Serious Crash Involving Passenger Van And Tractor Trailer On NYS ThruwaySerious injuries were reported following a major crash just outside of Monsey, Thursday morning.
It happened on the NY State Thruway (southbound) near Exit 14B at around 8:30AM.
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 DAA Brooklyn man has been convicted of murder for the shooting death of a New York City Correction Officer who was ambushed and shot five times as she sat in her car in Bergen Beach, Brooklyn, about to leave for work.
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NYPD Officer Shot In Harlem, Bullet-Proof Vest Saves His Life; Armed Suspect Shot DeadA New York police officer wearing a bullet-proof vest was shot in the chest while responding to a call about a man acting erratically at a Harlem apartment building early Wednesday.
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 Insane Video Shows Man Escape NYPD Car, Get Tackled by PoliceWild video from the Upper West Side shows a man escaping the back of an NYPD patrol car after some sort of shooting — then getting tackled by several officers in the middle of an intersection.
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 Boat With Frum Family Overturns In Lake Near Monsey; Young Boy Pulled From WaterA frantic search was underway for a missing 8-year-old boy at a lake near Monsey.
Sources tell YWN that the family of 7 were on a boat in Haverstraw Bay Park, when it overturned for reasons unknown.

 Security At JFK Not Allowing Esrogim Through Without “Certificate”The attached video was submitted to YWN WhatsApp by the person who took it.
Watch the TSA employee at JFK Airport explain the Jews going through security that their Esrogim must have a “certificate” on it in order to be allowed through.
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 Child Critically Injured By Deranged Homeless Man Is Recovering At HomeYWN was asked to publish the following message by the Portnoy family:
“Avraham Yirmiyahu ben Chaya Toba” was Bichasdei Hashem released from the hospital on Sunday evening – just before the beginning of Yom Tov.

Plan To Close Notorious Rikers Jail Complex By 2026 ApprovedNew York City lawmakers voted Thursday to close the notorious Rikers Island jail complex, which has become synonymous with violence and neglect, and replace it with four smaller jails intended to be more modern and humane.
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 Police Shoot, Kill Suspect Who Fought Officers In The BronxA man has been shot to death by a police officer in New York City for the second time in three days.
Police say the latest shooting happened Thursday during a traffic stop in the Bronx.
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 Stong Winds To Last Through Thursday – Many Sukkas Already Knocked DownStrong and potentially damaging winds will be moving through the Tri-State area Thursday, with gusts reaching 40-50 miles an hour in some spots.
The winds follow a nasty coastal storm that slammed the tri-state area with heavy rain and strong winds Wednesday.

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