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Anti-Semitic Hate Spewed by Locals After Jersey City Attack

In the wake of a deadly anti-Semitic attack, video emerged of Jersey City residents at the crime scene railing against Jews and expressing delight at the carnage. Edited by: Fern Sidman Less than 24 hours after assailants killed multiple victims in a kosher grocery in Jersey City, New Jersey, former NYS Assemblyman and former Jewish […]

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Hollywood Mogul Harvey Weinstein Reaches $25M Settlement Deal with Sex Abuse Accusers

Edited by: TJVNews.com Disgraced Hollywood film mogul and producer Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday has announced through his attorneys that he has reached a financial settlement with dozens of women who claim that he molested and sexually abused them. According to an NBC report, Weinstein would be paying out approximately $25 million to compensate those women […]

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Israeli Lawmaker: Corbyn is an Anti-Semite and a Racist

By: Aryeh Savir Member of Knesset (MK) Yair Lapid accused the United Kingdom’s Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn of being an anti-Semite and racist, just days before he is up for election in the Kingdom. “Usually you’re not supposed to interfere with elections in other countries but in this case, I’ll make an exception,” Lapid […]

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4 More Washington Heights Residents Sue After Contracting Legionnaires’ Disease

By Ted Brooks The lawsuits continue to mount from those claiming to have contracted Legionnaires’ disease in 2018 from the cooling tower of a Washington Heights housing complex. According to medical authorities, Legionnaires’ disease, also known as legionellosis, is a form of atypical pneumonia caused by any type of Legionella bacteria. Signs and symptoms include […]

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Uber Helicopter Services Roil Brooklynites with Constant Loud Noise

By: Pablo Vilicozza Add yet another complaint to the long list that New York City residents like to whine about: helicopter noise. Some locals are angry over the sounds of overhead on-demand helicopter services like Uber Copter and Blade. While passengers are shuttled from airports to midtown, residents in Brooklyn and Manhattan reportedly can’t hear […]

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Why Hanukkah: 4 Insights Everyone Should Know

By: Rabbi Benjamin Blech Why the miracle of the Hanukkah oil is so important to Jews We all know that when the Jews rededicated the temple there was only enough oil to last for one day and miraculously it lasted for eight. But what makes that worthy of a holiday? The real reason for the […]

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DeBlasio Names NYPD Digital Chief Jessica Tisch as City’s ITT Czar

By Howard M. Riell Mayor Bill de Blasio has appointed Jessica Tisch as Commissioner of the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT). Tisch previously served as Deputy Commissioner of Information Technology for the NYPD, where she led the Department into the 21st century by harnessing the power of technology to best serve police officers […]

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