YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden Petira of Hagaon HaRav Yechezkel Roth ZATZAL, the leading Posek in Boro Park. He was 85. Rav Roth suffered a massive heart attack at around 8:00AM Sunday morning. Boro Park Hatzolah rushed to the scene and did all they could to save his life. Unfortunately, he was Niftar at around 8:30AM. Rav Roth was known as the Karlsburger Rov. He lead a venerated beis hora’ah in Boro Park, and was one of leading Poskim in the world today. He served as the Posek for many organizations such as Misaskim. He was a Mechaber of many Seforim, including Emek HaTeshuvah (nine volumes), Chezkas Taharah Hilchos Niddah, Emek Shmaatsa Gemara, Chazon Yechezkel on Drush, Mishpat Ha’aretz on Shmittah, Keren HaTorah Ribbis, Mai Chanukah on Hilchos Chanukah and other works.

Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein addressed the New York State Assembly during the vote o Friday to revoke Governor Cuomo’s extraordinary Executive powers. In his passionate address Assemblyman Eichenstein described the Governor’s draconian lockdown measures. “It is important to reflect right here on the floor of the People’s House that only Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods, be it in Brooklyn, in Queens, in Rockland County, in Orange County, on Staten Island, only Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods were singled out by this Governor and placed in full lockdown red zones in an effort to take revenge against my community,” said Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein. Assemblyman Eichenstein continued, “It is with that in mind, Mr.

Once annually, sometimes less, the full federal appeals court in New York meets to confront a perplexing legal question. Most recently, it was to decide whether shooting somebody point-blank in the face and stabbing somebody to death are violent acts. The 14 judges of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan who heard arguments in U.S. v. Gerald Scott were left to decide how to label the 1998 killings that they agreed were “undoubtedly brutal.” Ultimately, the full court voted 9-to-5 this week to conclude that Scott’s crimes were indeed violent. But their votes came with a robust debate over a legal puzzle that has vexed multiple federal courts — even if, they agreed, the answer might seem like common sense.

Two more of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s aides are accusing him of harassment. One of the accusers is Karen Hinton, who later served as Mayor de Blasio’s press secretary. They are the third and fourth former aides to come forward alleging the governor inappropriately interacted with them. This includes former aide Lindsey Boylan and former health policy advisor Charlotte Bennett. Anna Ruch, who was not an aide to the governor, also came forward with accusations of inappropriate behavior. Cuomo’s office responded by saying, “This did not happen. Karen Hinton is a known antagonist of the Governor’s who is attempting to take advantage of this moment to score cheap points with made up allegations from 21 years ago.

Is Spirit Airlines targeting Jews? That’s what it seems like, after more Jews were banned from flying with the airlines for no reason whatsoever. Just three days ago, YWN published an article about a family who received a letter from Spirit Airlines banning them from flying for two years. YWN reported that the family of five children and parents had an uneventful flight from a NY area airport to Florida in mid-January, and received a letter banning them three weeks later. In the article, YWN reported how we had spoked to a family member who said that they were all masked as required by law, and had no altercation with any of the flight crew. They never left their seats, and sat in their assigned seats the entire flight.

A fire truck hit a child on a Staten Island street Saturday, seriously injuring the 7-year-old boy, authorities and witnesses said. The truck was returning from a call and heading eastbound on Broad Street when the collision happened around 7:20 a.m., according to police and the Fire Department. Firefighters gave the boy aid until an ambulance arrived and took him to a hospital, police said. They are investigating the collision. Police say it appears the child was trying to cross the street. Deli worker Felix Rodriguez told the Daily News the boy stepped into the roadway as the truck approached. “It wasn’t a hard impact, but the fire truck hit him and knocked him back,” said Rodriguez, 60.

A outdoor dining structure and a newsstand in Manhattan were destroyed Friday morning after a van and sedan collided and plowed into them, police said. At least seven people were injured. The incident happened around 8:40 a.m. at 50th Street and 2nd Avenue, the fire department said. The dining structure was unoccupied, but flying debris struck two children ages 5 and 7, causing minor injuries, police said. Photos of the scene showed wreckage strewn along the street, a smashed up black sedan and a damaged white van. Police say the van was heading southbound on 2nd Avenue when it hit the sedan, sending both vehicles out of control. The sedan obliterated the dining structure and the van hopped a sidewalk and crashed into the newsstand. Two people were in the sedan.

Former President Donald Trump is set to return to New York City for the first time since leaving office in January. Trump will visit the city sometime in the next few days, and could arrive as soon as Sunday night, according to WABC and New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman. Sources also confirmed the trip to the Daily News. Security will be ramped up again at Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan for the visit after security was reduced earlier this year, WABC reported. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Some New York lawmakers are calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s impeachment after reports late Thursday that his top aides altered a state Health Department report to omit the true number of people killed by COVID-19 in the state’s nursing homes. The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, citing documents and people with knowledge of the administration’s internal discussions, reported that aides including secretary to the governor Melissa DeRosa pushed state health officials to edit the July report so only residents who died inside long-term care facilities, and not those who became ill there and later died at a hospital, were counted.

Kirsten Gillibrand was the first Democratic senator to call for her colleague Al Franken’s resignation in 2017 as he faced allegations of misconduct, building a profile as a leading advocate for women that became the centerpiece of her 2020 presidential bid. But the New York senator is taking a different approach when it comes to harassment allegations hitting closer to home, those against her state’s Democratic governor, Andrew Cuomo.