As New York navigates the coronavirus crisis, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers are trying to find their way forward on a state budget despite uncertainty about the size of the financial toll the outbreak will take. The governor, a Democrat, has suggested lawmakers could pass a budget that slashes state spending for now and gives […]
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Amid growing concerns regarding shortages of equipment and supplies due to the coronavirus pandemic, we applaud the United States Department of Health and Human Services and its Office for Civil Rights for ensuring that fair and equitable care be provided to all Americans in a recently released bulletin. Acknowledging the ongoing Public Health Emergency, the […]
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A young man was tragically Niftar from COVID-19 on Tuesday, and neighbors are now pointing fingers at Con Edison workers for their despicable actions during the incident. As YWN reported, Rabbi Chaim Yechezkel Shraga Dahan Z”L, a beloved Pre-1A Rebbi at Yeshivat Shaarei Torah passed away on Tuesday. He was diagnosed with the Coronavirus, and […]
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YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of the Verdan Rebbe, HaRav Yosef Leifer ZATZAL. He was 95. The Rebbe collapsed suddenly in his home on Tuesday night, and was Niftar shortly after. The Rebbe, a Holocaust survivor, was the oldest Rebbe in the United States. His Bais Medrash is located on Avenue N […]
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The following is a partial list of victims Niftar from the COVID-19 pandemic just from Tuesday morning until 9:00PM. Unfortunately, there are many more, but YWN does not have all the information. YWN has only published the names we were given. If you have any info to add, please contact YWN with the info. While many […]
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YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Rav Yitzchok Steinberg Z”L. For over thirty years, Rabbi Steinberg was a beloved rebbi at Yeshiva Torah Temimah, teacher and director of the yeshiva’s boys’ minyan, bringing his expertise in chinuch and his love for talmidim each and every day. He was a dedicated mispallel at […]
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New York City reported its first coronavirus death of a person under 18 years old as the number of fatalities in the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak continued to rise rapidly, and as the brother of the state’s governor tested positive. City officials announced Tuesday that 250 more ambulances and 500 paramedics and EMTs are […]
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A nurse with asthma, a grandfather with cancer and a homeless man with no known family are wracked with coronavirus-induced fevers. They are struggling to breathe, and a ventilator could save their lives. But who gets one when there aren’t enough to go around? Health care workers are dreading the prospect of such dire scenarios […]
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A Navy hospital ship with 1,000 beds arrived Monday in New York City as the number of deaths in the state from the coronavirus outbreak climbed quickly. The disease continued to claim the lives of health care workers. Mayor Bill de Blasio said President Donald Trump’s suggestion that thousands of medical masks are disappearing from […]
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The FBI was at a home on 55th Street near New Utrecht Avenue in Boro Park on Monday afternoon. Sources tell YWN that this may have involved price gouging on medical equipment, or involving the the hoarding of masks or something related to that. An arrest was made. Further information will be published when it […]
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