Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the launch of a $36.9 million infrastructure overhaul now underway in Brooklyn, targeting the aging Fort Hamilton Parkway bridge that spans the Gowanus Expressway (I-278). This vital crossing, originally constructed in 1964, connects the communities of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, and Windsor Terrace. The project is designed to significantly strengthen safety, resilience, and multi-modal accessibility along this busy corridor.

BROOKLYN – Governor Kathy Hochul announced the start of a $36.9 million project to rehabilitate the bridge carrying Fort Hamilton Parkway over the Gowanus Expressw

British lawmakers were set to deliberate today on a proposal that seeks to prohibit shechitah without prior stunning—a practice central to both kosher and certain halal dietary laws. According to a report by The Independent, the petition that triggered the debate has amassed over 109,000 signatures and characterizes the method as “barbaric,” asserting that it clashes with what it calls “modern British values.”

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Pentagon planned to deploy about 700 Marines to Los Angeles on Monday to

Argentinian President Javier Milei, visited the Kosel this evening, at the start of his official trip to Israel.

Disgraced NY Governor Andrew Cuomo, candidate for Mayor of New York City, today received the endorsement of the Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition (FJCC). The FJCC joins the Sephardic Community Federation, Far Rockaway Jewish Alliance, the Bobov community in Borough Park, and Crown Jewish United and the Crown Heights PAC, in backing Cuomo’s bid. “I am truly honored and humbled to receive the endorsement of the Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition, and I want to thank FJCC Chair Josh Mehlman for his partnership,” Governor Cuomo said. “Our Orthodox community has experienced trauma unlike any other, from surging hate crimes and antisemitism to the unspeakable targeted attacks we saw in Washington, DC and in Denver.

A new psak was released Monday by some of the most prominent poskim affiliated with leading Chassidishe groups, firmly reiterating a total prohibition on joining the Israel Defense Forces.
In their declaration, the rabbanim assert clearly: “According to Torah law, it is strictly forbidden to enlist in the army, which serves as a melting pot for the gravest transgressions and for casting off the yoke [of Torah and mitzvos].”

HEWLETT, NY — A tense weekend in the predominantly Jewish Five Towns community on Long Island prompted concern over what many feared were coor