Chabad News Online » NYC News http://www.chabadnewsonline.com Best of Chabad News Online Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:31:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Bloomberg: Terror Threat Against NYC Credible http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37569 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37569#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:21:00 +0000 CrownHeights.info AP
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NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg with Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says a terror threat against the city is credible but not corroborated.]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/09/bloomberg-terror-threat-against-nyc-credible/feed/ 0 Court Rules Individuals Do Not Have Constitutional Right to Carry a Concealed Handgun in Public http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37533 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37533#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:52:00 +0000 CrownHeights.info New York State Press Release
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New York - Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced that his office has won a major court victory in defense of New York State’s gun safety laws. In a decision in the case of Kachalsky, et al. v. Cacace, et al, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York rejected a constitutional challenge to New York’s handgun licensing statute, ruling that individuals do not have a constitutional right to carry a concealed handgun in public.]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/09/court-rules-individuals-do-not-have-constitutional-right-to-carry-a-concealed-handgun-in-public/feed/ 0 NYPD Worried About New Terror Threat http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37462 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37462#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 03:06:00 +0000 CrownHeights.info CBS
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As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the federal government is warning of a new potential terror threat.]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/09/nypd-worried-about-new-terror-threat/feed/ 0 NYPD: Hold On to Your Personal Items in the Subway http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37402 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37402#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:04:00 +0000 CrownHeights.info Daily News
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Crime in the city’s subways has jumped about 17% – mostly due to a spike in thefts of cell phones, iPods and other gadgets.]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/09/nypd-hold-on-to-your-personal-items-in-the-subway/feed/ 0 Is Obama Angry with Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jews? http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37400 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37400#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:03:00 +0000 CrownHeights.info City Hall News
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A photo from Williamsburg capturing Brooklyn's support for Obama during the 2008 presidential elections.

Brooklyn pols were apoplectic yesterday when FEMA’s list of counties eligible for disaster aid included every New York City borough but theirs. Borough President Marty Markowitz pronounced himself “dumbfounded.” City Council Finance Chairman Domenic Recchia asked, “Are they kidding?”]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/09/is-obama-angry-with-brooklyns-orthodox-jews/feed/ 0 Banks Waive Fees in States Hit by Irene http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37361 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37361#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:36:00 +0000 CrownHeights.info image
Several banks are waiving a variety of fees for customers hard hit by Hurricane Irene.]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/08/banks-waive-fees-in-states-hit-by-irene/feed/ 0 Irene: A Perfect Storm of Hype http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37334 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37334#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:37:18 +0000 CrownHeights.info Telegraph
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For the television reporter, clad in his red cagoule emblazoned with the CNN logo, it was a dramatic on-air moment, broadcasting live from Long Island, New York during a hurricane that also threatened Manhattan.]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/08/irene-a-perfect-storm-of-hype-2/feed/ 0 Bruised by Blizzard, Bloomberg Hailed Hero of Irene http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37321 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37321#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:59:03 +0000 CrownHeights.info ABC
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A few drops of rain fell early Saturday morning as Mayor Michael Bloomberg was about to talk to reporters about the encroaching Hurricane Irene. A staffer said the news conference was being moved under a nearby overhang, but somehow that never happened.]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/08/bruised-by-blizzard-bloomberg-hailed-hero-of-irene/feed/ 0 Painkiller Abuse on the Rise in NYC http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37275 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37275#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:02:00 +0000 CrownHeights.info NBC
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The number of narcotic-related emergency room visits has risen significantly due to an increased abuse of prescription painkillers, according to a New York City Health Department survey.]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/08/painkiller-abuse-on-the-rise-in-nyc/feed/ 0 New York City Plans Shutdown of All Mass Transit http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37267 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37267#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:44:05 +0000 CrownHeights.info image
New York City officials say they're preparing for the total shutdown of the nation's largest mass transit system.]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/08/new-york-city-plans-shutdown-of-all-mass-transit/feed/ 0