New York City restaurants can resume indoor dining on Sept. 30 at 25% capacity with other restrictions, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. Cuomo said all customers will undergo temperature checks at the door and one member of each party will have to provide information for contact tracing if needed. Customers will not be served drinks at bars, which will be to provide drinks for table service, and restaurants must close at midnight. Tables will be required to be 6 feet apart and customers must wear masks while not at the table. Indoor dining is already allowed in restaurants elsewhere in New York state. “We knew that compliance was lacking in New York City. That was a reason for caution,” Cuomo said at a Wednesday briefing. Neighboring New Jersey recently enacted similar rules.

A 3.1 magnitude earthquake near Freehold NJ woke people up across central New Jersey overnight but did not cause any damage or injuries. The 2 a.m. temblor was felt “in much of central New Jersey,” according to the National Weather Service. It lasted about 13 seconds. Shaking and loud bangs were reported, but no injuries. USGS geophysicist Robert Sanders told NBC News that an earthquake in the region is “relatively uncommon.” There are two previous recorded quakes with a magnitude 3.0 and larger within a 10-mile radius of the one in Freehold: A 3.1 earthquake in 1992 and a 3.5 earthquake in 1979. “It will take a few days or weeks before analysts can see if there’s a specific fault line at cause here,” Sanders said. He added that structural damage is possible but unlikely.

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Rebbetzin Hani Kaminsky ע”ה, the wife of HaRrav Herschel Kaminsky, Magid Shiur in Mirrer Yeshiva in Flatbush, and daughter of the late Mirrer Rosh Yeshiva, Hagaon HaRav Shmuel Berenbaum ZATZAL. The Levaya will take place today, Wednesday at 11:00AM at Shomeri Hadas Chapel on 38th Street and 14th Avenue. Boruch Dayan HaEmmes… (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said Tuesday that President Trump “caused the COVID[-19] outbreak in New York” by not announcing a European travel ban sooner. The New York governor criticized Trump and the federal government for not providing funding to New York City and New York state governments to deal with the aftermath from the coronavirus pandemic during a press briefing Tuesday. And he alleged the administration, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), caused the pandemic in his state. “Donald Trump caused the COVID outbreak in New York,” Cuomo said. “That is a fact.

Flatbush Shomrim has been searching a search for a missing special needs person, and are asking if anyone has any information about him to please contact them immediately. Dozens upon dozens of Shomrim volunteers have been searching streets, buildings, hospitals and the transit system, and have so far come up empty-handed. Missing is a 40-year-old male, named Tzvi Horowitz – who answers to “Tzvi”. He is 4 foot 10 inches, brown eyes, brown / black hair, a mustache, and weighs approximately 120 pounds. He was wearing a purple polo shirt, grey shorts, black shoes. He likes the beach. He was last seen at 7:30AM on 9/07/20, at West 6th Street and Sheepshead bay Road.

New York state marked a milestone of progress in fighting coronavirus infections on Monday, with a full month of fewer than 1% of virus tests coming back positive. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the 30-day stretch of good news while urging people to remain cautious during Labor Day weekend get-togethers. He attributed the state’s progress to its statewide mask mandate and an approach to reopening that’s been slower than in many other states. “It took the work of all of us to get here, and to protect this progress we will need to all continue to wash our hands, wear our masks, remain socially distant and above all, stay New York tough,” Cuomo said in a statement. There is concern that case counts could rise as schools, college campuses and more businesses reopen.

US President Donald Trump has urged New York City to drop its anti-coronavirus restrictions immediately, accusing its leadership of “destroying the place.” Trump criticized the persisting anti-coronavirus measures in the city on Tuesday, personally attacking Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio. “New York City must stop the Shutdown now. The Governor & Mayor are destroying the place!” the president wrote on Twitter. In a subsequent tweet, the president also alleged that all the anti-coronavirus lockdowns are actually a dirty pre-election trick by the Democrats and that they will be lifted immediately after the polls. “These shutdowns are ridiculous, and only being done to hurt the economy prior to the most important election, perhaps, in our history!” Trump claimed.

A massive fire has engulfed a commercial warehouse in the Bronx, Monday afternoon. The FDNy has transmitted a Fourth Alarm at 528 Drake Street near Randall Avenue. The fire seems to have started in a junk yard that was housing wooden pallets. According to the FDNY, an entire commercial building has the wooden pallets inside and is fully engulfed. There are no injuries or widespread evacuations reported. JOIN THE TENS OF THOUSANDS WHO ALREADY ARE ALERTED OF BREAKING NEWS LIKE THIS IN LIVE TIME: YWN WHATSAPP STATUS UPDATES: CLICK HERE to join the YWN WhatsApp Status. YWN WHATSAPP GROUPS: CLICK HERE to be dded to an official YWN WhatsApp Group. See the videos below: (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

A senior assistant district attorney in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office was fatally struck by a bus while riding her bicycle early Monday morning. Sources tell YWN that Sara Pitts. 35,was struck by the bus belonging to “Excellent Bus” on Wythe Ave at around 12:35AM. Williamsburg Hatzolah Paramedics rushed her to Bellevue Hospital, where she passed away from her serious injuries. District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said in a statement posted on Twitter that Pitts had been working with the office since 2018. “(Sarah) was a brilliant and compassionate lawyer dedicated to seeking justice,” Gonzalez wrote. “We are overwhelmed by this sudden loss.” “She was a kind and generous co-worker who will be greatly missed,” he added.

Crown Heights Shomrim volunteers wearing bullet-proof vests flooded the streets on Monday morning to ensure that all children made it to Yeshiva and school safely. Crown Heights coordinator Gadi Hershkop tells YWN that although there are no specific threats against the community, Shomrim will once again be on the streets this afternoon at 4:00PM, to ensure that the children return safely to their homes from Yeshiva. If you see anything suspicious, please call the NYPD (911) and the Crown Heights Shomrim Hotline 24 hours a day at 718-774-3333. PHOTO CREDITS: Itzik Roytman. JOIN THE TENS OF THOUSANDS WHO ALREADY ARE ALERTED OF BREAKING NEWS LIKE THIS IN LIVE TIME: YWN WHATSAPP STATUS UPDATES: CLICK HERE to join the YWN WhatsApp Status.