Buried in Trash? Lakewood Residents Have Several Options
Even though Lakewood Township offices are closed Friday, December 31, the Lakewood Township Committee has made arrangements with the Lakewood Public Works Department to...
Post Office’s New First-Class Stamps Will Last ‘Forever’
Postal patron Sean Swilling is tired of the inconvenience that comes with every change in the price of mailing a letter. That makes him...
Rep. Danny Davis to Bill Clinton, Obama: Stay Out of Chicago Politics
Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.), who is running for mayor of Chicago, has a message for former President Bill Clinton (coming to the city next...
Tale of Two Mayors: Bloomberg vs Booker on Blizzard Response – How Newark Mayor...
Memo to Michael Bloomberg: The next time a monster blizzard hits your city, do what Cory Booker did. The Newark, N.J., mayor has...
Tomorrow: Fares Going Up On NYC Subways, Commuter Rails
Riders on the city's subways, buses and commuter rails are going to have to come up with some more money. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority...
Airlines Play Huge Game of Catch-Up in NYC Area
Some flights left on time today at New York-area airports buffeted by a weekend storm, but clusters of stranded passengers were still camped out...
Erekat Denies That He’ll Ask UN to Recognize Palestinian State Next Month
The Palestinian Authority's chief negotiator Saeb Erekat denied Wednesday he had claimed the PA would ask the United Nations Security Council to recognize an...
Readers’ Matzav: Nightmare in Newark for Yeshiva Bochur
Dear Matzav,
I'd like to share with you a letter I just wrote to the Department of Homeland Security after an outrageous experience we just had...
Tenth Yahrtzeit of Maran Rav Gifter zt”l to Be Marked Tonight
Though it has been ten years since his petirah, Rav Mordechai Gifter zt"l is still alive and well in the hearts, minds, and mouths...
Tonight: Gathering to Celebrate Launch of Oz V’hadar Friedman Edition of Talmud Yerushalmi
Tonight, Wednesday, 22 Teves/December 29, a great celebration will take place. However, in order to appreciate its true significance, let us go back...
L’toeles Horabim: Free Calling to Canada
L'toeles horabim, we have learned of a free calling option for those who wish to contact someone in Canada. There is a new calling...
Mayor Bloomberg: Roads May Be Plowed By Wednesday Night … Maybe
On the day after the day after, New Yorkers were left wondering what happened. There are still many streets that haven't seen a plow...
Think It’s Bad Flying Out Of NYC? Try Flying In
At LaGuardia Airport it's not exactly smooth flying. Flights are operating, but there's still plenty of frustration. One family has spent more than 30...
Business Halacha: Delaying Payment of Salaries
Q: There is no cash available this month to cover payroll. May I delay payment of salaries?
A: There is a mitzvah to pay wages...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 22 Teves
Yahrtzeits - 22 Teves
Rav Shmuel Heller, Azhenazi Rav of Tsefas for 40 years (1884). On the 24th of Teves in 1837, he was discovered...
CIA Spy: Iran Will Use Nukes Against Israel, West
Iran's leaders have declared that the Islamic messiah -- or Mahdi -- will soon return to stamp out unbelievers. They claim that Israel will...
NYC Streets May Remain Unplowed Days After Storm
As many streets remain unplowed, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said today that the administration is doing "everything we possibly can" to get the city back...
Sefer Torah for ‘Strictly’ Non-Observant Kibbutz
Elad Benari reports for Arutz Shevah: Last week, Kibbutz Geva in northern Israel celebrated its 89th anniversary. In honor of the occasion, the Ayelet...
Bloomberg On Snow-Removal Snafus: “I Regret Everything in the World”
Yes. The city should be better prepared. No. It was a giant snowstorm - people need to just relax and enjoy a snowday. Who...
Video: NYC Sanitation Crew Crushes SUV While Freeing Snow Plow
Drivers are doing whatever they can to get stuck vehicles out in the aftermath of the blizzard, but one City sanitation crew in...