President Donald Trump said Tuesday that America now has its eye on a new Islamic State leader, telling the Economic Club of New York that “we know where he is.”
Trump didn’t mention the name of the new target, but he is likely referring to Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the man who has been named to replace Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as head of the terror group.

Police say a group of burglars stole $140,000 worth of luggage and jewelry from a shopping mall magnate’s New York City mansion.
The Bronx home belongs to Don Ghermezian, the CEO of the company that runs Mall of America in Minnesota and the new American Dream complex in New Jersey.

New York’s court system is planning to expand the gender options on jury documents to be more inclusive of people who do not identify as male or female.
The system aims to have the updated juror information card set for distribution by early January, said state court spokesman Lucian Chalfen.

YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden Petira of Rav Hillel Mandel, a well-known Mechanech for the past 30 years. He was 62.
Rav Mandel currently lived in Chicago, where he served as the Menahel of the Veitzner Yeshiva.

A federal judge on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against New York officials that was aimed at preventing the release of his tax returns.
Judge Carl Nichols handed down a 19-page ruling, finding the U.S.
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The first snow of the season may actually arrive Tuesday as some cold rain looks to transition into snow.
While the snow should not amount to much more than a coating in the city, areas to the far north and west in the higher elevations could get an inch or two.

A Jewish man is lucky to be alive after he was stabbed in what appears to have been an attempted robbery in Far Rockaway, Queens.
Sources tell YWN that the incident happened on Monday just after 1:00PM, when the victim – who is a contractor – received a phone call from a woman calling for an estimate on a construction job at Jarvis Avenue & Beach 7th Street.

The mother of children targeted in a one of a series of egg attacks on Jewish targets over the weekend in Brooklyn is speaking out.
Police said a synagogue was vandalized with eggs around 6 p.m.

Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., the powerful 14-term congressman who once chaired the House Committee on Homeland Security, announced Monday he will not seek reelection in 2020.
King, in a statement Monday, said his “prime reason” for retiring “was that after 28 years of spending four days a week in Washington, D.C., it is time to end the weekly commute and be home in Seaford.”
“This was not an easy decision.

Rabbi Hershel Weber, founder of Chevra Hatzolah was honored by original members of Hatzolah who came together at a Melava Malaka to honor their mentor and good friend.
Rabbi Weber started Hatzalah Volunteers corp.