inspction Results On The Web

New York - The Department of Health has launched a new website, posting the health inspection scores for more than 20,000 restaurants citywide.

You can search a restaurant by name, score or borough. Users can also see if a restaurant has won a golden apple award for outstanding food safety standards.

Queens +MVA With Pin+

Queens +MVA With Pin+ A motor vehicle accident with aided pinned in the vehicle on the southbound of the Van Wyck Expressway near the Hillside entrance ramp, Hatzolah BLS and ALS responding, ESU also enroute.

New York City +Traffic Alert+

New York City +Traffic Alert+ All PAPD Bridges. George Washington Bridge, Tribourgh Bridge, Throgs Neck Bridge, Whitestone Bridge are all being closed for trucks, buses and large vehicled from crossing at this time due to high winds.

Brooklyn +Pedestrian Struck+

Brooklyn +Pedestrian Struck+ A motor vehicle accident on Coney Island Avenue and Kings Highway, Hatzolah on the scene, ESU requested.

U/D: 15:34
Hatzolah being canceled, due to EMS already on the scene and will transport the aided.

New York - Help For Genetic Testing Before A Shiduch, Also In Pataki's Budget

New York - Orthodox and Hasidic Jews would get additional help from the state before they do a shiduch for arranged marriages under Gov. George Pataki's proposed 2006-07 spending plan.
The state would provide $500,000 for premarital genetic screening of Orthodox and Hasidic Jews as part of a move to minimize genetic diseases common to their culture.

New York - High-Tech Speed Traps Proposed In Pataki's Budget

New York - Automated speed traps on highways would photograph speeding cars and send $100 fines to their owners under a proposal revived by the Pataki administration.

The administration estimates it would generate $39 million in fines the first year and $81 million the next.

Williamsburg - Bringing Home-Depot To A Tough Neighbored

Williamsburg - Each week, about 25,000 customers find their way by car, foot or public transportation to the five-month-old Home-Depot store at 585 DeKalb Avenue, which sits on a five-acre, in a residential section of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.

"It's excitement all day long," the manager of the store, which has a steady flow of contractors and residents from the neighborhood and from areas not far away, like Williamsburg, Flatbush and Prospect Heights.

It is the 1,940th store in the Home Depot chain, but the first big-box store in this area.

Williamsburg - High-Rise Structures Proposed On Site Of Kedem Winery Building On Kent Avenue

Williamsburg - Rector Hylan Corporation plans to demolish the buildings on the waterfront, formerly owned by the Kedem Winery Company at 420-430 Kent Avenue and replace them with two residential towers.

Plans call for north and south towers of 18 stories (185 feet in height) and 24 stories (245 feet). These buildings would contain 450 apartments, 26,413 square feet of neighborhood stores, 225 parking spaces, and a half-acre shore public walkway.
The retail space would be located on the ground level of both of the proposed towers, facing Kent Avenue, while the parking would be provided beneath each building with separate access from the avenue.

Brooklyn +Motor Vehicle Accident+

Brooklyn +Motor Vehicle Accident+ A MVA on 7th Avenue and 36th Street haz Hatzolah on the scene asking for additional units to respond.

Mount Kisco +Tree Onto Occupied Vehicle+

Mount Kisco +Tree Onto Occupied Vehicle+ Tree fell onto an occupied vehicle in front of 400 Main Street near Northern Westchester Hospital, aided are trapped in the vehicle, MKFD and Rescue Co are responding.

Borough Park +Pedestrian Struck+

Borough Park +Pedestrian Struck+ A motor vehicle accident in front of 1369 51st Street and 13th Avenue, Hatzolah on the scene.

Rockland +Palisades Pkwy Traffic Alert+

Rockland +Palisades Pkwy Traffic Alert+ A down tree on the northbound of the Palisades Interstate Parkway just north of the NY/NJ border line has PD closing down the Parkway northbound until maintenance units will respond.

Bronx +Transit Alert+

Bronx +Transit Alert+ A downed Tree at East 170th Street and Webster Avenue on top of a Metro North train is blocking all metro north traffic on Harlem and New Haven lines, ESU on the scene requesting power off for both directions for the tree removal.

U/D: 11:10
No service into and out of Grand Central Terminal on the Harlem and New Haven Lines due to the tree that has fallen on the tracks, units working on removing the tree. Hudson Lines are operating normally.

U/D: 14:57
All services to the Harlem and New Haven Metro North Lines, has been restored into and outo Grand Central Terminal.

Manhattan +Boat In Distress+

Manhattan +Boat In Distress+ A boat from the Waterway Ferry with about 200 passengers on board is in distress and taking in water, USCG will be towing the boat to Pier 11, ESU awaiting and standing by at that location. All aboard have life vests on.

Boat docked, all passengers are safe at Pier 11.

Brooklyn +Hate Crime+

Brooklyn +Hate Crime+ NYPD Hate Crimes Unit were called late last night to 2212 Knapp Street near Avenue V where police officers from the 61st Pct discovered approximate a dozen 15-foot-tall swastikas written on some walls at the location, two white teen females were apprehended by the officers.

New York City +Traffic Alert+

New York City +Traffic Alert+ All PAPD Bridges. George Washington Bridge, Tribourgh Bridge, Throgs Neck Bridge, Whitestone Bridge are all being closed for trucks, buses and large vehicled from crossing at this time due to high winds.


TBTA is implementing similar restrictions.


Verrazano Bridge upper level is closed due to high winds that are gusting now up to 63MPH.

U/D: 09:49
Upper level reopened to all vehicles.


59th Street Bridge upper level is closed due to falling debris.

U/D: 09:36
Both decks in both directions are completely closed due to the falling debris from the high winds.


U/D: 10:01
All MTA bridges are reopined to all traffic, PAPD bridges are still closed.

U/D: 10:14
All PAPD bridges are now reopened to all traffic.

G. Washington Bridge +Overturned Truck+

Manhattan - G. Washington Bridge +Overturned Truck+ At the George Washington Bridge a tractor trailer overturned under the apartments coming off the upper level, truck went from inbound lanes overturned and flipped over the guardrails to the outbound lanes, PAPD on the scene reporting that the driver is pinned and working on extricating the driver.

All lane are closed for traffic going across the upper deck of the bridge.

U/D: 08:41
PD are calling for a level one mobilization, upper level is shut down, just the lower level is open, but with very heavy delays.

U/D: 09:28
Bridge remains closed both directions on the upper-level, non-commercial traffic are being diverted to the lowaer level.

Rockland +Tappan Zee Bridge Closed+

Rockland +Tappan Zee Bridge Closed+ All lane going southbound and some lanes heading northbound of the Tappan Zee Bridge are clused due to a overturned tractor trailer with a large fuel spill of about 110 gallons on the roadway, NY State Police are on the scene working on securing the truck for fear of blowing off the bridge due to high winds of approx 75MPH. Also requesting FD and EMS, minor injuries to the driver, major traffic delays through out the area.

U/D: 08:22
Traffic is now shut down in both directions, heavy tows are operating on the bridge for the removel of the T/T.

Queens +Industrial Accident+

Queens +Industrial Accident+ A person got stuck under 3 marble granite slab's of 700 LB. that fell on top of him in the yard of 36-16 19th Avenue, PD requesting heavy rescues and EMS to respond.

U/D: 18:36
Aided expired in the ambulance and is DOA.

New York City - Money Train Retires

New York City - The famous "money train," the yellow train that would pick up money from token booths and travel in the middle of the night, had its final run on Saturday.
NYC Transit will only be doing money pickups above ground with armored trucks, and apparently the Metrocard-ization of the subways have made the money trains more obsolete.

Williamsburg +Fire At Private Dwelling+

Williamsburg +Fire At Private Dwelling+ A fire at 70 Heyward Street between Bedford Avenue and Lee Avenue, fire is ina private 20x40 wood frame 3 story dwelling, all hands transmitted, PD on the scene evacuating the dwelling.
Building Department has been notified.

Manhattan +Staged Explosion+

Manhattan +Staged Explosion+ At the United Nations, a movie shoot is doing a staged controlled rocket type explosion in front of the U.N., NYPD movie set crew on the scene, nothing to worry about.

Brooklyn +Bank Robbery+

Brooklyn +Bank Robbery+ A bank robbery at the North Fork Bank at 1618 Avenue U and East 16th and 17th Street's, M/W has robbed the bank of $1,900 in proceeds, level one has been called.

Simcha Felder's Well-Timed Visit To The Men's Room

New York City - Councilman Simcha Felder a Democrat and Orthodox Jew who represents Borough Park, actively supported Christine Quinn in her successful bid to become speaker of the City Council.
Yet, he took a convenient powder during the Jan. 4 voice vote that elected Quinn, so as not to offend some of his more conservative Hasidic and Orthodox constituents, who oppose her lifestyle.
Felder made a well-timed visit to the men's room at the rear of the Council Chambers during the actual vote for speaker to avoid being recorded as having voted or abstained.

Probe Launched Into Police New Years Party By Jewish Liaison

NYC - The NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau are investigating an "appreciation party" where Brooklyn cops might got free dinner and drinks - and expensive electronic goodies.

"We want to look at photos taken at the event," said a police source. "We'll identify who was there, have them in for questioning and see where it goes from there."
Officers, including high-ranking brass in suits, got out of unmarked cars and strolled into the E. 49th St. steakhouse, where both sides of the street had been cordoned off for police parking.

The affair was hosted by leaders and liaisons of the orthodox Jewish community from South Williamsburg - a Brooklyn neighborhood.
Police sources close to the investigation said they want to know more about what went on inside last year's bash.
No cops have been charged with any wrongdoing to date.
"We want to know what they were doing there," said a source. "And what, if anything, the people behind the event got."

"It was a community affairs dinner, mostly for the police," said a civilian partygoer, among the last to leave the lavish 2005 event. "Mostly to say thank-you and Happy New Year."
The NYPD does not comment on ongoing internal affairs investigations.

Madison - Homes Spray-Painted With Graffiti

Madison, Wis. - Residents in two Madison neighborhoods are cleaning up after their homes were tagged with graffiti.
Nine mobile homes in Highland Manor on the city's South Side and East Side were hit. The vandals spray-painted racial slurs, swastikas and other initials.
Across town, a few homes and cars in the Tenney Park neighborhood were also spray-painted with the same markings.

El Paso - +Unusual Aircraft Incident+

El Paso, TX - +Unusual Aircraft Incident+ At ElPaso International Airport, An aircraft mechanic was sucked into engine #2 of a Continental Boing 737-500 Plane while performing engine maintenance, while passengers were boarding the plane, investigators from the FAA, NTSB, FD and Police Dept. are on the scene and confirming that the mechanic was killed immediately.

A NTSB spokesperson said that there had been an earlier problem with the engine, so its metal covering was open at the time.

California - President Ford Hospitalized

Rancho Mirage, California - Former President Gerald Ford is hospitalized for treatment of pneumonia-like symptoms, his office says, but is doing well.

Crown Hights +Child Struck+

Crown Hights +Child Struck+ A motor vehicle accident in Crown Heights at Montgomery and Troy, Hatzolah BLS and ALS units responding.

New York - Fire Chief's House Catches Fire

Dolgeville, NY - Answering the call to fight a fire in their central New York village, members of the Dolgeville Volunteer Fire Department ended up at the chief's house.

Fire Chief Richard Bacher and his wife were relaxing in the living room when they noticed smoke in their two-story house.

According to the Assistant Chief, the fire began in the kitchen area at the back of the home, where it caused extensive damage and got up into the attic. The cause was later determined to be a candle on or near the refrigerator, he said.

New York City - Bloomberg on Verge of Creating First Response Network

New York City - The Bloomberg administration is on the verge of creating a wireless network that will allow first responders from the police, fire, and emergency workers in all five boroughs, to download fingerprints, mug shots, criminal histories, license plate information, and building floor plans via high-speed connections while en route to emergencies.

Queens +Tanker Explosion/Level 3+

Queens +Tanker Explosion/ Level 3+ Eastbound of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway near Roosevelt Avenue/Temporary bridge heading towards the Triborough Bridge, a MVA involving a gasoline tanker truck carrying 8000 gallons gasoline onboard, is on its side after hitting the overpass and is now fully involved, signal 10-86 transmitted.

U/D: 12:15
NYPD Highway-3 to shut down B.Q.E. on both directions, and all vehicles on the highway to be backed off.
also did the temporary bridge partially collapsed.

U/D 12:26
Command post has been set up on Roosevelt Avenue and 70th Street, 2nd Alarm has been issued.

Gasoline is entering the sewer system, several manholes are issuing smoke, and a large column of smoke is visible for miles.

Driver did make it out alive from the truck before it burst into flames, and all construction workers on the expressway have been accounted for.

U/D: 12:31
Aviation is setting up a landing zone at the B.Q.E., Aviation-15 to respond.

Train traffic from the #7 line and Amtrak lines in the area is shut down from Queens Blvd. to Main Street in Flushing.

U/D: 12:35
PD are calling for a level 3 mobilization.

U/D: 12:36
FD on the scene, are getting the fire under control ATT, Purple K unit is enroute to the scene, and BAT 35 is enroute to Floyd Bennet Field for Air Racon operations.

U/D: 12:45
Traffic in the area is gridlock.

U/D: 12:59
Main body of fire, has been K/D, T/L 163 applying foam from above, fire remains D/W/H.

U/D: 13:09
FD are requesting heavy equipment, due to heavy timbers and structural members that have fallen on top of the tanker from the collapsed temporary bridge, O.E.M. is in process of getting the heavy equipment needed.

U/D: 20:48
O.E.M. On the scene working now when the tanker got fully involved again in fire, FD are using foam, train services are stop'd.

U/D: 01/17/06 05:27
Expressway has just been reopened.

Manhattan +F.D.R. Drive Traffic Alert+

Manhattan +F.D.R. Drive Traffic Alert+ Southbound of the F.D.R. Drive at 85th Street a unauthorized tractor trailer is wedged under the Gracie Mansion overpass, NYPD Highway Units on the scene, numerous units enroute, major delays on the roadway all the way to the Tribourgh Bridge exit.

Vienna - Jewish Owner's Heiress To Get Priceless Paintings

Vienna - The Republic of Austria will hand over five priceless paintings by a modern master to the heiress of their former Jewish owner who fled the Nazis in Austria in the late 1930's.
The decision was by an arbitration panel, whose ruling had been accepted as binding by both sides in advance. There is no further instance of appeal.
It means that the five paintings - Adele Bloch-Bauer I, Adele Bloch-Bauer II, Apfelbaum, Buchenwald/Birkenwald, and Haeuser in Unterach am Attersee - will go to heiress Maria Altmann aged 90, who lives in the United States.

New York - Pataki Proposes $1 Increase in Cigarette Tax

New York - Gov. George Pataki proposed a $1 spike in New York's cigarette tax, bringing the total price on a pack to about $5.50 outside New York City. The move would result in the highest cigarette tax in the country.

If Pataki's proposal is approved, New York City would lower its tax by $1 to keep taxes on cigarettes there at $3 per pack, according to Pataki's office. The typical total price of a pack there would remain $6.

The state Senate stands by its opposition to any new taxes.

Williamsburg +Shomrim Coordinator Arrested+

Williamsburg +Shomrim Coordinator Arrested+ After a large fight at 130 Clymer Street between Shomrim members and a perp, cops from the 90th Pct arrested a Shomrim coordinator on the scene together with the perp, large police and Shomrim presence at the 90th Pct, Hatzolah being requested the the 90th Pct Station House to treat someShomrim members that got injuried at the scuffle.

U/D: 05:38
The Shomrim member was released early this morning, the perp was held for attempt robbery.

New York - DMV Stickers Not Sticking

New York - DMV officials say that a bad batch of glue is to blame for some of the stickers not sticking, with many of its vehicle inspection stickers.

The Department of Motor Vehicles says as many as 1.8 million of the adhesive tags applied to windshields may have a tendency to come unstuck before they're due to be replaced.

The DMV is advising motorists and mechanics to use transparent tape to keep problem stickers in place. Or they can contact the agency for information on obtaining a replacement.

Ramapo - Yeshiva Development Begins

Ramapo - Nearly a decade since a yeshiva with student housing was proposed on Grandview Avenue on the former military housing complex, workers start clearing the space for a construction trailer.

The appearance of earth-moving equipment concerned some nearby residents.

At this point, Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim has cleared space for a trailer to be used by engineers and other construction supervisors.

In June, a state Supreme Court Justice permitted two residents to continue their lawsuit opposing the construction. That could have blocked work at the site, but the yeshiva was free to begin the nearly $8.4 million project at its own risk pending the outcome of the lawsuit.

Blooming Grove - Investors Agree On Development Of Lake Anne

Blooming Grove - about 15 investors including Ziggy Brach paid $7.5 million to share ownership of the property of Lake Anne and agreed to split the profits from the homes they will build.

"I was very interested in selling to buyers who were not going to raise the hackles of the town," the seller said.

Reminded that he once said he didn't want to develop the land himself, he replied, "What can I say? They made me an attractive offer."

London's Charedim Mulls Move To Outlying Town

LONDON - Ultra-Orthodox Jews of London's Stamford Hill are contemplating big changes, the community which is around 20,000, needs new homes for its young families because of a shortage of affordable housing in Britain's capital and they have set their sights on a 1960s purpose-built city -- Milton Keynes.

"(Stamford Hill) is bulging at the seams," said a liaison officer for the haredi community with the Hackney local council.

The choice of Milton Keynes -- a city 50 miles north of London and known in Britain for its functional modern architecture and large shopping district -- may seem unusual.

Flatbush +Child Struck+

Flatbush +Child Struck+ A MVA with a child that was struck, has Hatzolah on the scene requesting an additional ambulance.

Rockland +Palisades Pkwy Traffic Alert+

Rockland +Palisades Pkwy Traffic Alert+ A serious motor vehicle accident on the southbound of the Palisades Interstate Parkway between exit's 6 and 7 with multiple injuried and aided pinned, Dept's 11 and 12 are on the scene, EMS enroute, expect delays in area.

Moscow One More Synagogue Attacked

Moscow - A 19-year-old Russian man had forced his way into a synagogue and threatened several worshippers there with a broken bottle. Police arrived on the scene to overpower the attacker.
The Man was sentenced to five days in jail for the attack on the synagogue in the southern city of Rostov-an-Don, in the second such incident in Russia in the past week.

The accused man said he carried out his attack after seeing in television the reports about Wednesday's incident in a synagogue in Moscow by a 20-year-old who wounded eight worshippers with a knife.

Brooklyn +Pedestrian Struck+

Brooklyn +Pedestrian Struck+ PD on the scene with a pedestrian that was struck on 18th Avenue and Ocran Parkway, Hatzolah working the scene.

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+

Brooklyn +B.Q.E. Traffic Alert+ Construction Alert for the northbound of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway at Tillary Street, DOT on the scene closing down the center lane due to a large pothole, use caution.

Brooklyn Apartment Robbed By Six People Impersonating Police

Police are searching for six people who posed as NYPD officers and robbed a Brooklyn apartment.
According to investigators, four men and two women robbed an 11th floor apartment at a building on Brighton First Road in Brighton Beach.
Police say four of the suspects knocked on the door of a 95-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman, then flashed fake NYPD badges to get inside. They surrounded the victims and stole their money before fleeing the scene.

FarRockaway/Bayswater +Downzoning+

FarRockaway/Bayswater +Downzoning+ Queens Borough President Helen Marshall was expected to sign off and OK on a proposed rezoning proposal for Bayswater and Far Rockaway after Community Board 14 unanimously supported it just a few days ago.

Flatbush +Pedestrian Struck+

Flatbush +Pedestrian Struck+ A motor vehicle accident due to very slippery roads with a pedestrian that was struck at McDonald Avenue and Avenue C, Hatzolah on the scene.

Chester - Judge Sides With Town Against Yeshiva

Chester - A state judge has ordered a would-be yeshiva - Yeshiva Toras Chemed - to stop using temporary trailers at the former Inn at Chester on Route 17M, that town officials believe are being used illegally to house a school.
"It appears that they have decided to do as they please, in violation of the law," said Chester Supervisor Bill Tully.
Supreme Court Justice Lawrence Horowitz has granted a temporary order directing the yeshiva to stop using the trailers.
A review of the designs and their plans by a town engineer found that the eight trailers at the site, when paired, formed four modular buildings for use by 70 people and for food services, multiple rooms, showers and bathrooms and an assembly hall.
But the town Planning Board only approved the yeshiva's request to use the trailers temporarily, provided that it uses them only as offices and storage facilities, that Building Inspector Joe Mlcoch approve and that the yeshiva sign an agreement with town planners.

Kiryas Yoel +Working Structure Fire+

Kiryas Joel, Monroe +Working Fire Kiryas Yoel Yeshivah+ A working structure fire at the boys yshivah at 13 Berdichev Court, FD working the scene.


U/D: 00:31
FD Command on the scene reporting it was a mattress fire in the dormatory of the Yshivah, students with fire extinguishers extinguished the fire prior to FD's arrival, dormatory has been evacuated.