Ban, UNHRC at odds over who should conduct the inquiry.

Ban, UNHRC at odds over who should conduct the inquiry.

A Ride the Ducks tour boat crashed into a barge and overturned in the Delaware River at about 2:40 p.m. Wednesday. The accident, in which 35 passengers and two crew members were stranded in the 82-degree water, happened off Penn’s Landing in Old City. As of 3:50 p.m. there were two people still missing, according to the [...]

In a letter Rabbi Shea Hecht emailed to CrownHeights.info, he thanks all the residents in Crown Heights who supported him. He goes on, saying, he respect the communities decision and wishes the new Vaad Hatzlocha.

Brownouts were in effect in parts of Brooklyn and Queens Wednesday, but many hardly noticed any change in power at all. “A brownout is no lights go out but you might notice dimness in lights or some motors might not function like always do, but everything is still in service. In fact for many customers it [...]

New York – Financial and materials shares pulled the stock market higher Wednesday after traders looked for beaten-down names. In the final hour of trading, the Dow rose 272 or 2.82 percent, to 10,018. The advance came a day after the Dow broke a seven-day losing streak. The reversal helped draw in traders who are looking for [...]

Eli (ben R Avrohom) Simpson (Crown Heights) and Musi Zajac (Montreal, Canada)

L'Chaim tonight, Wednesday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]

Dovid and Devorie Levin (Crown Heights)

Washington – The federal government has become serious about virginity — at least when it comes to olive oil. Propelled by complaints about slippery food purveyors selling low-end product as high-end goods, or olive oils being doctored with cheaper canola, safflower or peanut oils, the U.S. Department of Agriculture this fall will roll out new standards [...]

Amid severe heat and humidity, firefighters are now battling a five-alarm fire in Bayside, Queens, hours after controlling another five-alarm fire in an apartment building in Rego Park. The fire in Bayside began shortly after 2:30 p.m. at a seven-story building at 16-66 Bell Blvd and is still ongoing. This morning in Rego Park, a fire began [...]