With camps in limbo if they will be allowed to open, NY Governor Cuimo says a decision on whether sleep away camps can open this summer in New York is yet to be made. In an interview this morning, Cuomo told Long Island News Radio that the issue is the inflammatory illness believed to be related to the cronavirus that has been affecting children, and concerns over spreading it. Cuomo reiterated that as the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths decline, summer day camps can start to open at the end of the month. He said no decision has been made on sleepaway camps. So, he added, “Summer day camps are going to open on June 29. We’re still reviewing the situation with sleepaway camps.” “I’m making that decision like it’s my own daughter.

A memorial service for George Floyd will take place in Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon. George Floyd’s brother Terence announced the memorial service on Tuesday. “Even though you are angry, we are coming and doing this in peace,” Terrence Floyd said. The service, which will happen simultaneously with a memorial in Minneapolis, is slated for Thursday, June 4, at 1 p.m., at Cadman Plaza Park, where Floyd’s family will be in attendance. After the service, the march will work its way across the Brooklyn Bridge and end at Foley Square. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Shea have been invited to attend the memorial. STAY UPDATED WITH BREAKING UPDATES FROM YWN VIA WHATSAPP – SIGN UP NOW Just click on this link, and you will be placed into a group.

Two NYPD Officers attacked in Brooklyn on Wednesday night. According to initial reports, one officer was shot and another stabbed at Church Ave And Flatbush Ave. It appears one suspect was shot and another is in custody. Both officers were rushed to Kings County Hospital. Condition of officers still unknown. DEVELOPING STORY (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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The protests haven’t stopped, but New York City officials were hopeful that an earlier curfew and refinements to police tactics are helping restore order after days of unrest over the death of George Floyd. “Last night we took a step forward in moving out of this difficult period we’ve had the last few days and moving to a better time,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who was critical of the police response on prior nights, said the city was “much better” Tuesday and that officers were better equipped to keep the peace. “Last night was a much, much better than the night before. So it worked. We got results. Let’s just remember what we did last night and keep that going.”Cuomo said.

A Williamsburg man made a Kiddush Hashem on Wednesday, by handing out water at a Black Lives matter protest on Bedford Avenue. Around 1,000 protesters marched peacefully down Bedford Avenue – through the heart of the Williamsburg Hasidic Community. One man, R’ Moshe Yosef Friedman stood in the street and handed out water to a few dozen NYPD Officers. He then handed out around 200 bottles of water to the protesters – all of whom were protesting in an orderly and civilized way. One of the NYPD Sergeants turned to a group of Hasidic men and said “We know the Jewish Community has a good heart!” (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

New York City’s second night under curfew was calmer than the first, with mostly peaceful demonstrators marching to protest the death of George Floyd and sporadic reports of vandalism. The citywide curfew from 8 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday was imposed to prevent the nighttime chaos and destruction that followed peaceful protests for several days in a row. Chief of Department Terence Monahan said the order to clear the streets at 8 p.m., three hours earlier than Monday’s 11 p.m. curfew, allowed police to take control of city streets. “The earlier curfew really helped our cops take out of the neighborhoods people that didn’t belong there,” Monahan said on NBC’s “Today.” Monahan said officers allowed peaceful protests to continue after 8 p.m.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo apologized privately to top New York City Police administrators late Tuesday after earlier in the day ripping their response to rioters as a “disgrace.” The NYPD Chief Terence Monahan told NBC’s Today show Wednesday that Cuomo’s office called him, and the governor called commissioner Dermot Shea to apologize and clarify his remarks. “You’d have to come out and see what these men and women are doing, don’t ever call them ineffective,” Monahan said during the interview. “As a matter of fact, last night his office called and apologized to me. I know he called the commissioner directly to apologize that that is not what he meant – that he did not mean to put down the police officers.” (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

A family in Boro Park has created a unique shout-out to Hatzolah. A massive sign was hung down the side of a 7 story apartment building on 51st Street and 14th Avenue. The family tells YWN that they did it to show their appreciation to Hatzolah to for their dedicated work 24/7 especially during COVID-19. The sign reads “THUMBS UP TO HATZOLAH”. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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New York City contact tracers hired to contain the spread of the coronavirus reached out to all of the roughly 600 people who tested positive for the virus citywide on Monday, the first day of the program, and succeeded in reaching more than half of them, officials said Tuesday. “On Day 1 of the program, seeking to reach several hundred people and have what could be an hour conversation with each of them was a tall order,” Dr. Ted Long, the head of the city’s contact tracing program, said at a briefing. Long said the fact that the contact tracers actually got through to more than half of the new cases “shows that the system we’re setting up is working.” The city has hired 1,700 people for its contact tracing effort and needs to reach 2,500 in order to meet Gov.

New York City police fatally shot a man Tuesday night in Brooklyn in an incident that did not appear connected to protests elsewhere in the city. Officers responding around 10 p.m. to a report of shots fired at a public housing complex in Crown Heights found a man who had been shot and another man with a gun hiding behind a fence, a police spokesperson said. The man allegedly pointed the gun at officers and they opened fire. As many as 10 officers shot at him, the spokesperson said. Chief of Department Terence Monahan tweeted “an illegal gun was recovered at the scene.” An NYPD investigation into the shooting will include a review of footage from the officers’ body-worn cameras.