Daniel Goldman, the former federal prosecutor who served as counsel to House Democrats in the first impeachment inquiry against former president Donald Trump, announced Tuesday that he will run for attorney general of New York. “I’ve been on the front lines as a prosecutor and as impeachment counsel of Donald Trump,” Goldman said in an announcement on Twitter. “ Now it’s time to lead again in today’s big fights. That’s why I’m running for NY Attorney General.” The announcement came a day after law professor Zephyr Teachout said she would seek the Democratic nomination for attorney general. Incumbent Attorney General Letitia James’ decision to run for governor leaves the seat open. Goldman, 45, spent about a decade as an assistant U.S.

A young Jewish man was the victim of an apparent attempted robbery Tuesday morning on Montgomery between Kingston and Albany in Crown Heights, when three black males approached the victim and brandished a gun. According to YWN sources, no words were exchanged between the aggressors and their victim, likely because the victim began fighting back before they could make their demands. Surveillance footage provided to YWN of the incident shows the Jewish boy wearing a hoodie and backpack as the three black males exit a Honda vehicle and approach him. The victim walked past the perps and, after running up to the victim, one of the males tapped him and displayed a firearm. The boy instinctively began fighting back, scaring off the trio, who went back to the vehicle and drove off.

New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams announced his run for governor Tuesday morning, launching the ultra-progressive candidate into an increasingly crowded field that already features the sitting governor and current attorney general. Williams, 45, a former New York City councilman who has taken the most extreme position possible on a variety of issues, said it’s time he took matters in New York State into his own hands. “I’m usually pushing and tugging at someone who has the levers to get things done,” he said.

New York City health officials urged COVID-19 vaccine providers Monday to make booster shots widely available to most adults who want one amid a statewide spike in infections over the past two weeks. U.S. health officials have yet to authorize booster shots for all adults, but current federal guidance says they may be taken by anyone age 65 or older, or who has an underlying health condition or lives and works in a “high-risk” setting. City health Commissioner Dr.

I was shocked and appalled at the recently conducted interview with the “chosson” of a frum Jewish girl who was exposed as non-Jewish and an inveterate liar. To be quite honest, the interview was so slanted and so sick that I am disgusted that YWN even posted the audio of it. Throughout the interview, Haliwa cast himself as a victim of circumstances. He grew up in Lebanon to Muslim parents, wanted to convert to Judaism but was having a hard time, and really wanted to be a nice, Jewish boy who could marry a Jewish girl. So, he says, of course he had to lie – what other option did he have? Sadly, some people are falling for his victimhood shtick.

Travelers will face security delays, especially during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, because of construction at Newark Liberty International Airport’s Terminal A, officials said Monday. Transportation Security Administration officials said one third of the security checkpoints have been closed in the A1 concourse due to renovations. Longer wait times are possible during peak periods at the remaining checkpoints in the A2 and A3 concourses, the TSA said. Several flights are also being shifted to Terminal B. The greatest impact is for passengers flying on Air Canada, JetBlue, Alaska Airlines and American Airlines.

Black Lives Matter shirt: no problem. Pro-cop or pro-Israel shirt: don’t you dare. This is the lesson a New York City public school teacher learned at his woke Park Slope school, where he teaches English as a Second Language. The teacher, Jeffrey Levy, says that school principal Neal Singh ordered him to stop wearing a shirt emblazoned with the words “Proud Zionist” and a Star of David while in the school building, despite other staff members wearing shirts with messages supporting Black Lives Matter and women’s rights. Students and staffer had complained about his shirt, as well as another “Back the Blue” pro-police shirt Levy had previously worn.

The NYPD Hate Crimes Unit is investigating after a group of black men hurled insults and punched a 25-year-old Jewish man in Crown Heights. According to police, the Jewish man was standing in front of 711 Empire Boulevard when he was approached by a group of males who hurled anti-Jewish slurs, with one of the perps striking him in the head with his hand, breaking his glasses. Fortunately, the victim did not suffer any serious injuries, but the perps did manage to get away before Shomrim and the NYPD could get to the location. Crown Heights Hatzolah also responded to the scene, but the victim did not require any serious medical intervention.

A pilot who safely flew to space on Blue Origin’s New Shepherd spacecraft a month ago is now dead after crashing a small plane in New Jersey. Glen de Vries, 49, was an American businessman and co-founder of Medidata Solutions who blasted off for space last month alongside actor William Shatner and two others aboard Jeff Bezos’ company’s spacecraft. The Blue Origin flight lasted approximately 11 minutes and brought de Vries and the other crewmembers 60 miles above Earth, where they became weightless for around 4 minutes before plummeting back home. New Jersey State Police said they responded to a report of a small plane crash in Hampton Township in Sussex County on Thursday, where they found two victims – de Vries, and Thomas Fisher, 54, of Hopatcong, New York.

Senator Schumer visited the village of Kiryas Joel on Sunday afternoon, where he was welcomed by Village Administrator Gedalye Szegedin. Schumer, who was accompanied by Ezra Friedlander, had lunch in Kiryas Joel with Village Administrator Gedalye Szegedin and others where Szegedin gave the Senator an overview of the incredible growth of the Village and expressed his appreciation to the Senator for his help in ensuring the vibrancy of the community. Schumer also paid a visit to the home of the Satmar Rebbe of Kiryas Joel. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)