Beginnings are never easy, and in the case of the UK’s latest budget airline, easyJet this beginning was especially embarrassing. Passengers en route from Tel Aviv, Israel to London were given a meal choice between ham melts and bacon baguettes, both containing pork products, one of the forbidden foods for both Jews and Muslims who…
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Unknown Triangle Fire Victims Finally Come to Light 100 Years Later
In the wake of the great New York City teacher’s strike of 1968, the history of unions was thoroughly taught to us 5th graders. Although I can’t say I remember much of what I was taught, the one item that has stayed with me for more than 40 years has been the tragedy of the…
Pistol Packing New Yorkers of Every Type
Although Alexis Stewart, daughter of Martha, does not believe that people in America should be allowed to own handguns, she felt compelled to purchase her .357 Magnum after 9/11, explaining that “she would be happy to give up her gun if handguns were banned.” She added that “Having a swimming pool is way more dangerous…
At Yeshivah University the Book Still Lives
Mosey on up to Washington Heights and remember the world of actual, printed and bound books between two covers. With the race to go “paperless” and get all our reading materials in digital form, for many of us booklovers the Yeshiva University Seforim Sale (seforim is the Hebrew word for books) is truly a breath…
Josephine Harris, Miracle of 9/11, Dies of Heart Attack at Age 69
On September 11, 2001 Josephine Harris was in the North Tower of the World Trade Center when disaster struck. As she reached the area of stairwell B between the 14th and 15th floors she became too exhausted to continue down; she had already travelled from the 73rd floor, and felt that she just could not…
“Ice Age Animals of New York”
The curator of vertebrate paleontology at the New York State Museum in Albany, Dr. Robert Feranec, is to present “Ice Age Animals of New York” in the Carnahan Theater in Jamestown Community College later this week. Throughout the presentation, Feranec will introduce the audience to some of the most famous as well as unknown species…
Bronx Zoo Welcomes Six Cubs
The Bronx Zoo recently welcomed six new additions to Tiger Mountain- three Amur and three Malayan tiger cubs. The Malayan cubs are the zoo’s first litter of their kind, while the Amur cubs are the first to be born at the zoo in over thirteen years. Zoo visitors have the unique opportunity to compare the…
Tuesday’s Total lunar Eclipse
Early this past Tuesday morning, while most of the residents of New York slept soundly, the moon was completely covered by Earth’s shadow. The whole process took around three and a half hours. The moon was hidden for 72 minutes. The phenomenon was clearly visible only in certain areas of the North and Central America….
Rare Astronomical Coincidence Set for Tuesday
In a coinciding of events that hasn’t been seen in 456 years, there will be a lunar eclipse occurring on the very same day as the winter solstice this year, on Tuesday. The winter solstice, which occurs every year on December 21st, is the shortest day of the year, meaning that on that day there…
Times Square Booming After 30 Years of Re-Building
The modern re-development of Times Square may have taken thirty years but it has reaped benefits for the area and for all of New York making it well worth the effort. Crime is way down, with the complete disappearance of drug addicts, dope pushers, pimps and prostitutes from the vicinity. Tourists are visiting now in…
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