Levi Aron's attorneys have alluded that they will use an insanity plea to defend him against the allegations (and his own written and video confessions) that he kidnapped, suffocated, and dismembered 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky. Yesterday, after he spent 20 minutes with the Kletzky family, Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes shrugged off the defense's claims, saying, "Sometimes I wonder about what goes through defense lawyers' minds." Hynes also told the Daily News that he "wanted to make a personal commitment that every resource of this office will be used to make sure the issue is resolved in a way that is appropriate." more ›

As police attempt to square Levi Aron's written confession with the evidence they're collecting from his home, Aron's attorney believed that his client has a "disorder" that would lead him to kidnap a 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky, suffocate him, and dismember his body. "I can't tell you what the nature of the disorder is," Bazile tells FOX 5, "but it's hard to believe that somebody who committed an act like that wouldn't have a disorder." It appears that Bazile will pursue an insanity defense. more ›

As if taking the stand was not difficult enough for a woman who accuses her father, a rabbi, of molesting her for years, yesterday she had to face him as he cross-examined her at the trial—Rabbi Israel Weingarten is representing himself. more ›

In a stunning reversal, the controversial and unauthorized detour sign on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg is back on top, less than 24 hours after it came down! Is it a testament to the rejuvenating power of Kabbalah Energy Drink, the semi-truck trailer upon which it rests? The Kabbalah connection is a tad awkward, considering that the Hasidic community's behind the detour. But local resident and Kent bike lane opponent Leo Moskowitz explains that one of the co-owners of the parking lot had previously given his blessing to the sign, and it was only removed yesterday without his knowledge. Moskowitz assures us that not only is the sign back for good, but—fasten your seat belts—activists are working on an even bigger sign! more ›

The unauthorized detour sign near the intersection of Kent Avenue and Broadway in Williamsburg came down this morning after the property owner was alerted to the presence of the sign, which was attached to the top of a disused Kabbalah Energy Drink semi-truck trailer in the parking lot of Gold Warehouse, next to Giando restaurant. Co-owner David Gold insisted he knew nothing about the sign, which directed motorists one block east to Wythe Avenue in order to avoid delays caused by Hasidic school bus drivers blocking traffic to protest the contentious Kent Avenue bike lane. more ›

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