Bichasdei Hashem, there is a slight improvement in the condition of Monsey stabbing victim R’ Yosef Neiman. Sources tell YWN that he has opened his eyes, and is breathing on his own. As YWN reported around 8 weeks ago, Neiman was brutally stabbed during the horrific Chanukah Monsey attack at Rabbi Rottenberg’s Shul. He was rushed to the hospital where he lay in a coma after suffering a skull fracture from the machete which went through his brain. The right side of his body was left fully paralyzed from the brain injury he sustained.

Numerous car owners in Queens were furious to find that their tires were stolen off their vehicle overnight. This happened in the kew Gardens Hills section of the Boro, at 138th Street near 68th Avenue. The message this man has in the video, pretty much, says it all. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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New York State Police say they plan to go forward with a body camera pilot program for state troopers, a move that would change the agency’s status as one of the few primary state law enforcement agencies in the nation without body or dashboard cameras. Kevin Bruen, first deputy superintendent of the New York State Police, disclosed the plan for a pilot program Monday at the state Capitol. He did not provide details of the plan, such as how many troopers will receive the devices and how much money the pilot program might cost. His comments come months after a nationwide Associated Press survey found that New York State Police are the country’s largest primary state law enforcement agency not equipped with body or dashboard cameras.

A woman tried to board a plane in New York with a loaded handgun in her carry-on luggage, the Transportation Security Administration said. TSA officers spotted the .380-caliber gun as the woman went through security at Stewart International Airport in Newburgh on Friday, the agency said in a news release. The gun was loaded with seven bullets including one in the chamber, the TSA said. The woman, a resident of Lagrangeville, New York, told officials she had forgotten that she had her gun with her. New York State Police confiscated the weapon and detained the woman for questioning. The TSA says a typical penalty for carrying a handgun into a checkpoint is a $4,100 fine. (AP)

Firefighters from federal and New Jersey agencies battled a forest fire for a second day Monday in a popular hiking area that is crossed by the Appalachian Trail and a major interstate highway. The fire burned in New Jersey’s Worthington State Forest and the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. A Facebook post from a nearby fire department in Pennsylvania indicated the fire had grown to 70 acres (28 hectares) by Sunday night. It still wasn’t clear what the fire’s cause was, but fire officials said it was about 30% contained by late Monday morning. A helicopter and 40 firefighters were working to put the fire out Monday, officials said.

Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday on some but not all charges at his assault trial, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to archvillain of the #MeToo movement. He was convicted on charges stemming from assaults against women in 2006 assault and one in 2013. The jury found Weinstein not guilty on the most serious charge, that could have resulted in a life sentence. Weinstein, 67, had a look of resignation as the verdict came in, and was seen talking to his lawyers shortly after.

Around 19 Jewish Community Centers around New York received bomb threats on Sunday. All facilities were evacuated and bomb squads swept each location and determined all were safe. Governor Cuomo responded to at least one scene. An investigation is underway. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden Petira of Rabbi Dr. Chaim Wakslak z’l, who was the Morah D’Asra, Young Israel of Long Beach and the clinical director of HASC Center. The Levaya will be today, Erev Shabbos Kodesh, at 12:00PM, Young Israel of Long Beach, 120 Long Beach Boulevard. Boruch Dayan HaEmmes…
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A Mexican municipal worker who was shot at point-blank range by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in New York this month suffered excruciating pain, has limited vision in his left eye and cannot use his left arm, according to a federal lawsuit filed against the unnamed ICE agent. Erick Diaz Cruz said in his lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court that he was visiting his mother in Brooklyn on a valid tourist visa when he was shot in the face Feb. 6 by an agent who was trying to arrest Cruz’s mother’s companion. The officer gave no warning before firing at Diaz Cruz from about 4 feet away, according to the lawsuit. Diaz Cruz was unarmed, and the officer “had no reason to believe he was armed,” he claims in the lawsuit.

In this exclusive interview, Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, Executive VP of Agudas Israel of America, discusses the devastating proposal to impose new secular studies guidelines which would force Yeshivos to cut out many hours of limud Torah. Rabbi Zwiebel explains the latest developments in this saga, and what we can expect moving forward. He responds to why NYS officials are so concerned about the yeshiva system–when the public school system is so much worse. And much more. Listen and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast app, including iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Podbean. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)