The race to replace former City Councilman Jumaane Williams is over.
The winner is Farah Louis, with more than 42% of the vote.
Williams vacated his seat on March 20 after winning a crowded race for NYC Public Advocate.

If you want to save your brain, focus on keeping the rest of your body well with exercise and healthy habits rather than popping vitamin pills, new guidelines for preventing dementia advise.
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According to a Makor Rishon report, Minister Naftali Bennet has met with the Chairman of Bayit Yehudi, Rabbi Rafi Peretz, along with Nir Orbach, Director-General of the party. Senior party officials are denying the accuracy of the report.
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A small plane has conducted an emergency landing the Hudson River in Rockland County, officials said.
Police from Piermont and Orangetown confirmed a plane landed into the river Tuesday evening after 5 p.m.
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The New York Police Department official in charge of training new recruits said Tuesday that the restraint technique an officer used on Eric Garner five years ago, leading to his death, “meets the definition” of a banned chokehold.

Following a request by the human rights organization B’tzalmo (‘בצלמו‘), under the Freedom of Information Act, to know how many terrorists released from the Gilad Shalit deal have returned to the cycle of terror, the IDF Spokesperson’s Office reveals that more than 15 percent of those released returned to their original occupation and have been imprisoned again.

Walmart is rolling out next-day delivery on its most popular items, increasing the stakes in the retail shipping wars.
The nation’s largest retailer said Tuesday it’s been building a network of more efficient e-commerce distribution centers to make that happen.
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Police officers escorting President Donald Trump’s motorcade in Louisiana have been involved in an accident.
Four motorcycle police officers crashed at 1:30PM on Interstate 10 as the Trump motorcade departed Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles, Louisiana, according to the Secret Service.

Israel’s government went on a spending binge in its West Bank settlements following the election of President Donald Trump, according to official data obtained by The Associated Press.

Police on Tuesday requested that Netanel Sandrusi, the suspect in the hit and run of a chareidi boy, be extended for a fourth time for eight additional days.
Sandrusi is suspected of driving a 11-year-old boy, Binyomin Beigelzon, in a hit-and-run accident at the Ramot Junction in Jerusalem, as reported by YWN-Israel.