NYC Dumpster Bomb Rocks Chelsea, Injuring 29; Second Device Found Nearby
A “deafening’’ explosion rocked Chelsea Saturday night, injuring 29 people, blowing out scores of windows and forcing the evacuation of at least two buildings.
NYC Driver Busted In Fake Undercover Cop Car
A Bronx man was arrested when cops spotted him cruising through several red lights in a vehicle he converted to look like an undercover police car, equipped with flashing lights and fake police radios, authorities said.
NYC Dragging Probe Into Secular Education At Hasidic Schools
City officials are dragging their heels on a politically-sensitive probe of whether Hasidic schools provide their students with a secular education, advocates charge.
NYC DOI Commissioner Mark Peters Recuses Himself From De Blasio Investigation
The commissioner of the city’s Department of Investigation has recused himself in the ongoing probe of Mayor de Blasio’s campaign fund-raising because of his previous role as the mayor’s campaign treasurer.
NYC Doctors Accused Of Using Free Shoes Offer To Defraud Medicaid
Brooklyn, NY – Twenty-three New York City doctors and medical workers have been charged with running an insurance fraud scheme in which they persuaded homeless and poor people to get unnecessary medical testing with promises of free shoes, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
NYC District Attorneys Announce Unprecedented Dismissal Of Nearly 700,000 Open Summons Warrants
New York – Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark, Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, New York County District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., and Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown today announced that nearly 700,000 summons warrants that are 10 years or older will be vacated in the next few weeks.
NYC Cuffed Teen Steals NYPD Cruiser
A handcuffed 18-year-old man who escaped custody for two hours in upper Manhattan on New Year’s Day had a getaway car a marked NYPD cruiser, police said.
NYC Councilman Urges MTA To Pull Inappropriate Ads Placed On Subways Passing By Orthodox Jewish Community
New York, NY – Councilman David G. Greenfield has asked the MTA to remove the #ImNoAngel ads from the F subway lines that travel through the Chasidic and Orthodox communities of Borough Park and Midwood.
NYC Councilman Successfully Takes on Neturei Karta At Anti-BDS Hearing
Police ejected dozens of disruptive anti-Israel protesters from the New York City Council chamber during a debate on whether to adopt a resolution condemning boycotts of the Jewish State on Thursday.
NYC Councillor: Proud to Wear My Kippah In Ramallah
NYC Councillor David Greenfield gained some fame last week when he refused to remove his kippah (skullcap) despite being asked to do so by US security personnel in Ramallah. As part of a group from the New York City Council, Greenfield had gone to Ramallah last Sunday to speak with officials, including members of the…
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