A 19-month-old boy was killed after being mauled by a dog inside a Brooklyn apartment, police said. The New York Police Department said officers responded to a 911 call of a dog attack on a child just before 11 p.m. Tuesday at a building on East 17th Street. They arrived to find the child bleeding heavily from bites to his neck and shoulder. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The dog, which had been confined to a room before police arrived, was taken to Animal Care and Control. The Daily News reported the child had been at home only with his two young brothers, ages 9 and 11.

Harassment allegations cost New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo his job. Now, many want to see him answer for a scandal that cut to the heart of his reputation as a pandemic hero and may have had life-and-death consequences — his administration’s handling of outbreaks in nursing homes. Months before a blistering investigation found Cuomo harassed 11 women, the same attorney general concluded that the administration understated the true death toll in nursing homes by thousands and that fatalities may have been fueled by a state order that forced such homes to accept recovering COVID-19 patients.

Suddenly propelled to lead New York, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed Wednesday to set a better tone in state government after the harassment scandal that spurred Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation. “Nobody will ever describe my administration as a toxic work environment,” Hochul said in her first news briefing after the Democratic governor announced his resignation. She said there would be no place in her administration for any Cuomo aides who were implicated in unethical behavior by the state attorney general’s investigation of his behavior toward women.

After a frightening six hours, Bichasdei Hashem, missing Yosef Shapiro was found by search volunteers – just 25 feet away from the Atlantic Ocean, in a marsh, unable to walk. Sources tell YWN that a Hatzolah member searching near the beach heard a child saying “Tatty”. In the pitch dark, additional resources were sent to that location. Sure enough, Yosef was found. He was taken to Maimonides Hospital for observation, and is in good health. He was being discharged at around 11:30PM. Hundreds of volunteers broke out in dancing as they sang “Chasdei Hashem” when he was brought out to his mother and a waiting Hatzolah ambulance. The incredible outpouring of Achdus was felt by everyone involved as hundreds upon hundreds of volunteers joined forces to find him.

Two New Jersey congressmen fired the latest volley Wednesday in the brewing battle over New York City’s plan to charge a fee to enter the city’s center, announcing legislation that seeks to cut off some federal grants to the city if New Jersey motorists wind up on the hook. The legislation announced by Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer addresses New York’s plan to become the first city in the U.S. to implement what is known as congestion pricing, an additional toll aimed at reducing gridlock in midtown Manhattan and funding improvements to the city’s bus and subway systems.

A $20,000 reward has just been offered for any information leading to the location of 6-year-old Yosef Shapiro in Brooklyn. The is a joint announcement from Hatzolah, Shomrim, Achiezer, Misaskim and Chaveirim offering $10,000. An anonymous donor has just informed YWN of an additional $10,000 from himself  brin9ing the reward to $20,000. If you have any information that leads to Yosef being found, please call the Achiezer Emergency hotline at 516-791-4444. As a father, my heart goes out to this family. I can’t imagine how they must be feeling tonight. If you have any information, please contact the NYPD. Let’s bring this boy home. https://t.co/rqWlpWX5Cv — Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) August 12, 2021

A massive search is underway in Canarsiel, Brooklyn, Wednesday evening, after a 6 year old child went missing. Hundreds of volunteers from Hatzolah, Shomrim and Chaveirim are searching for 6 year old Yosef Shapiro. Yosef was on a day camp trip at a park in Canarsie at Seaview Ave and East 80 Street. The boys left the park on buses at around 3:00PM back to their camp, but Yosef somehow went missing – and may have never gotten on the bus. A massive NYPD response is combing the area by air, land, and sea. Sources tell YWN that Mayor DeBlasio is aware of the situation, and has requested as many resources as possible. Yosef was wearing a blue and striped shirt and dark pants. Please say Tehillim for Yosef ben Basya.

Tragedy struck the Satmar community on Tuesday evening, as word spread of a tragic accident which resulted in the Petira of a Yeshiva Bochur. It happened at around 9:30PM when a vehicle travelling southbound on Forest Road in Kiryas Joel struck the victim. Kiryas Joel Hatzolah rushed him to Westchester Medical Center, where doctors tried to save his life. Unfortunately, they were unsuccessful. The victim was later identified as Habochur Aaron Friedman Z”L. He was 16. The Levaya was held on Wednesday in Kiryas Yoel. The NY State Police is investigating the incident. Boruch Dayan HaEmmes… (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Rudy Giuliani, the staunch ally of Donald Trump who is facing a multibillion-dollar legal challenge from voting technology company Dominion Voting Systems, has embraced a new potential earning stream. Internet users can now buy customized video messages from Giuliani, who has joined Cameo, a service that sells personalized videos recorded by celebrities. “Hi. It’s Rudy Giuliani and I’m on Cameo” says Giuliani in a video posted on his Cameo page on Tuesday. He goes on to say: “If there is an issue you want to discuss or a story you’d like to hear or share with me or a greeting that I can bring to someone that would bring happiness to their day, I would be delighted to do it. It can be arranged.

Kathy Hochul, a western New York Democrat unfamiliar to many people in the state even after six years as its lieutenant governor, was set to begin reintroducing herself to the public Wednesday as she prepared to take the reins of power after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he would resign from office. Hochul, 62, in two weeks will become the state’s first female governor, following a remarkable transition period in which Cuomo has said he will stay on and work to ease her into a job that he dominated over his three terms in office. She stayed out of public sight Tuesday but said in a statement that she was “prepared to lead.” Hochul planned to hold her first news conference Wednesday afternoon at the State Capitol.