protest last week against osem products at lee rodney

‎​‎​UJO Applauds Assemblyman Hikind’s “The Leiby’s Initiative”

‎​‎​UJO Applauds Assemblyman Hikind's "The Leiby's Initiative" 

The United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg (UJO) is urging NYS lawmakers to support and quickly adopt legislation to be introduced by Assemblyman Dov Hikind, Assemblyman Peter Abbate and State Senator Diane Savino entitled "The Leiby Initiative" which grants a $500 annual tax credit to New York City property owners who purchase, install, and maintain surveillance cameras around their property. 

On Wednesday morning, the UJO held an emergency meeting in the wake of Leiby's brutal murder with the local Williamsburg volunteer organizations Shomrim, Hatzolah, Chaverim and Chesed and "Secure our Community" (SOC) was quickly formed. Secure our Community is a grassroots effort to encourage property owners to install recording surveillance cameras.

Part of SOC's mission is to compile a database of existing cameras, to be held by Shomrim, so in the event of a crime, footage can quickly be obtained. SOC is also working with surveillance camera vendors to offer cameras at a reduced cost in support of the community. While formed as local Williamsburg project, SOC will gladly give technical support to all communities that are interested in replicating it.

Rabbi David Niederman, President of the UJO said, "Assemblyman Hikind has been working tirelessly day and night since Leiby's abduction and his proposed legislation will really encourage people to not only secure their properties but their entire community. I strongly urge all legislators to support this vital legislation and quickly adopt it as New York State Law."

For more information about Secure Our Community visit:

secureourcommunity.org

KJ child struck on Karlin Blvd

Child is B"H not in serious condition but was transferred via chopper

bank robbery Friday at signature bank

WILLIAMSBURG: weeks ago was a bank robbery at Signature Bank located at 84 Broadway cor Berry a male came in with a Gun asked for money they got him on video cameras but he wasn't caught. friday was another robbery at the same bank, they now confirmed its the same guy of weeks ago, The bank had placed security guards after the first robbery until last week when they send away the guards. a Crime Scene has been set up, NYPD, WSPU, were searching for the Perp.

Williamsburg, NY - Councilman Steve Levin: NYPD Not Doing Enough against Hate Crimes

Williamsburg, NY - Councilman Stephen Levin has spoken out against a rash of swastikas spotted on Marcy Avenue in Williamsburg.

Levin says that two of the anti-Semitic symbols have appeared on the main thoroughfare in the past month, representing "a pattern of hate and vandalism."

And the NYPD is not doing enough, Levin says.

"I strongly condemn the actions of the individual, or group of individuals, who painted swastikas on Marcy Avenue in Williamsburg for the second time in as many weeks. I am deeply troubled and alarmed by this apparent pattern of hate and vandalism. I call on the NYPD to investigate this for what it is, a hate crime, and to bring the perpetrators to justice quickly so that Williamsburg residents can once again feel safe in their neighborhood. Discrimination and hate have no place in Williamsburg. Though we all come from different backgrounds, hold different religious beliefs, and have different customs, we must join together as a community to send the message that Williamsburg will not tolerate hate," stated Council Member Stephen Levin.

Williamsburg Shomrim Patrol says that a total of 9 swastikas were found in this latest rash of hate crimes.

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these pictures are from today June 30, 2011