New York & New Jersey

Lakewood

CHEMED Medical & Ethics Conference Sets the Stage for the Future of Community Healthcare

CHEMED Health hosted its annual Medical and Ethics Conference, drawing more than 1,000 participants, including physicians, nurses, medical students, rabbanim, and healthcare leaders for an intensive, multi-day gathering exploring the i...

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NYC

Surprise! Instacart Adds a Whooping $6 “Regulatory Response” Fee to Every Delivery

Instacart blindsided its customers in New York City by adding a $6 surprise fee per delivery. The company claims this is a “Regulatory Response Fee” following the enactment of a new law...

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News

Hatzolah of Central Jersey Celebrates Ribbon-Cutting for Newly Sponsored Shabbos Response Vehicle

Hatzolah of Central Jersey held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week to mark the addition of a newly dedicated Shabbos vehicle to its growing operational fleet. ...

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Williamsburg

EXCLUSIVE: Williamsburg Matzah Bakery Scores Win As NYC Reverses Course On Oven Ban

A Williamsburg Matzah bakery scored big and got a waiver form the city to operate its wood-powered Matzah oven. ...

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Assemblyman Schnall’s Legislation Fixing Funding for Nonpublic School Services Becomes Law

Legislation reforming New Jersey’s nonpublic school auxiliary services funding program, known as Chapter 192/193, was signed into law by former Governor Phil Murphy as one of his final actions in office....

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5 Towns/Far Rockaway

Pesach Osina Enters Race For Far Rockaway’s State Assembly Seat

Pesach Osina, a longtime frum political staffer and former New York City Council candidate, announced he will seek the seat vacated by Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer-Amato....

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Around-the-Clock Heroes: Lakewood Shomrim Celebrates Volunteers and Partners

Shomrim in Lakewood, NJ hosted a powerful Member Appreciation Event celebrating its volunteers and strong partnership with law enforcement....

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Lakewood

Assemblyman Schnall Secures $750,000 in Funding for Tomchei Shabbos and Bridges on Final Day of Legislative Session

Assemblyman Avi Schnall successfully secured $750,000 in critical state funding for two vital organizations serving Lakewood and surrounding communities....

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“A Dark Day” – Hochul To Sign Bill Legalizing Physician-assisted Suicide in NY

Earlier this week, Governor Hochul announced she would sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which would legalize physician-assisted suicide in New York....

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Lakewood

Assemblyman Schnall Co-Sponsors Legislation to Fix New Jersey’s Broken Special Education Funding Formula

Assemblyman Avi Schnall is co-sponsoring new legislation that would fix one of the biggest problems in New Jersey’s school funding system: how the state pays for special education....

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Manhattan

Masbia Opens New Annex on the Upper West Side at Congregation Shearith Israel

Last Tuesday afternoon marked the first day of operations at Masbia’s newest food pantry, located in the yard of Congregation Shearith Israel, the historic Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue on the Upper West Side...

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New York & New Jersey

NYC Cracks Down: Kosher Groceries Hit With Wave of Bag Fines (Updated)

New York City officials are fining Grocery stores in Boro Park and Crown Heights for distributing plastic bags, a regulation the city imposed a while back, but never enforced....

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It’s Official: Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman Enters New York’s Governor Race

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced his bid for New York governor, taking on Rep. Elise Stefanik for the GOP nomination, and potentially Democratic incumbent Governor Kathy Hochul....

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New York & New Jersey

NYC Stands With Israel: Mayor Adams Signs Executive Order Restricting BDS Divestment

In a symbolic move, outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams today signed an executive order that would prohibit the city from divesting from Israel, as the so-called “anti-Zionist” mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani steps into City Hall ne...

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NYC

“Get The Hamas Mob Out!” – Bill Introduced To Ban Protests From New York Shuls

State Senator Sam Sutton and Assemblymember Micah Lasher introduced a bill mandating a buffer zone between protests and Shuls....

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New Square

New Square: House Speaker Mike Johnson To Visit The Skeverer Rebbe on Sunday

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson will join Rep. Mike Lawler for a visit to New Square, where they will have a special meeting with the Skverer Rebbe on Sunday, 18 Kislev. ...

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Boro Park

MTA Opens New Subway Car Acceptance and Testing Facility Near Boro Park

A new facility, which is designed to accept and test new subway cars, was opened at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Sunset Park, just over a mile outside of Boro Park....

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NYC

“Blatant Anti-Semitism”: Holocaust Survivor Barred From Speaking at Brooklyn Public School

Uproar ha errupted after the principal of a Brooklyn middle school denied a parent's request for Sami Steigmann, an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor, to talk about anti-Semitism....

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