Friday, April 26, 2024

NY

Woke Manhattan DA Caves, Drops Murder Charge Against NYC Bodega Worker

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NEW YORK (VINnews) - Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s Office filed a motion to dismiss the murder charge against Jose Alba, the bodega worker who fatally stabbed a man who came behind hi...

WATCH: Councilwoman Inna Vernikov Blasts deBlasio’s ‘Disastrous Administration’, Defends Adams

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BROOKLYN (VIN Podcast) Councilwoman Inna Vernikov, who has distinguished herself as a staunch supporter of the Jewish community and Israel, spoke exclusively with VIN News. She dis...

SHOCK VIDEO: Entire Van Topples into Massive Bronx Sinkhole

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On Monday night, an entire van fell into a hole near Radcliff’s intersection with Pierce Avenue, after the street collapsed beneath it, leaving a massive opening in the middle ...

Jewish Pitcher Eric Reyzelman Drafted By The New York Yankees

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NEW YORK (JTA) - Eric Reyzelman is in a New York state of mind. The New York Yankees selected the Jewish Louisiana State University pitcher 160th overall in the fifth round of t...

THE DEFINITIVE RAP: Defying The Me Generation; Interview with Elliot Resnick Phd

NEW YORK (VINnews) — It’s always fascinating to meet true academics with varied interests of the world at large. There is much going on today, and a great deal of it is that this h...

State, NYC Reach Accord On Funding For New Penn Station

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NEW YORK (AP) — A funding agreement was reached for the multibillion-dollar redevelopment of New York’s aging Penn Station, the country's busiest rail hub. Gov. Kathy Hochul and...

WATCH: R’ Eisemann’s Attorney: ‘No evidence of criminal conduct. One of the worst prosecutions I’ve ever seen.”

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NEW JERSEY (VINnews) — In this exclusive interview, renowned attorney Lee Vartan, who led the defense for Rabbi Osher Eisemann, breaks down the many flaws and inconsistencies in th...

Yankees: NYPD Investigating After Drone Seen Above Stadium

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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees say police are investigating after what appeared to be a drone was spotted flying above right field at Yankee Stadium on Saturday night. NJ....

Ivana Trump’s Death Ruled An Accident, NYC Examiner Says

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NEW YORK (AP) — Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother to his eldest children, died accidentally from blunt impact injuries to her torso, the New Y...

Orthodox Gun Club Founder on Mission to Help Protect Jewish Homes and Businesses

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ROCKLAND (Yaakov M / VINnews) One Orthodox Jewish gun-rights advocate is helping businesses protect themselves, while advocating for (safe) gun ownership in the frum community. ...

VIDEO: Small Plane Crashes On Route 42 In Monticello

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — A small plane crashed onto the highway in upstate New York on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred on Route 42 and Dingle Daisy Rd in Monticello, shortly...

Rabies Warning Issued After Infected Cat Attacks Man and 2 Kids in Monsey

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MONSEY (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - Three days after three Orthodox Jewish Monsey residents were attacked by a cat, the Rockland County Department of Health announced that the animal te...

Prosecutors Disavow 3 Convictions In 1995 Brooklyn Subway Killing

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are disavowing the convictions of three men who spent decades in prison for one of the most horrifying crimes of New York’s violent 1990s — the killing ...

WATCH: Crown Heights Resident Condemns Brutal Attack On Yossi Hershkop

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CROWN HEIGHTS (VINnews) — A Crown Heights resident has released a video message in which he sharply condemns the violent attack on community activist Yossi Hershkop that occurred y...

BREAKING: Victim of Brutal Crown Heights Attack Returns Home, Tweets ‘Thank you’ to Supporters

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BROOKLYN (VINnews) Yosef Hershkop, a community activist in Crown Heights who was brutally beaten in broad daylight in front of his young son, has tweeted an update about his condit...

OPEN LETTER: The ‘Not Accepting Students Into Schools’ Issue Needs To Change

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — This year 65 girls were not accepted to high school. It was only 3 years ago that I was one of those “unlucky” ones who didn’t get accepted anywhere. As my fri...

CUNY Faculty and Students Pen Antisemitic ‘Open Letter’ Accusing Israel of Genocide

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NEW YORK (VINnews) A group of faculty and students at CUNY have released a viciously antisemitic letter, accusing Israel of “ethnic cleansing” and “genocide”. It also pledges to “u...

VIDEO: Adams’ NYC – Crown Heights Resident Brutally Beaten In Front Of His Young Child

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CROWN HEIGHTS (VINnews) — A Jewish resident of Crown Heights was brutally beaten by three thugs on Tuesday afternoon. According to footage provided by Crown Heights Shomrim, a c...

3 Arrested After Racist, Antisemitic Pamphlets Blanket NY Town

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HORNELL, N.Y. (AP) — Three people have been arrested on hate crime charges for blanketing a small upstate New York city with white supremacist pamphlets, authorities said. The r...