Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
David Lichtenstein making a Clinton fund raiser.
Who is this David Lichtenstein?
I believe he used to live in Lakewood, NJ, may have gone to BMG at one time.
Sponsored recently a Lakewood parlor meeting for the Clintons.
Sponsoring another parlor meeting in Monsey-coming up!
It is aledged that he threatened a Monsey Bais-din that was involved in the Monsey KYO restaurant kashrus fiasco. The Bais-Din concluded that there were serious kashrus issues.
It is aledged that a David Lichtenstein sent a letter to the Bais-Din that if they proceed against the kashrus certifier....he will spend all amounts of dollars to fight the Bais-Din....
In the end Rabbi M. M. Weismandel did a better job on the Bais-Din & pulled the wool over their eyes... (the wool was Shatnez)
Saturday, July 14, 2007
YESHIVAMAN NAILS PUSHKA THIEVES
An astute yungerman on Friday afternoon observed some foregners entering Commerce Bank with Talis bags full of coins. They were going to dump it in the coin counter.
He stepped outside called LPD, also observed the car they came from, leaving. He got the plate number. Within 2 minutes LPD arived made the arrests & took the plate number to follow up.
Friday, July 13, 2007
ON WHOM CAN THE KOSHER CONSUMER RELY?
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The book "How to spot a liar" will not tell you on whom you can rely in kashrus.
The book will tell you on whom you can't rely in kashrus.
For the answer "on whom can the kosher consumer rely", let's begin with the process of "Elimination". You'd be surprised how few you're left from which to choose.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
TAKING RIDES WITH UNKNOWNS
Community Alert! Brooklyn, NY - Community leaders have approached VIN News with an urgent request to post the following chilling story as a vital warning to our fellow Yidden.
Yesterday at 11 AM, a young Williamsburg woman accepted a ride to Boro Park from an apparently heimish man, dressed in Chasidic garb - hat, tzites, beard, and Yiddish-speaking. Several minutes into the ride, he stopped the car, pulled out a knife, and attempted to rape his vulnerable passenger.
Thankfully, the victim didn't lose her senses, and was brave enough to struggle against her attacker. She escaped from the car in time, and 911 emergency personnel arrived at the scene moments after.While we at VIN take great care to respect the privacy of individuals, we report this personal, harrowing episode as a burning lesson to all.
Under no circumstances, in any situation, should one accept a hitch from a stranger! In today's dangerous world, we cannot jeopardize our safety simply because we need to get from Point A to Point B.
Unfortunately, we can't trust an individual because of his appearance; looks are deceiving. Please protect yourself and your family, and do not place yourselves in the risk and grave danger of hitchhiking.--Posted By Shlomah Shamos to VOS IZ NEIAS: at 7/04/2007 03:18:00 PM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Hebrew National V Rubashkins
Consumer Reports rates HEBREW NATIONAL'S Hot dogs HIGHEST RATING.
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We all know why!
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The secret is out -
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because
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Hebrew National doesn't use Rubashkin's meat for their Hot-Dogs.
Monday, July 2, 2007
AFFORDABLE FEDERAL HOUSING
http://www.recordonline.com/ TIMES HERALD RECORD
My View: Discrimination should play no part in housing market-By Ruben EstradaJuly 01, 2007
Yes, a housing slump exists for some and not others in Orange County.
An article June 18 indicated and to some degree celebrated the fact that although a slump may exist within the general housing market, it does not in Kiryas Joel.
Some time ago, local constituents from New York City and Westchester were interested in moving to and qualified for subsidized housing. The individuals qualified for both affordable housing subsidies and for Section 8 housing. Next, they inquired as to the areas where they may seek the sort of housing they deemed qualified for from the state Division of Housing and Community Renewal and the state Housing Finance Agency.
The agencies furnished a comprehensive statewide list of housing developments already built and in the process of being developed in which the person would qualify. Within Orange County, several developments funded by state government, whether from the state Housing Finance Agency or others, from and with taxpayers' money, were in Kiryas Joel.
The persons decided to explore the area and inquire as to the application process. They noticed that not all the signs on the construction sites of subsidized housing in Kiryas Joel were written in English. This made it very difficult for a person unable to read the sign to be properly informed and apply.
The persons asked how they could apply and after many calls were asked to contact a company in Queens and submit the application. The company informed the applicants that applications would be chosen by lottery and asked that they place their last name on the outside of the envelope. This does not sound like a fair process. This is a system that would lend to favorite treatment, and it should be viewed as a questionable practice.
Are not all U.S. citizens and state residents eligible for subsidized housing able to be considered and given such consideration, even in Kiryas Joel? I find it appalling that housing segregation is still endorsed by our government leadership when groups solicit support for housing finance from government. It seems that our leaders are extending a blind eye or do not really care for the affordable housing of those not affiliated with the village or its religious community.
Although there may be an explanation, I do not know of one. Why is New York state using tax money on housing that practices discrimination? I find it very difficult to celebrate. Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of dwellings and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status and disability.
The state seeks housing and equal housing opportunity by requiring those awarded capital program funding and tax credits to comply with state and federal civil rights laws. These statutes prohibit discrimination. Anyone wanting to live in Kiryas Joel who qualifies according to rules for eligibility of the state for subsidy should be able to live there.
Ruben Estrada lives in Monroe.
My View: Discrimination should play no part in housing market-By Ruben EstradaJuly 01, 2007
Yes, a housing slump exists for some and not others in Orange County.
An article June 18 indicated and to some degree celebrated the fact that although a slump may exist within the general housing market, it does not in Kiryas Joel.
Some time ago, local constituents from New York City and Westchester were interested in moving to and qualified for subsidized housing. The individuals qualified for both affordable housing subsidies and for Section 8 housing. Next, they inquired as to the areas where they may seek the sort of housing they deemed qualified for from the state Division of Housing and Community Renewal and the state Housing Finance Agency.
The agencies furnished a comprehensive statewide list of housing developments already built and in the process of being developed in which the person would qualify. Within Orange County, several developments funded by state government, whether from the state Housing Finance Agency or others, from and with taxpayers' money, were in Kiryas Joel.
The persons decided to explore the area and inquire as to the application process. They noticed that not all the signs on the construction sites of subsidized housing in Kiryas Joel were written in English. This made it very difficult for a person unable to read the sign to be properly informed and apply.
The persons asked how they could apply and after many calls were asked to contact a company in Queens and submit the application. The company informed the applicants that applications would be chosen by lottery and asked that they place their last name on the outside of the envelope. This does not sound like a fair process. This is a system that would lend to favorite treatment, and it should be viewed as a questionable practice.
Are not all U.S. citizens and state residents eligible for subsidized housing able to be considered and given such consideration, even in Kiryas Joel? I find it appalling that housing segregation is still endorsed by our government leadership when groups solicit support for housing finance from government. It seems that our leaders are extending a blind eye or do not really care for the affordable housing of those not affiliated with the village or its religious community.
Although there may be an explanation, I do not know of one. Why is New York state using tax money on housing that practices discrimination? I find it very difficult to celebrate. Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of dwellings and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status and disability.
The state seeks housing and equal housing opportunity by requiring those awarded capital program funding and tax credits to comply with state and federal civil rights laws. These statutes prohibit discrimination. Anyone wanting to live in Kiryas Joel who qualifies according to rules for eligibility of the state for subsidy should be able to live there.
Ruben Estrada lives in Monroe.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Lakewood has its own police problems
Town seeks public trust in wake of 13 lawsuits- New chief acts in Seaside Park
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 07/1/07-BY JEAN MIKLESTAFF WRITER Post Comment
SEASIDE PARK — In the wake of 13 excessive force lawsuits against police, acting Police Chief Edward H. Dickson offered advice to the officers of the Seaside Park Police Department: Stop, think and investigate before making an arrest.
Dickson, who was sworn in as chief of the borough's beleaguered Police Department on June 6, said he told his officers not to "make the arrest right away if you don't have to."
The borough's insurance carrier already has settled five of the excessive force lawsuits for $1.5 million. The borough has made no admission of wrongdoing.
Following an Asbury Park Press investigation last month into the excessive force complaints, the Police Department plans to install video cameras in its police cars and improve those in its headquarters.
Dickson said the cameras are one of the steps he is taking to protect the department against future lawsuits.
In his meetings with the department's summer officers, who are hired for the busier tourist
season, Dickson said he reminded them to "remember your training, the law and their obligations."
"Sometimes you're young, you're energetic, you're not as experienced as anybody else," Dickson said. "I just reminded them to stop and think before they act."
The excessive force claims against the department were the subject of a three-day Asbury Park Press series, "Undue Force in Seaside Park," that ran June 10 to 12.
The lawsuits accused police of arresting people on false charges. Often, lawyers representing the plaintiffs contend, police made arrests immediately upon arriving at a scene, without asking questions first.
Some of the detainees said in court papers and to the Press that some offi-cers beat them when they were in handcuffs.
Dickson said he also told summer officers that any type of complaint filed against them would make it much more difficult for them to get a full-time job in law enforcement.
"The last thing you want in your file or any kind of reference, are any kinds of complaints against you," Dickson said. "It's going to hurt you down the road. I wasn't trying to scare them, but I was just reminding them to do their best."
Dickson, 50, a 28-year veteran of the department, replaced former Chief William A. Beining III, who retired June 1. Dickson said he hopes residents will have patience as he works to restore public trust in the borough's beleaguered Police Department.
"Whatever public confidence may have been lost with this department, I will get it back," Dickson told the Borough Council on Wednesday, after announcing several changes he has made in his first three weeks as chief. "I will do my best to get it back."
Dickson's statement was greeted with loud applause by residents who filled almost every seat in the council's meeting room.
Outside review welcomed
The council voted unanimously Wednesday to seek an outside review of the Police Department.
Dickson has said he welcomes an outside agency's review of police operations. Seaside Park police are already in the midst of a police accreditation process sponsored by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police.
Under that process, the department's policies and procedures will be reviewed and revamped, with the intent to increase professionalism and decrease the department's vulnerability to lawsuits.
But the accreditation process could take up to two years to complete, and council members said they wanted a more immediate review of the department.
The six council members and Mayor Robert W. Matthies Jr. say they have confidence that Dickson, who formerly headed the department's internal affairs division, can restore public trust in Seaside Park police.
"I think this town does need renewed confidence, and I think you are the guy to do it," Councilwoman Sharon Pratico said.
Councilman James A. Jablonski said some of the changes being implemented in the department are part of a "long list of actions" suggested by borough attorneys after a meeting with officials from the Ocean County Joint Insurance Fund, Seaside Park's insurance carrier.
"All have been done or are in the process of being completed," Jablonski said. Jablonski, a Republican, is vying with Democrat Thomas Connors for the mayor's seat in the November election.
A majority of council members supported Jablonski's motion to prepare a "clear statement" that would list the actions the council has taken to address public concerns about the police department and "a regrettable series of occurrences in Seaside Park."
Video in police cars
The council also voted Wednesday to spend $21,000 to install video equipment in all four borough police vehicles and upgrade video equipment in the police department.
Dickson said one police car already has a video camera, and he hopes that the two other cars and a police truck will have cameras installed by the end of July.
All video and audio tapes of police calls now will be stored indefinitely, Dickson said. In the past, such tapes were destroyed after 31 days, as allowed by state law.
Dickson said the police department's internal affairs division, now headed by acting Lt. Francis Larkin IV, will investigate all legal claims and civil suits filed against the department, even if there has been no corresponding citizen complaint filed.
Dickson and former chief Beining have said that no citizen complaints were made in the large majority of the lawsuits, leaving the department unaware of allegations of excessive force on the part of police.
Lawyers representing the plaintiffs in the excessive force cases have said that their clients were afraid to file complaints or, in some cases, were discouraged from doing so by police officials.
Terrence P. Farley of O Street, a former first assistant Ocean County prosecutor seeking a council seat in November, strongly criticized Democratic Councilwomen Pratico and Nancy Koury. Both women failed in their attempt to fire the law firm of Hiering, Gannon & McKenna, which has represented the borough in the excessive-force cases.
Pratico and Koury said that the law firm did not keep council members properly informed about the cases. But Farley, a Republican, said the Democrats were attempting to make "political hay" with the Police Department.
Candidate faults Press
"All this does is damage the image of our town and perhaps lower our property values," Farley said, noting that the most recent allegation of excessive force is more than a year old. "They started out by saying they weren't attacking the police and proceeded to do just that."
Farley also criticized the Press, which he said had "given free rein" to lawyers to "solicit new clients."
Farley did support the idea of an independent review of the department by the state chiefs association.
Koury and Pratico pointed out that they have been requesting such a review for months. Their request was not motivated by politics, but was instead born of frustration when they felt they were not receiving the information they needed to make informed decisions, Pratico said.
"I have the utmost respect for police," Pratico said. She said the entire council is "on the same page" and supports an outside review.
"We have problems in this town," she said. "The public image is very negative."
Dickson said he has been encouraging residents to stop by the department to talk to him about any issues, or to offer suggestions.
Most residents have been positive, he said.
"All this stuff that we are doing is to protect ourselves," he said. "It's almost like your castle got some cannonballs shot through it, and you just have to rebuild it, bigger and stronger than before."
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 07/1/07-BY JEAN MIKLESTAFF WRITER Post Comment
SEASIDE PARK — In the wake of 13 excessive force lawsuits against police, acting Police Chief Edward H. Dickson offered advice to the officers of the Seaside Park Police Department: Stop, think and investigate before making an arrest.
Dickson, who was sworn in as chief of the borough's beleaguered Police Department on June 6, said he told his officers not to "make the arrest right away if you don't have to."
The borough's insurance carrier already has settled five of the excessive force lawsuits for $1.5 million. The borough has made no admission of wrongdoing.
Following an Asbury Park Press investigation last month into the excessive force complaints, the Police Department plans to install video cameras in its police cars and improve those in its headquarters.
Dickson said the cameras are one of the steps he is taking to protect the department against future lawsuits.
In his meetings with the department's summer officers, who are hired for the busier tourist
season, Dickson said he reminded them to "remember your training, the law and their obligations."
"Sometimes you're young, you're energetic, you're not as experienced as anybody else," Dickson said. "I just reminded them to stop and think before they act."
The excessive force claims against the department were the subject of a three-day Asbury Park Press series, "Undue Force in Seaside Park," that ran June 10 to 12.
The lawsuits accused police of arresting people on false charges. Often, lawyers representing the plaintiffs contend, police made arrests immediately upon arriving at a scene, without asking questions first.
Some of the detainees said in court papers and to the Press that some offi-cers beat them when they were in handcuffs.
Dickson said he also told summer officers that any type of complaint filed against them would make it much more difficult for them to get a full-time job in law enforcement.
"The last thing you want in your file or any kind of reference, are any kinds of complaints against you," Dickson said. "It's going to hurt you down the road. I wasn't trying to scare them, but I was just reminding them to do their best."
Dickson, 50, a 28-year veteran of the department, replaced former Chief William A. Beining III, who retired June 1. Dickson said he hopes residents will have patience as he works to restore public trust in the borough's beleaguered Police Department.
"Whatever public confidence may have been lost with this department, I will get it back," Dickson told the Borough Council on Wednesday, after announcing several changes he has made in his first three weeks as chief. "I will do my best to get it back."
Dickson's statement was greeted with loud applause by residents who filled almost every seat in the council's meeting room.
Outside review welcomed
The council voted unanimously Wednesday to seek an outside review of the Police Department.
Dickson has said he welcomes an outside agency's review of police operations. Seaside Park police are already in the midst of a police accreditation process sponsored by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police.
Under that process, the department's policies and procedures will be reviewed and revamped, with the intent to increase professionalism and decrease the department's vulnerability to lawsuits.
But the accreditation process could take up to two years to complete, and council members said they wanted a more immediate review of the department.
The six council members and Mayor Robert W. Matthies Jr. say they have confidence that Dickson, who formerly headed the department's internal affairs division, can restore public trust in Seaside Park police.
"I think this town does need renewed confidence, and I think you are the guy to do it," Councilwoman Sharon Pratico said.
Councilman James A. Jablonski said some of the changes being implemented in the department are part of a "long list of actions" suggested by borough attorneys after a meeting with officials from the Ocean County Joint Insurance Fund, Seaside Park's insurance carrier.
"All have been done or are in the process of being completed," Jablonski said. Jablonski, a Republican, is vying with Democrat Thomas Connors for the mayor's seat in the November election.
A majority of council members supported Jablonski's motion to prepare a "clear statement" that would list the actions the council has taken to address public concerns about the police department and "a regrettable series of occurrences in Seaside Park."
Video in police cars
The council also voted Wednesday to spend $21,000 to install video equipment in all four borough police vehicles and upgrade video equipment in the police department.
Dickson said one police car already has a video camera, and he hopes that the two other cars and a police truck will have cameras installed by the end of July.
All video and audio tapes of police calls now will be stored indefinitely, Dickson said. In the past, such tapes were destroyed after 31 days, as allowed by state law.
Dickson said the police department's internal affairs division, now headed by acting Lt. Francis Larkin IV, will investigate all legal claims and civil suits filed against the department, even if there has been no corresponding citizen complaint filed.
Dickson and former chief Beining have said that no citizen complaints were made in the large majority of the lawsuits, leaving the department unaware of allegations of excessive force on the part of police.
Lawyers representing the plaintiffs in the excessive force cases have said that their clients were afraid to file complaints or, in some cases, were discouraged from doing so by police officials.
Terrence P. Farley of O Street, a former first assistant Ocean County prosecutor seeking a council seat in November, strongly criticized Democratic Councilwomen Pratico and Nancy Koury. Both women failed in their attempt to fire the law firm of Hiering, Gannon & McKenna, which has represented the borough in the excessive-force cases.
Pratico and Koury said that the law firm did not keep council members properly informed about the cases. But Farley, a Republican, said the Democrats were attempting to make "political hay" with the Police Department.
Candidate faults Press
"All this does is damage the image of our town and perhaps lower our property values," Farley said, noting that the most recent allegation of excessive force is more than a year old. "They started out by saying they weren't attacking the police and proceeded to do just that."
Farley also criticized the Press, which he said had "given free rein" to lawyers to "solicit new clients."
Farley did support the idea of an independent review of the department by the state chiefs association.
Koury and Pratico pointed out that they have been requesting such a review for months. Their request was not motivated by politics, but was instead born of frustration when they felt they were not receiving the information they needed to make informed decisions, Pratico said.
"I have the utmost respect for police," Pratico said. She said the entire council is "on the same page" and supports an outside review.
"We have problems in this town," she said. "The public image is very negative."
Dickson said he has been encouraging residents to stop by the department to talk to him about any issues, or to offer suggestions.
Most residents have been positive, he said.
"All this stuff that we are doing is to protect ourselves," he said. "It's almost like your castle got some cannonballs shot through it, and you just have to rebuild it, bigger and stronger than before."
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