Anti-Semite Rev. Al Sharpton has reportedly been asked by multiple people about running for New York governor in 2022. The New York Times reports Sharpton, a weekend host for MSNBC and a former 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, has been approached by associates of state Attorney General Letitia James, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Rep. Thomas Suozzi to run in next year’s race amid the fallout of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s misconduct allegations. Sharpton’s name has emerged as Cuomo continues to lose support from high-profile Democratic politicians, including President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and 70% of New Yorkers believe Cuomo should resign.

Melissa DeRosa, a fixture next to Gov. Andrew Cuomo for months during his coronavirus news conferences, resigned late Sunday on the heels of a report that found Cuomo harassed 11 women, leaving the governor without his top aide as he faces the prospect of impeachment. DeRosa, who had been one of Cuomo’s most fierce defenders and strategists, said in a statement sent to multiple new organizations that serving the people of New York had been “the greatest honor of my life.” But she added that “Personally, the past two years have been emotionally and mentally trying.” She didn’t give a more specific reason for her resignation. “I am forever grateful for the opportunity to have worked with such talented and committed colleagues on behalf of our state,” she said.

As the Monsey community continues to see explosive growth and expanding into neighboring towns, Rockland Chaverim is doing the same. Chaverim, the organization that has become the backbone of the Monsey community, has taken in another 16 volunteers on Sunday. Some of the new members reside in the new the communities of Haverstraw, Chestnut Ridge (on the New Jersey border), Airmont, Pomona, New City and other locations. Rockland Chaverim now has 136 volunteers responding to emergency calls 24 hours a day, with an additional 25 dispatchers covering shifts 24 hours a day. Rockland Chaverim responding to a whopping 33,000 (yes, THIRTY THREE THOUSAND!) calls on their emergency hotline last year! (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

A Brooklyn woman was gunned down by another woman who got out of a car and shot her in the back of the head, police said. Surveillance video of the shooting Wednesday night released by police shows a woman in black leggings get out of a double-parked white sedan and casually shoot Delia Johnson in the head as she chats with a group of people by a stoop in the Crown Heights neighborhood. NYC: We need your help identifying this individual. On 8/4 at 9:41 pm, near 697 Franklin Ave in the @NYPD77Pct she shot a female in the head & leg then fled in a white vehicle. The 42-year-old victim died at a nearby hospital. If you have info, contact @NYPDTips at 800-577-TIPS.

Two New York lawmakers introduced a bill Friday to extend the state’s eviction moratorium until Oct. 31 in light of the state’s failure to send out enough COVID-19 rental aid for an estimated 200,000 households in need. The state’s eviction moratorium is set to expire Aug. 31. Sen. Alessandra Biaggi and Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou, both Democrats, are urging the Legislature to return to Albany to extend the moratorium. It was unclear Friday whether legislative leaders would support an extension. “We cannot let hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers risk homelessness due to the negligence of our own government,” Biaggi said.

Catskills Hatzolah was on the scene of a two car crash in Monticello, Sunday afternoon. It happened at the intersection of Fraser Road and Anawana Road at around 2:00PM. One person was transported to the hospital. The Monticello Fire Department was on the scene as well assisting Hatzolah.
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Authorities say a New Jersey man has been sentenced to seven years in prison in the stabbing of two New York men during a Labor Day beach brawl at the Jersey Shore last year. The Ocean County prosecutor’s office said 19-year-old Juwan Roman of Newark was sentenced Friday according to the terms of an earlier plea agreement. He will be required to serve 85 percent of the term before being eligible for parole. Roman pleaded guilty in May to two counts of aggravated assault and a weapons offense. He was 17 when the Sept. 7 fight occurred in Point Pleasant Beach but eventually agreed to allow the case to be moved to adult court in exchange for prosecutors dropping attempted murder charges.

Citi Bike says it is aware of a scam in New York City in which thieves are switching the QR code stickers on rental bicycles in order to steal bikes unwittingly unlocked by customers. The scammers wait for a renter to unlock a bicycle using the QR code, then ride away on the bike to which the code actually belongs, officials said. “Citi Bike is aware of this issue and, while it has not been widespread, we have been actively working to address it in a number of ways, including upgraded QR decals,” said Citi Bike spokesperson Jordan Levine told The New York Post. Each rental ride costs $3. But a customer can be charged $1,200 if a bicycle they rent ends up lost or stolen.

Prosecutors in Queens have charged a local man with firing a pistol into a city bus this week, a shooting that wounded two passengers. Melvin Adams, 43, of the Bronx, faces assault and weapons charges in the Thursday shooting in the Jamaica section of Queens. It was not immediately clear whether he had a defense attorney who could comment on the charges. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said the shooting shattered the windshield of the Q8 bus near the intersection of Jamaica Avenue and 148th Street. Adams had a “heated exchange of words” with a stranger before reaching into a backpack, pulling out a handgun and firing three rounds at the man.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioners have approved a 20-year lease of two Newark Liberty International Airport buildings for a regional air cargo hub. Under the lease, Amazon will redevelop two 1990s vintage buildings into a state-of-the-art, 250,000-square-foot (23,225-square-meter) air cargo campus. “This will be a regional hub on the east coast,” said Rick Cotton, Port Authority executive director. “Cargo will come in and be dispatched in large shipments to last-mile distribution warehouses.” The redevelopment will cost Amazon $125 million and will not utilize Port Authority funds. Amazon will pay $150 million upfront for the property and $157 million in rent over the next two decades.