Sullivan County, NY – Monticello Mayor Gordon Jenkins on Friday said he would not resign his position and vowed to fight a felony charge that he sold counterfeit merchandise from his store on Broadway. He called the charges trumped up. “I am not going anywhere,” Jenkins said. “I am not going to resign. I am going to [...]

Former President Clinton left a New York hospital early Friday, less than a day after doctors performed a procedure to restore blood flow in one of his coronary arteries. Terry McAuliffe, a Clinton confidant and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, confirmed Clinton had left New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s Columbia campus. A statement from Douglas Band, adviser [...]

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is seriously considering the appointment of former City Councilman David Yassky as the next head of the Taxi and Limousine Commission, according to people told of the plans. Mr. Yassky, a political ally of the Bloomberg administration, would replace Matthew W. Daus. Best known for introducing credit-card payments systems into cabs, Mr. [...]

Great Neck, NY – In the Village of Great Neck, an old eyesore will be cleaned up as a small synagogue moves from a rented storefront across Piccadilly Road, south, to 429 Middle Neck Road. Rabbi Joseph Alon, on behalf of Kol Israel Achim Inc., petitioned the village’s Board of Appeals for a conditional use permit [...]

In a weekly Torah sheet, Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita discusses the minhag of a choson breaking a glass at the conclusion of a chupah, lamenting the fact the custom has become amusing rather than reminding us of the destruction of the Beis HaMikdosh. The Rav states this significant minhag in the case of [...]

In the ongoing effort to prosecute Golan Heights resident and Kach activist Michael Ben-Chorin, the state appealed a Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court ruling that states openly praising the actions of Dr. Baruch Goldstein does not constitute violating the state laws prohibiting incitement. The case refers to a 2003 TV interview in which Ben-Chorin praised Goldstein’s actions. Dr. [...]

Hamas leader Khaled Meshal, who is based in Damascus, spoke out warning that another war with Hamas will not be limited to Gaza, but will spread to the entire region. He cited the infamous Goldstone Report as a basis for his statements, adding “Hamas has had enough of the heinous crimes committed against its people [...]

A man being questioned in connection with a fatal Madison Avenue jewelry-store robbery had a bulletproof vest in his apartment and a safe filled with stolen gems — including a necklace from the robbed shop, sources said. Police had yet to charge the man last night, but spent nearly 24 hours quizzing him at the 19th [...]

Investigators are grilling two dozen officers at a Brooklyn stationhouse to discover whether cops ignored or downgraded crimes to improve the precinct’s statistics, sources said. The stepped-up pressure came after the Daily News reported that one of the 81st Precinct’s own cops had complained about the practices. After Officer Adrian Schoolcraft blew the whistle last year, the [...]

It appears that Jerusalem City Hall has decided to accept the position of the legal advisor of the Ministry of Religious Services and delay the election for new chief rabbis in Yerushalayim.   The dispute surround the fact that the committee which will vote contains 19 chareidi representatives and 5 dati leumi, while Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat [...]