Hikind’s Fallback Option: Run His Wife?
by Lawrence Cohler-Esses Staff Writer Assemblyman Dov Hikind, on trial for corruption, has told intimates that he is considering running his wife, Shoshana, in his place this fall if he is forced to...
View ArticleJuror: Hikind Acquittal Was Easy
by Lawrence Cohler-Esses Staff Writer Once it went to the jury, Dov Hikind’s fate was never in doubt. “We decided pretty quickly he was not guilty” of the bribery charge against him, Lucille...
View ArticleSyrit Head Pleads Guilty
by Lawrence Cohler-Esses Staff Writer In a coda to the investigation of Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind and various associates, Rabbi Elliot Amsel, a key Hikind fund-raiser, pleaded guilty Wednesday...
View ArticleKiryas Joel Foes Holding Fire
by Lawrence Cohler-Esses Staff Writer Like Jesus' friend Lazarus, Sylvester Stallone's Rocky and the hope that springs eternal, Kiryas Joel, the upstate chasidic school district ruled thrice an...
View ArticleThe Art Of Budget Cuts
by Julia Goldman Staff Writer In what one arts advocate called the "ritual mating dance" that starts off months of fiscal back-and-forth, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has recommended slashing 6.2 percent...
View ArticleFor Jewish Politics, A Decade Of Declines
Adam Dickter Assistant Managing Editor Civil liberties, Jewish power, unity on Israel, confidence in elected officials all took hits in a period scarred by 9/11.At the end of the 1990s, the nation...
View ArticleNew Test For Jewish Schools
by Julie Wiener Staff Writer With the city Board of Education undergoing its largest changes in more than 30 years and major state budget cuts anticipated, Rabbi Leib Kelman is hoping the girls at his...
View ArticleThe Art Of Budget Cuts
by Julia Goldman In what one arts advocate called the "ritual mating dance" that starts off months of fiscal back-and-forth, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has recommended slashing 6.2 percent from the...
View ArticleVallone Braves Hebron
by Michele Chabin Israel Correspondent Jerusalem — While British Prime Minister Tony Blair practically did cartwheels to avoid courting controversy during his visit to Israel this week, New York City...
View ArticleLazio Tops Ticket As NY GOP Chooses Candidates
Adam Dickter Assistant Managing Editor Eager to win back control of Albany, New York’s Republicans engaged in a spirited battle over the top of their party’s ticket Wednesday at their convention in...
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