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 A FOIA request revealed by Ari Hofman, a Seattle-based radio host, shows that during the Fall of 2020, New York City officials only targeted Jewish schools with citations and inspections. The results showed a myriad of Jewish schools, with no non-Jewish, private, or charter schools listed on the returned results of the requests. These results match the rhetoric that was being spoken at the time of then-Governor Andrew Cuomo and then-Mayor Bill DeBlasio. The revelation of these documents could lead to discriminations lawsuits by these schools against the city.  

People do not realize that OCD is a serious disorder and that serious cases of OCD can lead to suicide. Last year, a man came into my office and said he had a psychological problem which I would not understand.

Recap: Aliza is still upset that her mother can’t attend her dance performance. Her mother tells the kids that she’s taking them on a special trip to a beautiful place with cabins. They travel there and then she receives an emergency phone call. She has to go, but she says she’ll be back as soon as she can.

 Sadly, many Jews don’t get it. For that matter, many Americans don’t get it. Yes, there are many issues in this election, including the border, the economy, abortion, gun control, men in women’s sports, and support of Israel. However, one issue is hardly put at the forefront. North Korea is threatening South Korea. Russia, of course, is fighting Ukraine. China is threatening Taiwan. Russia and China are meeting with and supporting Iran. Iran is threatening to destroy the Great Satan, America, and Israel through its proxies. Afghanistan is out of control. And Israel, the only Democratic country in the entire Middle East, is fighting a war on seven fronts. Putin said Russia had contemplated using nuclear weapons. Iran, a country with no moral compass, is close to having nuclear capability. 

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 Brian Cordasco, a former New York City Fire Department chief, pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge for soliciting bribes in exchange for giving preferential treatment in scheduling fire safety inspections. Cordasco, 49, admitted to Manhattan federal court that between 2021 and 2023, he and others accepted bribes from individuals and companies to expedite their inspections, pocketing $57,000 of the $190,000 generated by the scheme. He faces up to five years in prison and a fine between $30,000 and $300,000 at his sentencing in February. Cordasco was arrested three weeks ago alongside another FDNY chief, initially pleading not guilty to bribery and corruption charges. While the arrests coincided with federal corruption probes into Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, Cordasco’s case is not believed to be connected to those investigations.