 | Rabbi Sholom Emert says he doesn't have a problem with getting a ticket for jaywalking, but he does have a problem with the officer who ticketed him on the Sabbath. According to WCBS, members of Brooklyn’s orthodox Jewish community are all riled up because the officer was insensitive and... [ MORE ] |  | (CBS 2) Around 7:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving, three thugs jumped Hasidic teacher Joel Weinberger as he left a yeshiva on Harrison Avenue in Williamsburg. The beating left him hospitalized for four days with his jaw wired shut and a broken leg. His assailants, who stole his cell phone, tore... [ MORE ] |  | Wal-Mart (love it or hate it) is not only trying to open a store in the city, they want to open stores, plural!, all over the five boroughs. Crain's reports that the City Council has scheduled a hearing next month to review the impact the big box would have... [ MORE ] |  | Two weeks ago, the Health Department issued a shocking report finding that New Yorkers drink excessively, according to the standards of the medical industry (which is totally in the pocket of Alcoholics Anonymous). But now that the holidays are upon us, aren't we entitled to a little excess? The... [ MORE ] |  | BumperNuts in action (From Dan Dickinson's flickr) Blue balls have brought a volunteer fire chief in Long Island down. Specifically, a pair of blue aluminum BumperNuts he attached to the end of his truck. Two months ago volunteer Chief Daniel Fee was asked by the mayor of Freeport to... [ MORE ] |  | Bloomberg for President? Yes, we're still two years off and yes he has repeatedly denied that he has any interest in running, and yet still the constant whispers of a Mike Bloomberg presidential run continue. But maybe they shouldn't? In the latest fuel to the fire Public Policy Polling... [ MORE ] |  | Yesterday evening, after a drawn out decision-making process full of panels, waivers and lawsuit threats, state Education Commissioner David Steiner approved a waiver that allows Cathie Black to serve as city Schools Chancellor, with Shael Polakow-Suransky serving as the city's first chief academic officer. And in case you question... [ MORE ] | | |
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