A new law allowing New Yorkers to get driver’s licenses without having to prove they are in the country legally is set to take effect Monday, though immigrants might still face hurdles in some parts of the state. Some county clerks ideologically opposed to the law have challenged it in court and offered unclear messages this week on whether they’ll be issuing licenses under the new program Monday. Rensselaer County Clerk Frank Merola, one of several clerks who sued, said that as of Tuesday, his office lacked the training and equipment to properly comply with the law. Barring changes, the Republican clerk said applicants might be directed across the Hudson River to the state-run Department of Motor Vehicles offices in Albany.

New York’s ban on flavored e-cigarettes is still held up in court but the state may try to keep it alive and expand it to include menthol. The state’s Public Health and Health Planning Council is set to vote Thursday to keep the emergency ban on the books for another 90 days. The council had […]

A press conference was held moments ago by NJ Attorney General Grewal. New information and updates were given regarding the horrific shooting on Tuesday which claimed the lives of 24-year-old Moshe Deutsch HY”D, 31-year-old Mindel Ferencz HY”D, and 49-year-old Douglas Miguel Rodríguez – in addition to Jersey CIty Police Detective Joseph Seals. The attackers were […]

Thanks to the incredible team work of Boro Park and Crown Heights Shomrim, a man was taken into custody after he pointed a handgun at a Jewish man in Boro Park. Sources tell YWN that Boro Park Shomrim received a phone call on Thursday morning stating that a man who was driving a strange looking […]

The bust was a bust, and it could end up costing New York City some serious green. A day after prosecutors dropped criminal charges in a case spotlighting confusion over hemp, marijuana and conflicting laws, the Brooklyn brothers caught in the chaos took the first step toward suing the city and the police department. Oren […]

A 2-year-old boy was killed after being struck by a subway in Manhattan on Wednesday night. The toddler was hit by an uptown No. 2 train during rush hour at the Fulton Street station after he slipped away from his mother on the platform, the New York Daily News reported. New York police officers freed […]

Fears that a deadly shooting at a Jewish market in Jersey City was an anti-Semitic attack mounted on Wednesday as authorities recounted how a man and woman deliberately pulled up to the place in a stolen rental van with at least one rifle and got out firing. A day after the gunbattle and standoff that […]

The day after heartrending news, a story of evil and violence that specifically targeted the Jewish community once again, it’s hard not to begin losing faith in humanity. But earlier today, YWN received a message of such sincerity and kindness, it was a reminder of the tzelem Elokim and goodness that Hashem instilled across all […]

A person was struck by a vehicle in Lakewood on Wednesday evening, and the victim is in critical condition. It happened just before 6:30PM at the intersection of Madison Avenue and 6th Street – in the heart of Lakewood’s Orthodox jewish community. Lakewood Hatzolah Paramedics were on the scene working on the victim, who is […]

An 18 year law enforcement veteran and married father of five was tragically murdered in the Jersey City attack on Wednesday December 10. Detective Joseph Seals 40, was the first person identified as a victim of the horrific attacks in Jersey City which ultimately took the lives of three people inside the kosher grocery store […]