Travelers to New York from other U.S. states will no longer be required to quarantine starting April 1, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday. Cuomo, who has been easing coronavirus restrictions amid calls for his resignation over sexual harassment allegations, said the two-week quarantine for domestic travelers will be recommended but no longer mandated. International travelers will still be required to quarantine, he said.

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday joined the call for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to step down in light of the most recent allegations against the embattled governor. It marks the first time that de Blasio has called for Cuomo to resign over the multiple scandals that have emerged in recent weeks. The governor is also facing accusations of covering up the amount of nursing home deaths in New York. NY1 REPORTER: Governor Cuomo there are now over 55 state legislators who are calling directly for his resignation. Do you find that you’re ready to do the same, a direct call for the resignation?

A man who has allegedly kept his wife an Agunah for 17 years was arrested by the NYPD on Thursday afternoon. A number of years ago, the man married a second woman while still refusing to give his first wife a Get. Earlier this week, protestors began to gather outside his home, with hundreds attending each night demanding that he give a Get. Meanwhile, unbeknown to most people, the second wife and children were allegedly being severely abused. A voice note went viral on Thursday morning of the man violently abusing his wife and her children. The audio clip is simply too horrifying to publish on YWN. A community member who heard the clip reached out to the wife, and convinced her to press charges.

By Miri Szpilzinger Navigating the mute and video buttons on Zoom, rather than the halls of the Capitol Building in Albany, was a new experience for those participating in the third and final installment of the Agudah’s virtual Albany Day series on Tuesday, with meetings focusing on the Hudson Valley, encompassing Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Sullivan Counties. Yesterday’s virtual Albany Day, conducted by the Agudah over Zoom, had Hudson Valley legislators meet with their constituents and community activists to discuss the issues that matter to them.

Albany Police Department officials told the NY Times on Thursday that they had received a report from a state official about an alleged incident at the Executive Mansion involving Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and a female aide that may have risen “to the level of a crime.” Steve Smith, a spokesman for the Albany police, said that the department had not received a formal complaint from the woman, who has not been identified, but that it had reached out to a representative for her. Meanwhile, More than 55 New York State Democratic elected leaders issued a joint statement calling for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s resignation Thursday.

As he’s reeled from twin scandals over his treatment of women and COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has had to confront a once-unthinkable question: Could enough rogue Democrats combine with Republicans to force him out of office? A vocal group of mostly progressive Democrats has called for the governor to resign or be impeached as the crisis has deepened, joining with a core of Republicans who on Monday said they would propose articles of impeachment. Defections in the state Assembly, which has the authority to begin impeachment proceedings, had already been substantial Tuesday before a report late Wednesday about an aide who claimed she was groped in the governor’s residence.

A person was murdered on Ave M and East 19th just after midnight, Thursday morning. Sources tell YWN that the victim, was an African American teen, was transported by Flatbush Hatzolah to Community Hospital in traumatic arrest with CPR being performed. He was pronounced dead minutes after arriving at the emergency room. A weapon and shell casings have been retrieved, and an investigation is underway. Police were interviewing a group of teens who appeared to have been with the victim when he was shot. They did not appear to be local residents. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

A COVID-19 variant that was first detected in New York City now accounts for about 2 in 5 coronavirus cases in the city, suggesting that it spreads more easily than the older strain of the virus, city health officials said Wednesday. But the officials said they’ve seen no evidence that the New York City variant is deadlier or more vaccine resistant than earlier forms of the virus. Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi said data from the city’s pandemic response lab shows that the New York variant accounted for 39% of virus samples analyzed during the most recent week, up from 31% the week before. Chokshi said the variant first detected in the United Kingdom accounted for 12% of New York City cases, up from 8% the week before. “Viruses are wily.

So here we go again. Another week, another לוָי’ָ, another one of our brethren is gone. I know it sounds cliché but it’s really the truth. And what a family it is. Like any family that has aged over the last 50 years this should not be unexpected or come as a surprise. We have lost a number of our elders in recent years, many who have lived long and fulfilling lives, leaving behind the legacies of the early years as our founding fathers. Unfortunately, many of the recent losses have been tragic and untimely. Today, we accompanied Moshe to his final stop on the way to his seat next to the ריבונו של עולם where he will be rewarded for all of the lives he wasזוכה to have been able to save as well as for the countless people who he inspired while going through his own personal יסורים.

Shocking video shows the moment two New York City police officers were wounded ‒ and miraculously survived ‒ while answering a 911 call for a person shot in Brooklyn over the weekend, officials said. “This incident, I’m sure everybody could understand, could have been a lot worse,” Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison said Monday during a news conference. “By the grace of God, our heroic officers will be going home.” New York Police Department (NYPD) brass shared the harrowing footage of the attack from 9:15 p.m. Sunday, when three officers and one sergeant were responding to a report of a man shot at a Crown Heights apartment building, Harrison said. Police arrived to find the suspect exiting the apartment “wearing a blanket over his shoulders,” Harrison said.