4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (395+ words) A major security coordination meeting was held Thursday morning as Achiezer brought together senior law enforcement officials, Rabbanim and community leaders from the greater Five Towns area ahead of the Yomim Noraim. The meeting focused on strengthening communication and coordination…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (250+ words) New York City is moving from warnings to full enforcement of its new trash-container requirements, with sanitation officials beginning to issue fines Tuesday to properties that fail to properly containerize their garbage. The rule applies to residential buildings with one…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (151+ words) By 5 Towns Central Staff ATLANTIC BEACH, N.Y. (Aug. 20, 2026) — A severe and sudden weather system tore through Atlantic Beach on Thursday evening, causing substantial structural destruction across local coastal facilities and triggering widespread street flooding across the barrier island and neighboring Five…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (259+ words) By 5 Towns Central Staff LAWRENCE, NEW YORK (Aug. 19, 2026) Update: Mayor Samuel Nahmias Issues Statement on Rockaway Turnpike Fuel Spill “Our thoughts are with the truck driver and everyone impacted by today’s fuel spill on Rockaway Turnpike. While North Lawrence falls…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (458+ words) By 5 Towns Central Staff NEW YORK CITY (August 18, 2026) New York City is preparing to strengthen enforcement against rat infestations, with new rules that would require faster inspections and impose escalating fines on properties found with active signs of rodents. Under…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (291+ words) Every year on August 9th, I stop whatever I’m doing and take a moment to count my blessings. Twenty-five years ago today, I was about to walk into the Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem. I was spending the summer in Israel, and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (228+ words) By 5 Towns Central Staff New York City (August 5, 2026) — The U.S. Department of Justice has confirmed it is actively investigating allegations of antisemitic discrimination and hate crimes in New York City, with the Trump administration requesting information from Mayor Zohran Mamdani…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (296+ words) 5 Towns Central By 5 Towns Central Staff WASHINGTON (Aug. 3, 2026) — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have introduced sweeping bipartisan legislation designed to bolster federal efforts aimed at identifying, tracking, and counteracting domestic anti-Jewish discrimination across multiple government sectors. The proposed legislative package seeks…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (285+ words) 5 Towns Central By 5 Towns Central Staff NEW YORK, N.Y. (Aug. 3, 2026) — Newly released municipal crime data revealed that Jewish residents remain the primary target of bias-motivated offenses across New York City. Despite notable decreases in overall violent crime and historic lows in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (255+ words) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he is open to the possibility of reparations for slavery, stating that the city should carefully consider recommendations from an ongoing review examining New York’s historical involvement in the institution. In an interview…...