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Spending the Holidays in NYC?? Check Out These Hotels

The holidays are the perfect opportunity for a short much-needed getaway to recharge, refresh and reconnect with family. NYC is rich with beautiful hotels and experiences for every budget. Plus, staying in NYC helps circumvent airport mishaps and dreadful long road trips. By Ellen Cans The NY Post recently compiled a list of the most […]

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December 26, 2019
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Israeli Superstar Gal Gadot to Produce Film Adaptation of Banned Israeli Novel

The book was banned in Israeli classrooms on the grounds that it could undermine the distinct identity of Israeli Jews. By: WIN Staff Gal Gadot and her husband Jaron Varsano will be co-producing a film adaptation of a novel banned by Israel’s education ministry in high school classrooms, reports Variety. The 2014 Hebrew novel “Borderlife” […]

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December 26, 2019
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New NY Bill Seeks to Help Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse

By Tom Roberts If there is anything that government must do, it is to stand up for those who are the most vulnerable. And State Senator Brad Hoylman (D/WF-Manhattan) is helping to do just that. Hoylman introduced the Adult Survivors Act in October. The legislation would create a one-year window for the revival of time-barred […]

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December 26, 2019
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White Plains Judge Overseeing Purdue Pharma Case Says it is a “Bitter Pill”

By Hadassa Kalatizadeh U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain of White Plains, New York, has his work cut out for him. The judge is overseeing the complex bankruptcy case of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. He will ultimately decide if the company’s $12 billion plan to settle more than 2,700 lawsuits over its role in the opioid […]

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December 26, 2019
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Op-Ed Opinion

Is it Too Late to Clear the Anti-Semitism Swamp?

Jewish pioneers cleared the swamps of the Galilee a hundred years ago, hoping naively to be left in peace in their own homeland. But how are we going to clear the swamp of antisemitism that has engulfed the world? By: Prof Phyllis Chesler (The following article originally appeared on the Arutz Sheva (Israel National News) […]

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December 25, 2019
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Bloomberg Rolls Out $1.5 Trillion Health Care Plan in Bid for WH

By: Jasper Crusinki The transformation of Michael Bloomberg from moderate Independent to dedicated left leaning progressive has continued with the rollout of his $1.5 Trillion 10-year health care plan. Bloomberg, after declaring his presidency a few weeks ago and spending upwards of around $10 million a week on advertising (according to Daily Caller) , decided […]

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December 25, 2019
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JV Editorial Opinion

Internet Gambling = Troubled Youth

Dear Editor: Underage gambling is a growing concern in New York state. The explosion of internet gambling and gaming opportunities ― combined with the inescapable advertising and marketing of gaming and gambling everywhere from television to the corner store ― relentlessly expose our children to enticing messages of winning, risk-taking and excitement from a very […]

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December 25, 2019
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Local New York News

Audit Shows NYers Pay Thousands in Fees for Tiny Chance at Affordable Apt

By: Ilana Siyance On Friday December 20th, the office of state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released an audit underlining not only how difficult it is for New Yorkers to land an affordable apartment in NYC, but also that landlords are reaping fees from applicants who will likely never have a chance at getting an affordable apartment. […]

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December 25, 2019
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JV Editorial Opinion

Hanukkah Miracles; Then & Now

The eight-day Jewish celebration known as Hanukkah or Chanukah commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to legend Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean Revolt. Hanukkah, which means “dedication” in Hebrew, begins on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar […]

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December 25, 2019
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Manhattan Judge Deals Blow to DeBlasio’s Inwood Rezoning Plan

By: Hellen Zaboulani Mayor Bill de Blasio’s controversial Inwood neighborhood rezoning plan was dealt a heavy blow. Manhattan Supreme Court judge Verna Saunders ruled in favor of residents and small business owners in the northern Manhattan community who sued in contention of the Mayor’s 59-block rezoning plan. In August 2018, the City council had approved […]

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December 25, 2019
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