4+ day, 20+ 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…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (162+ words) Video from September 13, 2001, is once again drawing attention as President Donald Trump pushes back against claims that he was nowhere near Ground Zero following the September 11 attacks. In the footage, recorded just two days after the attacks, Trump is seen…...

6+ day, 10+ 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…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (199+ words) Border Czar Tom Homan is pushing back against criticism from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as federal immigration enforcement continues under “Operation Rotten Apple.” Homan accused Hochul of failing to acknowledge the scale…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (99+ words) Rep. Randy Fine Receives Standing Ovation at RJC Summit, Declares: “Those Who Fight” 5 Towns Central Congressman Randy Fine, “the Hebrew Hammer,” received a thunderous standing ovation at the RJC Leadership Summit in Las Vegas: “In the 1930s, there were only two…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (221+ words) By 5 Towns Central Staff NEW YORK CITY (August 23, 2026) A group representing immigrant-owned grocery stores is taking legal action against New York City over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposal to establish a network of city-operated grocery stores. The lawsuit challenges the administration’s…...

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…...