Tragedy struck Flatbush on Monday night when a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Avenue I and East 5th Street. The victim, identified as 70-year-old R’ Berel Broyde z”l, was walking home from Maariv when the accident occurred — just a block away from his residence. Emergency responders from Boro Park Hatzolah quickly arrived at the scene and began life-saving measures. R’ Berel was transported in serious condition to Maimonides Medical Center, but despite all efforts, he was tragically niftar a short time later. The exact circumstances of the crash remain under investigation by the NYPD. R’ Berel Broyde was known in his kehilla as a sincere and devoted Yid, deeply committed to Torah and avodas hashem.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu surprised President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday by announcing he had nominated the U.S. leader for the Nobel Peace Prize. The meeting marked Netanyahu’s third visit to the White House since the start of Trump’s second term. Netanyahu’s visit was his first since Israel launched a series of strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, military officials, and scientists last month—and the US’s own B-2 stealth bomber strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities with bunker buster bombs unavailable to Israel. Meeting in front of reporters, Netanyahu praised Trump’s leadership and presented him with a copy of the letter sent to the Nobel committee recommending him for the Peace Prize. “This, I didn’t know,” Trump said, visibly taken aback.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed its third Statement of Interest in federal court, once again backing Orthodox Jewish developers in their battle against discriminatory zoning practices in the Town of Forestburgh. The latest filing, submitted by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York under Jay Clayton, asserts that Forestburgh’s actions violate federal civil rights protections.

Zohran Mamdani, the Socialist anti-Semite Democratic nominee widely expected to become New York City’s next mayor, is facing backlash over a video he posted online that a Jewish advocacy group is calling “sick.” The controversy stems from a clip Mamdani shared on X back on December 27. The video, titled “Hey Hanukkah,” features the Geeta Brothers — a Punjabi-Canadian music duo — along with two other men dancing to Punjabi-style music and spinning dreidels in front of a menorah. “Happy 3rd night of Hanukkah from Astoria and Long Island City,” Mamdani captioned the post. This week, the advocacy group StopAntisemitism resurfaced the video, blasting Mamdani for promoting what they see as offensive cultural appropriation.

Socialist mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani is facing another political firestorm after newly resurfaced tweets appear to defend notorious al-Qaeda propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki — while pinning the blame for his turn to terror on the United States. In a series of eyebrow-raising 2015 posts, Mamdani, then 23, criticized the FBI for its surveillance of al-Awlaki, claiming that federal monitoring helped drive the radical cleric into the arms of al-Qaeda. “Why no proper interrogation of what it means for FBI to have conducted extensive surv. into Awlaki’s private life?” Mamdani wrote after reading a New York Times report describing al-Awlaki’s use of unsavory women despite his conservative religious preaching. “How could #Awlaki have ever trusted @FBI to not release surveillance esp.

The Boro Park Jewish Community Council (BPJCC) is preparing to open a brand-new community center in the heart of Boro Park to meet the neighborhood’s growing demand for services. With its current headquarters at 1310 46th Street operating at full capacity, the new location—situated near the Metropolitan Commercial Bank on 13th Avenue between 51st and 52nd Streets—will offer expanded space and programming for the community. “For decades, the BPJCC has been here for the klal—helping thousands navigate everything from SNAP and health insurance to immigration, legal assistance, and job placement,” said Avi Greenstein, CEO of BPJCC, telling YWN. “But we’ve completely outgrown our current space.

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of  R’ Avi Piamenta Z”L, one of the most beloved and influential Jewish musicians of the past generation. He was Niftar on Friday, 8 Tammuz 5785, at the age of 69. R’ Avi, who was a master fluiet player, brought simcha to countless Yidden around the world with his soulful music and energy. He was the brother of the legendary R’ Yossi Piamenta Z”L, one of the greatest guitarists in Jewish music history, who was Niftar in 2015. Together, the Piamenta brothers performed at tens of thousands of chasunos and events over several decades, leaving an indelible impact on the world of Jewish music and the hearts of Klal Yisrael.

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani is the early favorite in New York City’s general mayoral election, but new polling suggests his lead could crumble if opposition voters rally behind a single rival. The American Pulse survey, released Thursday, shows Mamdani drawing support from 35% of voters, with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo trailing at 29%. Republican Curtis Sliwa garners 16%, while incumbent Mayor Eric Adams languishes at 14%. Long-shot independent Jim Walden polls at just 1%. “Mamdani has an early lead and a clear message, but deeper scrutiny may erode enthusiasm among general election voters,” said Dustin Olson, American Pulse’s pollster.

Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist New York City mayoral candidate, is facing intensifying scrutiny as past statements and resurfaced videos reveal an agenda indistinguishable from old-school communist dogma. While Mamdani has brushed off accusations of being a “communist” as cheap distractions, footage paints a far more radical picture. In a 2021 speech to socialist activists, Mamdani explicitly urged allies not to compromise on “seizing the means of production,” language long synonymous with communist revolutionary movements. In another video, released that same year by The Gravel Institute, Mamdani laid out a sweeping plan to transform housing in New York City from a private commodity into a public asset.

Mark Penn, a former Clinton White House advisor and pollster, sounded the alarm Wednesday over Zohran Mamdani’s stunning victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, calling it a “9-1-1 moment” for the Democratic Party. Appearing on Fox News’s America’s Newsroom with Dana Perino, Penn harshly criticized Mamdani as an “anti-Semitic socialist” and warned that the party was in danger of being hijacked by far-left ideology. “Mamdani’s base of support is college-educated young people making $100,000,” Penn said. “The struggling working class voted for Cuomo.

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