The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fears that come Nov. 1, potentially as many as 20% of the fire companies in New York City could be shut down, and 20% fewer ambulances may be on the road. The Department must manage the unfortunate fact that a portion of our workforce has refused to comply with a vaccine mandate for all city employees,” said FDNY Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro. “We will use all means at our disposal, including mandatory overtime, mutual aid from other EMS providers, and significant changes to the schedules of our members. We will ensure the continuity of operations and safety of all those we have sworn oaths to serve.” The FDNY would face significant closures, with 20% fewer ambulances to run calls and 20% fewer fire companies available.

The head of the union representing New York City’s sanitation workers is blaming delays in garbage pick-ups on the city’s vaccine mandate. When asked by The New York Post about complaints from residents about larger-than-normal piles of trash being left for longer periods of time, Teamsters Local 831 President Harry Nespoli responded, “The mandate’s going on.” “Look, you’re going to have some spots in the city that they feel very strongly about this,” he said. Trash bags can be spotted all over the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn, where some residents said that it has been days since their trash was last picked up. A few said they realized something was off earlier in the week, as one missed pickup happens, but they started to think there was a problem after the second missed time.

Yes. You read that correctly. NYC Mayor DeBlasio is about to pull 10,000 NYPD officers off the streets of New York City. Despite soaring crime rates, Hizzoner has made his beliefs clear: a lack of cops is less harmful to society than a lack of Covid vaccines. With less than 48 hours left until Mayor de Blasio’s arbitrary vaccination deadline for city workers – and following a state judge’s refusal to pause the deadline despite the mandate’s chaotic rollout – police union leaders are warning New Yorkers that the NYPD brass is completely unprepared for the staffing shortage that will result from the mandate’s haphazard implementation.

An American Airlines flight from New York to California was diverted to Denver after a passenger assaulted a flight attendant, authorities said. Flight 976 was heading Wednesday from John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana when it landed at Denver International Airport and taxied safely to the gate. The passenger was removed, the airline said, and the flight continued on to California. The flight attendant was reportedly taken to a hospital, but details on her condition weren’t immediately released. “We are outraged by the reports of what took place on board. Acts of violence against our team members are not tolerated by American Airlines,” the Fort Worth, Texas-based airline said in statement.

Chevra Hatzalah of New York City hosted an Expo on October 24th and 25th at the Brooklyn Expo Center with the participation of dozens of Emergency Medical Service vendors. The show brought together thousands of participants from Hatzalah emergency medical service agencies across the country and around the globe. EMTs and Paramedics from as far away as Israel and Australia, Chicago and LA, Lakewood and Baltimore came to learn about the latest life-saving equipment and life saving techniques at the two-day event. Exhibitors included EMS equipment and supply manufacturers, lighting technicians, ambulance vendors and apparel companies who displayed cutting edge supplies and technology for participants to browse.

Dov Hikind said he’s going to vote for Inna Vernikov even though he’s registered to vote in Nassau County. Dov Hikind is no longer a Brooklyn resident. Dov Hikind sold his Brooklyn house, moved to Nassau County years ago, and registered to vote in Woodmere. Hasn’t there been enough criminal prosecution of frum guys already. Dov Hikind is in the Jewish Vues and the Flatbush Jewish Journal proudly standing next to Chaim Deutsch who’s reporting to Federal prison this Friday. Why must they flaunt the authorities after all the damage they did to our community. Dov Hikind must apologize for threatening to violate election law by voting in a district he’s never lived in. Government authorities pay attention to things like this and we can’t afford another Chillul Hashem in our community.

A New York judge on Wednesday refused to pause a vaccine mandate set to take effect Friday for the city’s municipal workforce, denying a police union’s request for a temporarily restraining order. Judge Lizette Colon ruled that the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate can take effect as scheduled while also ordering city officials to appear in court Nov. 12 to defend the requirement against a union lawsuit seeking to have it declared illegal. At the same time, the city’s fire department said it was preparing to have 20% of its fire companies closed and 20% fewer ambulances on the roads as a result of personnel refusing to get vaccinated.

A New York state trooper was charged with murder Wednesday in the death of an 11-year-old girl by ramming his patrol vehicle into her family’s vehicle in December, the state’s attorney general announced. Trooper Christopher Baldner was indicted on charges of murder, manslaughter and reckless endangerment in the death of Monica Goods, whose family was traveling on the New York State Thruway on Dec. 22, 2020, when Baldner stopped them for speeding. According to prosecutors from the office of Attorney General Letitia James, who has jurisdiction over deaths caused by police officers, Monica’s father, Tristan Goods, was driving north on Interstate 87 in Ulster County when Baldner stopped his SUV for speeding.

Jury finds James Vincent guilty of all charges in the anti Semitic beating of Rabbi Menachem Moscowitz in a totally unprovoked attack. According to the investigation, on April 21, 2018, at approximately 1 p.m., the victim, a 52-year-old Jewish man, was walking home from his Synagogue after Sabbath prayers. He walked passed the defendant in the vicinity of Rutland Road and East 46th Street in East Flatbush, when the defendant allegedly yelled, “You f—-ing Jew, you Jews took my house and mortgage.” The victim continued walking. The defendant then allegedly ran from behind the victim, placed his hands on his neck and applied pressure, the evidence shows. He then allegedly punched the victim in the head and body, put his arms around the victim’s head and applied pressure.

New York Attorney General Letitia James plans to run for governor, according to three people directly familiar with her plans who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday. James will enter the race as a formidable candidate for the Democratic nomination just months after issuing a damning report that drove Andrew Cuomo from office in a sexual harassment scandal. The three people familiar with her plans were not authorized to speak publicly. James is expected to make an announcement later this week, according to one of the people. Kimberly Peeler-Allen, a James campaign adviser said in a statement: “Attorney General Letitia James has made a decision regarding the governor’s race.