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Senator Weber Presents Chestnut Ridge Kosher Coffee Shop with NYS Empire Award

In honor of National Coffee Day, NYS Senator Bill Weber presented the New York State Empire Award to Yoffee Coffee, one of Rockland’s newest kosher Coffee shops & cafes in Chestnut Ridge near Monsey....

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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 today by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, severely fines public utility companies that knowingly or deliberately provide false information to the...

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DoorDash Helps Deliver Yom Tov Meals to Families in Need Right Before Rosh Hashanah

In a heartwarming effort just before Rosh Hashanah, a major food rescue operation is underway, Masbia helping to feed over 2,000 struggling Brooklyn families in the community...

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“Everyone Is Transferring” – Jewish Colleges Step Up As Ivy Leagues Fail

"Everyone Is Leaving" Jewish students Transfer & Flee En-Masse from Elite Universities. The chaos from the pro-Hamas protests, riots and encampments at Columbia University and other elite colleges and universities resulted in the immed...

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Queens: Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato Succeeds In Getting The Far Rockaway Eruv Expanded

Good News for the Far Rockaway Jewish community in Queens, NY. Thanks to the local Assemblywoman, the Shabbos Eruv has been expanded along the boardwalk to benefit the Kehilla...

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Auto Bill Threatens To Shutter New York’s Frum Car Leasing Companies

Frum Car Leasing Companies in NYS may be shut down - A bill floating around in the New York legislature, backed by the car dealership lobby, would regulate better known as car leasing companies, which threatens to put them out of busin...

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NYPD Goes After Illegal Mopeds and Scooters With Enforcement, Task Force

NYC Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Edward A. Caban today announced the NYPD’s enhanced enforcement strategy to help remove illegal motorized scooters, mopeds, bikes, ATVs, and other unregistered vehicles from city streets as ...

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Unity Rally In Support Of The Hostages To Be Held In Brooklyn

A special rally in memory of the six hostages murdered by Hamas last week, and in support of the hostages who are currently held captive by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, will be happening in Brooklyn...

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Crown Heights Street To Be Co-Named “Lubavitcher Rebbe Way” In Special Vote

A vote by elected officials and Brooklyn Community Board 9 which represents Crown Heights is set to take place this month to co-name President Street, the street of the Chabad Lubavitch Rebbe’s house “Lubavitcher Rebbe Way.”...

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Hatzolah Air, Chaverim Honored by Rockland County Legislature for Arizona Search & Rescue

Hours had already gone by when the mother of a missing 8-year-old Jewish boy reached out to Chaverim of Rockland frantically asking for help in finding her son, lost in a cave somewhere in the middle of Arizona...

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3 Days, 3 States, 35 Members of Congress: Agudath Israel Delegates from Indiana, Ohio, and New York Advocate in D.C.

As Congress resumed, Agudath Israel of America delegates from Indiana, New York, and Ohio, gathered in Washington, D.C. for a three-day advocacy mission as part of Agudah’s series of regional advocacy missions to D.C....

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MONSEY: Open Letter From Congressman Mike Lawler

Republican Congressman Mike Lawler (NY17) who proudly represents the Jewish community in Monsey & Rockland County issued a strong statement in support for Senator Bill Weber...

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Construction Begins For An Offshore Wind Port Near Boro Park

This afternoon, Mayor Eric Adams visited the waterfront at 39th Street & 2nd Avenue, right near Boro Park, where a large offshore wind port is coming to the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Sunset Park....

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Congestion Pricing ‘Might’ Be Gone, But Hochul Still Wants Your Money

To 'fund' the money-bleeding mismanaged MTA that the now-indefinitely delayed congestion pricing scheme was meant to fund, NY Governor Hochul proposed new business tax hikes to replace the $1 billion per year in expected toll revenue a...

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DMV Issues Redesigned “NYC License Plate” and Driver’s Licenses

New York’s DMV announced the release of a newly redesigned New York City regional license plate, driver's licenses, permits and non-driver ID, as well....

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New York City, MTA Starts Crackdown on Ghost Car Drivers and Toll Violators

The MTA, which controls New York’s tolled Bridges and Tunnels and the New York City Police Department, along with regional law enforcement partners announced the results of a two-day interagency task force operation to remove ghost v...

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Port Authority To “Rebuild” The George Washington Bridge Gets Funding Boost

A 10-year, $2 billion project to systematically rebuild the George Washington Bridge’s major components got a $455 million boost to continue working on structural steel that was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic....

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Apply Now: Summer EBT Program Gives Extra $120 Per Child For NY Families

On Monday, New York State began accepting applications for a new program designed to help families with Yeshiva-aged children buy groceries this summer....

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