Police were investigating a shooting in Spring Valley Monday night, that left one person dead, and two others injured. It happened at around 10:30PM in the vicinity of Rose Avenue and Fred Hecht Drive. One victim was pronounced dead, and two others were rushed to the hospital. The shooting’s are reportedly gang related. Police have taken one person into custody, although it does not appear that he is one of the shooters, but instead a person who was arguing or fighting with police who responded to the scene. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Bars and restaurants no longer have to close at midnight across New York state, as its coronavirus curfew for indoor dining ended Monday. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last month that the restriction would be lifted. With that, establishments can return to the closing times that their liquor licenses or other regulations allow. A similar pandemic curfew for outdoor dining ended May 17, although some local governments have their own closing-time rules for outdoor tables. Restaurateurs have been looking forward to the later hours as they try to recover from the shutdowns and other limitations on their business during the virus crisis.

Due to a technical problem the NYC Hatzoloh Emergency number 212-230-1000 is currently NOT working. 212-387-1750, 718-387-1750, and 718-230-1000 are still working. Please do not call to test the lines. We will advise when the number is back up. Thank you Hatzoloh Due to a technical problem ONE of NYC Hatzalah's emergency numbers (212-230-1000) is not working. 212-387-1750, 718-387-1750, and 718-230-1000 are still working. Please do not call to test the lines. We will advise when the number is back up. — Chevra Hatzalah (@hatzalah) May 31, 2021

The NYPD is investigating a shots fired incident in Boro Park early Sunday morning. As can ben seen in the attached video footage, a vehicle with with two suspects pulled up on 10th Ave and 45th street, two men calmly walk out and and openfire into the air. Six shell casings were recovered by Detectives. The two men then get back into their vehicle and drive away. The NYPD and Boro Park Shomrim are inveistigating the incident.
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A planned $11 billion rail tunnel seen as a key to train travel up and down the northeastern U.S. received a boost Friday with a crucial, and long sought, federal environmental approval. The record of decision announced by the Department of Transportation means the project to build a new Hudson River tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey can push ahead with engineering and design work. The DOT’s approval also is expected to smooth the way toward the awarding of federal grants the project needs to begin construction. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said there’s money in President Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan that could fund the project: it would direct $85 billion to update and replace subway cars and repair aging tracks and stations.

A construction worker died Thursday after falling from the roof of a two-story building, city officials said, the third fatal incident involving a construction worker in just over a week. The Department of Buildings said the worker fell 40 feet at the site on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, where a demolition project is underway. The worker was pronounced dead at the hospital, and the department is investigating. On Saturday, a worker in Queens fell to his death from a scaffold at a building under construction. On May 19, a worker was killed and a second worker injured in an elevator fall at a building renovation in the Bronx.

The man accused of shooting and injuring three people in Times Square earlier this the month has been charged after arriving in New York from Florida where he was arrested. Farrakhan Muhammad, 31, is charged with attempted murder and multiple counts of assault, reckless endangerment and criminal use of a firearm, the New York Police Department said on Friday. Muhammad has denied that he is responsible for the shooting on May 8 that wounded two women and a 4-year-old girl. The victims did not know each other. New York Police Department Chief of Detectives James Essig has said that Muhammad was identified as the gunman by his brother, who told officers he was the intended target of the shooting. U.S.

Two-thirds of adults in New York have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the latest federal data. At the same time, hospitalizations statewide are down to 1,143 patients, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday. The total is the lowest since Oct. 31. “Our numbers have been trending in the right direction – reaching a record low since the start of this pandemic – and they continue to do so because of what the people of this state have done,” the Democratic governor said in a statement. On the vaccine front, about 46% of 20 million residents are fully vaccinated, according to data as of Friday from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The national average is at 40%.

NYC Mayor DeBlasio says Jewish Community will see increased NYPD presence at least until after Shabbos.
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Today, Eric Adams was endorsed for Mayor by a “major voting block”, the Far Rockaway Jewish Alliance and other leaders of the Queens Jewish Community. They follow the powerful Crown Heights Jewish community, who endorsed Adams a few days ago. [YWN has confirmed that other major Jewish leaders and communities will be endorsing Eric Adams in the next few days.] Joining today’s announcement are State Senator Joseph Addabo Jr., Assembly member Stacey Pheffer Amato and Council member Selvena Brooks – Powers, all of whom have previously endorsed Eric Adams. The FRJA chairs include leaders of the Far Rockaway community Richard Altabe, Yoni Dembitzer, Baruch Rothman, Dr. Eli Shapiro and Pesach Osina.