Eli Rozenberg, who has proffered an offer to purchase El Al on behalf of his father, New York businessman and Hatzolah Paramedic Kenny Rozenberg, received a permit to buy a controlling stake in the beleaguered company from Israel’s Government Companies Authority, Globes reported on Tuesday. The permit comes as news reports earlier this week said that El Al has refused to meet with Rozenberg’s representatives before he answers several questions in writing. Rozenberg has offered $75 million for a 44.9% controlling share in El Al. A previous Globes report said that El Al may be holding off on considering Rozenberg’s offer due to reports that other parties may be presenting offers.

New York City Council member Ritchie Torres has defeated 11 other candidates to win a Democratic primary for Congress in the Bronx in a race that was certified six weeks after voting ended on June 23. If he wins in the general election in November, Torres, who is Black and Latino, is likely to join Mondaire Jones, a lawyer who won the Democratic primary for a congressional seat in the suburbs north of New York City, as the first openly gay Black or Latino men in Congress. Torres 32, defeated his closest rival for the nomination by more than 8,000 votes, but vote tabulation in the race took weeks because of a record number of people who voted by mail because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Two Bochrim were airlifted after a hiking accident in Colorado on Wednesday. Sources tell YWN that the two Bochrim were part of a small learning camp that went on an outing to “Saint Mary’s Glacier”, which is a semi-permanent snowfield located in Arapaho National Forest in Colorado. Two of the boys reportedly slipped on snow, causing serious injuries. A medevac was called, and the boys were airlifted to a trauma center. One reportedly suffered a femur fracture, and a second boy suffered a broken pelvis. They are reportedly in stable condition. There are currently hundreds of Yeshiva Bochrim in Colorado on Bain Hazmanim trips. One flight from Newark Airport this past Sunday morning had nearly 100 Bochrim on it.

The United States Secret Service “Advance Team” was in Deal NJ on Wednesday, making preparations for this Sundays fundraiser for President Trump. As YWN reportedly exclusively this past Sunday, the high-end event will be held at the home of the late Mr Stanley Chera Z”L, a close friend of Trump, and one of the most prominent members of the Sephardic Syrian communities in Brooklyn and Deal NJ. Mr. Chera passed away in April from COVID-19. The President would frequently mention Mr Chera in his speeches. Sources tell YWN that the Secret Service was seen all over the place today, as Agents prepare for the event. Multiple choppers were taking off and landing all morning, as pilots get used to the area.

Mayor DeBlasio said NYC would start implementing checkpoints across the five boroughs to help enforce Gov. Cuomo’s quarantine order for travelers from viral hotspots, citing the ongoing national COVID threat. The measure announced Wednesday is the first significant effort by NYC specifically to help enforce the 14-day quarantine for travelers from 34 states and Puerto Rico. In revealing it, de Blasio said the state was “absolutely right” to impose the travel restriction in the first place. Cuomo announced it in late June. STAY WITH YWN WHATSAPP FOR BREAKING UPDATES 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. (AP)

Facebook has agreed to lease the former main United States Postal Service in New York City. The company rented all of the office space in the James A. Farley Building in Midtown Manhattan which is 107-year-old and has 730,000 square feet, The New York Times reported Monday. Facebook now has 2.2 million square feet of office space in the city, all of which is located on Manhattan’s West Side between Pennsylvania Ave and the Hudson River. Apple, Amazon and Google all lease space in the same area. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said in a statement that this investment “ fortifies New York as an international center of innovation.” Facebook’s office space at Farley and Hudson Yards could allow the company to move another 8,500 workers to the city.

The coronavirus pandemic’s far-reaching effects on New Jersey’s finances have begun taking a toll on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority, which oversees both roadways, posted the latest financial data for the first half of the year recently, painting a bleak picture: Traffic on the Turnpike was down 30% through June, with revenues down 27%; for the Parkway, toll transactions fell 26%, and revenue was down about 27%. “Traffic and toll revenue decreased entirely due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the authority’s financial statement said. Despite the downturn, the authority and transportation experts sounded an optimistic note about the remainder of the year.

Kanye West withdrew his petition to appear as a presidential candidate on New Jersey’s ballot, according to an email chain between a judge and what appears to be the rapper’s campaign email address. In email correspondence obtained by The Associated Press, an unidentified person writing from a Kanye 2020 address tells Administrative Law Judge Gail Cookson that West is dropping his effort to appear on New Jersey’s ballot. “At this time, Kanye 2020 has no further option than to regrettably withdraw from New Jersey and cease further efforts to place Mr. West’s name on the New Jersey ballot,” the Kanye 2020 email said late Monday. Cookson replied Tuesday, accepting the withdrawal.

A federal judge sided with the challenger in a tight New York City Democratic congressional primary and ruled that at least 1,000 disputed ballots should be counted. The ruling late Monday by Judge Analisa Torres comes six weeks after the June 23 primary for the seat long held by Rep. Carolyn Maloney. It will likely not affect the outcome, since Maloney is leading her closest challenger, Suraj Patel, by some 3,700 votes. But it highlights problems with a race that President Donald Trump suggested Monday should be scrapped and done over again. “They are six weeks into it now and they have no clue what’s going on, and I think I can say right here and now, you have to rerun that race because it’s a mess,” Trump said at a White House briefing.

Yeshiva Kayitz Kingston (YKK) in Pennsylvania suffered some serious flooding due to Tropical Storm Isaias. Incredible footage shows multiple feet of water flooding the campgrounds. The camp owners tell YWN that everyone is Boruch Hashem in a safe location and not in any danger whatsoever. The camp is in Pennsylvania this year. (Normally in Kingston NY). A notice from the camp was sent to the parents which read: Dear Parents,  As you may have heard, camp experienced some flooding today to the lower level sports fields.  B”H the storm has passed and all campers and staff are safe. Camp is continuing on schedule as usual.  Thank you STAY WITH YWN WHATSAPP FOR BREAKING UPDATES IN LIVE TIME!  YWN WHATSAPP STATUS UPDATES: CLICK HERE to join the YWN WhatsApp Status.