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LIRR Adds 8 Trains for Passover

Timothy Bolger — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:55:37 +0000

The Long Island Rail Road is adding eight trains to the schedule Monday afternoon for commuters leaving work early for Passover.

The extra eastbound trains from Penn Station will leave between 2:08 p.m. and 3:48 p.m., the LIRR said.

Three trains will be added to both the Babylon and three on the Port Jefferson branched. The Port Washington and Far Rockaway branches will both have on additional train.

Teen Charged With 3rd Temple Burglary

Timothy Bolger — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:57:57 +0000

A Queens teenager accused of burglarizing two synagogues has been re-arrested for breaking into a third Jewish temple, Nassau County police said.

Daniel Weiss, 16, of Far Rockaway, will be arraigned Wednesday on his latest burglary charge at First District Court in Hempstead.

Police said Weiss broke into Yeshiva Gedolah of Five Towns on West Broadway in Woodmere, where he allegedly stole cash on Aug. 12, 2012.

Weiss was charged last month with the burglary of two other synagogues, Congregation Shaara Emuana on Oakland Avenue in Cedarhurst, also on Aug 12, and Aish Kodesh Synagogue on Woodmere Place in Woodmere on Feb. 16 of this year.

His bail had been set at $5,000 bond or $2,500 cash.

A second suspect, 16-year-old Avraham Moseson of Woodmere, was also charged with the burglary of Yeshiva Gedolah of Five Towns.

Moseson was released without bail and his case was referred to the Adolescent Diversion Program.

Woodmere, Cedarhurst Temples Burglarized by Teen, Cops Say

Timothy Bolger — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:28:07 +0000

A Queens teenager been accused of a burglarizing a Jewish temple in Cedarhurst last summer and another synagogue in Woodmere over the holiday weekend, Nassau County police said.

Daniel Weiss, 16, of Far Rockaway, removed an air conditioner from a window at the Congregation Shaara Emuana on Oakland Avenue in Cedarhurst and climbed on Aug. 12, police said.

Weiss and his alleged accomplice, 16-year-old Avraham Moseson of Woodmere, were caught on security video ransacking the office of the Cedarhurst synagogue, where they took cash and fled the scene, police said.

Officers identified the teens and apprehended Moseson in September.

Weiss was arrested on Monday after police said he broke into the Aish Kodesh Synagogue on Woodmere Place in Woodmere on Saturday, when he stole two sets of car keys and took a Honda from the parking lot.

Both teens have been charged with burglary and marijuana possession. Morenson has been released without bail and his case has been referred to the Adolescent Diversion Program.

Weiss was additionally charged with grand larceny and will be arraigned Tuesday at First District Court in Hempstead.