Chabad News Online » NYC News http://www.chabadnewsonline.com Best of Chabad News Online Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:00:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Dancing with the Cars – Traffic agent’s Got Beat http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28745 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28745#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:30:00 +0000 CrownHeights.info tag:www.crownheights.info://1fdf28a1d5e8fa2d3ac8618646ae6f43 NY Post

His dancing stops traffic — literally.

Moving and grooving NYPD traffic agent Wil bert Castillo (pictured) has been directing the flow of cars and pedestrians under the Brooklyn Bridge for just over a year, keeping everyone safely in sync.]]> NY Post
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His dancing stops traffic — literally.

Moving and grooving NYPD traffic agent Wil bert Castillo (pictured) has been directing the flow of cars and pedestrians under the Brooklyn Bridge for just over a year, keeping everyone safely in sync.]]> http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28745/feed/ 0 Hurricane Earl May Touch Down in NY Friday http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28609 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28609#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:58:29 +0000 CrownHeights.info tag:www.crownheights.info://6164379869c056997a31b9d086bfd30a
A satellite image of Hurricane Earl on Wednesday morning.

The National Weather Service forecasts that impacts of Hurricane Earl may reach the New York metropolitan area by Friday afternoon, bringing heavy rainfall and high winds. ]]> image
A satellite image of Hurricane Earl on Wednesday morning.

The National Weather Service forecasts that impacts of Hurricane Earl may reach the New York metropolitan area by Friday afternoon, bringing heavy rainfall and high winds. ]]> http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28609/feed/ 0 FBI Looking to Interview NYPD Crime Stat Whistleblower http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28597 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28597#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:20:05 +0000 CrownHeights.info tag:www.crownheights.info://c7b48f2f172676e65d01c10b087c1c43
Brooklyn cop Adrian Schoolcraft was thrown into a psych ward after he accused bosses of fudging crime stats.
The feds want to talk to the whistle-blowing Brooklyn cop who says NYPD brass tossed him into a psych ward after he accused supervisors of cooking the books on crime stats.]]> image
Brooklyn cop Adrian Schoolcraft was thrown into a psych ward after he accused bosses of fudging crime stats.
The feds want to talk to the whistle-blowing Brooklyn cop who says NYPD brass tossed him into a psych ward after he accused supervisors of cooking the books on crime stats.]]> http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28597/feed/ 0 Menorah Firefighter Nominated for Medal for Saving Girl http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28548 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28548#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:47:27 +0000 CrownHeights.info tag:www.crownheights.info://2b1c30f474d2016894942a29224729dd NY Post

Firefighter Desmond Walsh (inset), and the scene of the Dec. 16 '09 blaze that was set off by a Menorah.

It was a firefighter's worst nightmare — blinding black smoke, a wall of fire and a toddler trapped in the inferno.]]> NY Post
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Firefighter Desmond Walsh (inset), and the scene of the Dec. 16 '09 blaze that was set off by a Menorah.

It was a firefighter's worst nightmare — blinding black smoke, a wall of fire and a toddler trapped in the inferno.]]> http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28548/feed/ 0 Ticket Shock for Motorists http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28531 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28531#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:03:00 +0000 CrownHeights.info tag:www.crownheights.info://d753aca27572667545fc9b68cb2ad25b
Maybe justice really is blind.

NYPD officers and traffic agents should immediately begin writing tickets on streets where the parking rules have been changed, despite a five-day grace period at the changed spots.]]> image
Maybe justice really is blind.

NYPD officers and traffic agents should immediately begin writing tickets on streets where the parking rules have been changed, despite a five-day grace period at the changed spots.]]> http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28531/feed/ 0 Photos Show Woman Nearly Crushed by Subway http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28514 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28514#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:35:23 +0000 CrownHeights.info tag:www.crownheights.info://7994d279e0b13c60bbb74c71120f01c2 NY Daily News

An eagle-eyed motorman saved a straphanger from almost certain death when he slammed the brakes on a 370-ton train - missing by mere seconds a woman who had fallen on the tracks.]]> NY Daily News
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An eagle-eyed motorman saved a straphanger from almost certain death when he slammed the brakes on a 370-ton train - missing by mere seconds a woman who had fallen on the tracks.]]> http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28514/feed/ 0 NYPD Cooking the Books to Make NYC Appear Safer http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28480 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28480#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:18:12 +0000 CrownHeights.info tag:www.crownheights.info://8b385c511074dc1070f34eb6a768e6b7 NY Daily News

Deputy Inspector Peter Simonetti, Commanding Officer of the 71st Precinct, which is among the precincts accused of downplaying crime.

Two academics at an FBI-sponsored conference Friday will accuse the NYPD of cooking the books to make the city appear safer.]]> NY Daily News
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Deputy Inspector Peter Simonetti, Commanding Officer of the 71st Precinct, which is among the precincts accused of downplaying crime.

Two academics at an FBI-sponsored conference Friday will accuse the NYPD of cooking the books to make the city appear safer.]]> http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28480/feed/ 0 NYC Jail to Brooklyn: Get Your Own Workers http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28444 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28444#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:03:00 +0000 CrownHeights.info tag:www.crownheights.info://a2eae52c85210f639969928ecb4ff2e8
Despite intense media coverage, Borough President Markowitz continued to use Department of Correction prisoners to set up and break down his concerts in Coney Island and Crown Heights, as these prisoners did on Friday morning after a B-52s show.]]> image
Despite intense media coverage, Borough President Markowitz continued to use Department of Correction prisoners to set up and break down his concerts in Coney Island and Crown Heights, as these prisoners did on Friday morning after a B-52s show.]]> http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28444/feed/ 0 Muslim Taxi Driver Stabbed http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28431 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28431#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:40:57 +0000 CrownHeights.info tag:www.crownheights.info://76371007f2530feb972295a552230796
According to police, a taxi driver had his throat slashed last night after he told a passenger he was Muslim.]]> image
According to police, a taxi driver had his throat slashed last night after he told a passenger he was Muslim.]]> http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28431/feed/ 0 Starting Tonight, Brooklyn Brg Closed Most Nights http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28378 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28378#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:17:37 +0000 CrownHeights.info tag:www.crownheights.info://2f13deecdf07b9c61dfa2d64d0c2050f
A massive rehab of the Brooklyn Bridge will begin Aug. 23, keeping Manhattan-bound lanes closed most nights until 2014.]]> image
A massive rehab of the Brooklyn Bridge will begin Aug. 23, keeping Manhattan-bound lanes closed most nights until 2014.]]> http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=28378/feed/ 0