Just as YWN predicted, Mayor DeBlasio finally tweeted about the recent string of hate crimes against Hasidic Jews in Boro Park. Only this time, it took him four days to do so.
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President Donald Trump isn’t a fan of New York’s new bail reform law, which will curtail the number of people jailed while awaiting trial.
The president tweeted Tuesday that New York’s Democratic governor and mayor “are letting out 900 Criminals, some hardened & bad onto the sidewalks of our rapidly declining” city.

President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation to kick off the New York City Veterans Day Parade next week.
United War Veterans Council Chairman Douglas McGowan and the White House said on Wednesday that Trump will offer a tribute to veterans at the opening ceremony of Monday’s 100th annual parade.

Following an intense investigation, and good detective work, the suspects in a recent string of burglaries in the Monsey area have been arrested.
Sources tell YWN that heavily armed police descended on a home located on Twin Avenue in Spring Valley, Wednesday afternoon, and conducted a raid which resulted in the arrests.

Senator Felder is calling on Mayor de Blasio to keep his promise to parents of special needs children.
“In 2014, the Mayor held a press conference where he laid out his commitment to ‘reduce litigation, streamline paperwork, and ensure parents have a responsive and efficient process to meet their child’s special education needs,’ “these are the Mayor’s words and we are holding him to them,” Senator Felder told YWN.

New York City’s police commissioner will be going to work for Visa Inc. on Dec. 2.
The company said in a statement Wednesday that James O’Neill will be a senior vice president and global head of physical security.
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There has been another arrest in this summer’s spate of caught-on-video water dousing of New York City police officers.
Police say 21-year-old Darnell Hillard was arrested Monday on charges of assault, resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration, riot, disorderly conduct and harassment.

Once again, “Jewish WhatsApp” has struck again.
This time, it’s rumors that President trump is considering attending the Siyum Hashas on January 1st.
The fake news seems to have originated from an unverified, uncredible Twitter account which wrote:
“BREAKING NEWS: Unconfirmed reports that President Trump is seriously considering to attend the Daf Hayoimy Siyum Hashas in MetLife stadium!”.

There’s controversy ahead over new criminal justice reforms.
Cash bail will be eliminated Jan. 1 for hundreds of offenses, and as many as 900 defendants could be let out earlier and given rewards to get them to show up to court, CBS2’s Lisa Rozner reported Monday.

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of HaRav Shamshon Grozovsky ZATZAL. He was 97.
Rav Grozovsky was born in Vilna to his father, Hagaon HaRav Reuven Gozovsky, who was a son in law of Hagaon HaRav Boruch Ber Leibowitz ZATZAL, the Rosh Yeshiva of Kaminetz.
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