Hate crimes in the U.S. rose to the highest level in more than a decade as federal officials also recorded the highest number of hate-motivated killings since the FBI began collecting that data in the early 1990s, according to an FBI report released Monday. There were 51 hate crime murders in 2019, which includes 22 people who were killed in a shooting that targeted Mexicans at a Walmart in the border city of El Paso, Texas, the report said. The suspect in that August 2019 shooting, which left two dozen other people injured, was charged with both state and federal crimes in what authorities said was an attempt to scare Hispanics into leaving the United States. There were 7,314 hate crimes last year, up from 7,120 the year before — and approaching the 7,783 of 2008.

This video is like nothing seen before in the “anything-goes” DeBlasio’s NYC. The disturbing incident appears to have occurred in Brooklyn, where a maniac is seen standing on top of a moving city bus shooting a flamethrower. Eventually, the man shoots flames off the bus at the ground, and then is seen jumping off. The NYPD tweeted that they “are aware of a video circulating social media that shows a man using a flame thrower on top of a bus in Brooklyn. The incident is currently under investigation. We have the utmost confidence in our Detectives that this case will be solved quickly.” Some speculated that the man was celebrating a Biden victory.

There will be Divrei Hesped in Flatbush tonight for Hagaon HaRav David Feinstein ZATZAL. The Hespeidim will be held at 8:30PM Khal Zichron Mordechai, 2645 Nostrand Avenue (between Avenue L and M). Hespedim will be given by HaRav Shimshon Sherer, Reb Rubin Schron – who had the Zechus of decades of a personal relationship with the Feinstein Mishpacha – as well as others. The event will be streamed on TorahAnytime as well.
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A bill that would decriminalize recreational marijuana passed the New Jersey Senate on Monday, but the state Assembly delayed its own planned vote. The Senate passed the bill, which New Jersey voters threw their support behind on Election Day, on Monday afternoon, by a vote of 29-4. A spokesperson for New Jersey Assembly Democrats, however, told the Asbury Park Press that Assembly Democrats weren’t able to come to an agreement on the bill. The Assembly was originally set to vote on the bill on Monday. Assembly members have to approve the bill, which would legalize possession of up to 6 ounces of marijuana, before Gov. Phil Murphy can sign it into law. (AP)

At his daily press conference held today, NJ Governor Phil Murphy spoke about Dr Elliott Samet Z”L, who was Niftar from COVID-19 in April. The Governor mentioned how Dr Samet was a noted pediatrician, and “treated every patient as if they were a member of his own family.” “Dr. Samet was devoted to the Jewish community, his faith, and the study of the Torah. He selflessly supported families in need, whenever and wherever he could”. “He was one of the founding board member of Hatzolah of Passaic. “May Doctor Samet’s commitment to his community be his legacy, and may his memory be a blessing”, Murphy concluded. The Governor also tweeted about Dr Samet following his press conference.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday said he will be reducing indoor and outdoor gathering limits because of the COVID-19 resurgence. The Democrat said on MSNBC that he will order indoor gatherings to fall from 25 to 10 and outdoor get-togethers from 500 to 150 people. The new indoor limit goes into effect Tuesday, while the outdoor level kicks in Nov. 23. The following indoor gatherings may continue under the current rules – limited to 25% of a room’s capacity, up to 150 people: Religious services/celebrations and political events Weddings – Funerals/memorial services Performances The lower levels come just before Thanksgiving and ahead of the winter holidays.

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo – who is responsible for the deaths of THOUSANDS in nursing homes – on Sunday blasted the Trump administration over its plan for distributing a COVID vaccine, saying the plan violates the constitutional rights of minorities and that the state will sue if it’s not changed. Cuomo repeated his threat to sue the Trump administration as he invoked Martin Luther King, Jr. during Sunday remarks about the COVID outbreak at historic Riverside Church in Manhattan. “The Rev. Dr. King, who spoke in this magnificent church, said of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhumane because it often results in physical death,” Cuomo said. “COVID proved Dr.

A coronavirus resurgence in New York City is threatening to halt the nation’s biggest experiment with in-person learning. The city’s public school system this fall became one of just a few large, urban districts in the U.S. to welcome students back into classrooms. A little more than a quarter of the city’s 1.1 million pupils have been attending classes in person between one and three days a week. Just a few weeks ago, the return was going well enough that officials decided to give a little shove to parents who had opted to stick with all-remote learning: Send your kids back now, parents were told, or forfeit the option of having them return later this academic year.

Six northeast U.S. governors are having an “emergency summit” on COVID-19 this weekend as the virus continues to spread throughout the region, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday. Cuomo said the group will discuss potential coordination of restrictions on restaurants and bars, as well as interstate travel and quarantine rules. Several states have passed new restrictions this week, including New York’s 10 p.m. curfew for bars and restaurants and a ban on gatherings over 10 people in private residences. “We believe we’re going to have to be taking additional steps,” Cuomo said, though he said he doesn’t expect any major changes to existing rules over the weekend. Cuomo said he expects infection rates will keep increasing in New York and nationwide as the holiday season begins.

The Democrat challenging Republican U.S. Rep. John Katko in a battleground district in central New York conceded the race Friday. Dana Balter said in a statement that after several days of absentee ballots being counted, it was clear she had no path forward. “Today, I congratulate Congressman Katko on his victory and hope that in his next term, he will advocate for policies that will help working families in this district,” she wrote. Katko, a 57-year-old former federal prosecutor, has held a wide lead over Balter since Election Day, but The Associated Press has not called the race because of a lack of publicly available information about the count of absentee ballots. If his win is confirmed, Katko will get a fourth term after defeating Balter for the second time.