A quiet neighborhood in Monsey has been shaken with an attack which one would never anticipate. A family home, a rabbinic home, was entered by a stranger armed with a machete and by time he fled in his car, many victims were seriously wounded, many witnessed the horror, children in shock and a neighborhood imperiled … Continue reading "Project Chai Guidelines Following Monsey Attack"

At least three victims were stabbed at a Chanukah party in Monsey, Motzei Shabbos. Sources tell YWN that a black man armed with a machete walked into Rabbi Rottenberg’s Shul in the Forshay neighborhood of Money and began stabbing people at random. Eyewitnesses tell YWN that the suspect fled in a vehicle and did not […]

A woman accused of slapping three people in one of a series of apparently anti-Semitic attacks reported throughout New York during Hanukkah was charged Saturday with attempted assault as a hate crime, court records show.
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New York City’s annual homicide total has surpassed 300 for the first time since 2016, fueled by pockets of gang violence, a pair of quadruple killings and an unusual number of bookkeeping adjustments.
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A daring Chanukah fire rescue in Queens was captured on a police officer’s body camera.
Officers Albert Trotter and Jessica Arrubla from the 107th Precinct responded to a 911 call for a house fire on 173rd Street on Monday.

Doctors are reporting an early rise in flu cases ahead of the “peak”.
The Department of Health said usually the flu season starts in October and lasts through May, often peaking in February.
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The governor proposed Thursday a study to look into what it would take to bring high-speed rail to New York.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing bringing together outside experts to look at the state’s past reports on high-speed rail and come up with a new plan.

A search is underway in Queens for a missing 16-year-old boy.
His name is Noah. He was last seen around 10:00PM on Thursday night at 68 Drive and Main Street.
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Not that anyone really cares anymore, since it’s clearly “open-season” on the Jews, but YWN has learned of yet another hate crime in honor of Chanukah.
The latest attack happened on Avenue S and West 6th Street on Thursday afternoon.

Watch how members the Jersey City Hasidic Jewish community and the African-American community came together last night to bring a little bit of light and lots of holiday cheer to the grief-stricken neighborhood of Greenville in Jersey City.