New York
Hatzalah, Shmira, Shomrim, Chavivim, Chaveirim Warns: Be Alert When Exiting Your Vehicle
Our NY/NJ community emergency response organizations — Hatzalah, Shmira and Shomrim, Chavivim and Chaveirim— from the tri-state area are alerting of the dangers of mistakenly leaving a child in a car r”l following a string of tra...
NYS Assemblyman Lester Chang Introduces Bill To Make October 7th A Day Of Remembrance In The State Of New York
Establishes a day of commemoration known as "October 7th Remembrance Day" New York is home to the largest Jewish communities outside of Israel...
Shmira Advisory: Make Sure Video Cameras Are Recording When Changing Clocks Motzei Shabbos For “Spring Forward”
The Shmira surveillance team put an advisory for the community that when changing your clock, it’s a good reminder to also double check that your video cameras are recording...
$16 Billion NY-NJ Rail Tunnel Gets Billions In Funding From Feds
The long-delayed “Gateway Project,” which would construct new rail tunnels under the Hudson River, has secured a whopping $6.9 billion in federal grants—the largest grant ever signed by the agency...
NY Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato Defends Yeshiva Students and Families
Rabbi Yeruchim Silber of Agudath Israel was in attendance and praised Pheffer Amato for being a strong defender of Yeshiva education. “The Assemblywoman is our Yeshivas’ most effective advocate in Albany”...
Hundreds of EBT Skimming Scam Attacks Reported in Lakewood Frum Community
As ATM and Food Stamps (EBT) skimming scams have increased in Lakewood & Brooklyn Frum neighborhoods of Williamsburg, Crown Heights, Boro Park and Flatbush. Hundreds of frum residents reporting that their EBT benefits have been emptied...
NY Governor Hochul Signs Legislation Penalizing Public Utility Companies that illegally Hike Rates
Legislation sponsored by Boro Park frum Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein was signed into law by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, severely fines public utility companies that knowingly or deliberately provide false information to the NYS P...
New Tax On NY’ers Even If You Don’t Enter Manhattan’s Congestion Pricing ‘Zone’
New Business Tax hikes coming to New York State to replace the $1 billion per year in expected toll revenue loss after NYS “Lowered” the Congestion pricing tax from $15 to $9 for standard passenger vehicles...