The Philadelphia Rosh Yeshiva Hagaon HaRav Shmuel Kamenetsky has released a letter where he condemns those dressed as Orthodox Jews, who made a colossal Chillul Hashem in the NYS Assembly last week.

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been transferred to a correctional facility in New York but will remain in federal custody while he faces state fraud charges, a Justice Department official said Tuesday.
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Local residents in Williamsburg are furious about what they are calling an “NYPD coverup”, and demanding action.
Two months ago, on April 3, two Hasidic children were riding their electric hoverboard and a scooter on Marcy Avenue, when suddenly two teens ran up to them from behind.

Whether you like the term or not, the Shidduch Crisis is arguably the most painful and sensitive issue that the frum community is grappling with today. Singles, their parents, educators and shadchanim are wracking their brains to help more singles build a bayis ne’eman b’yisroel, but so far their efforts have been individualized, and have yet to be introduced to a wider audience.

The FDNY evaluated multiple buildings after a gas main was struck in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn, Monday afternoon.
The FDNY said they were operating at the scene at 4620 12 Avenue between 46th and 47th Street at around 12:00 noon, after a contractor struck the gas line.

The man who is accused of torching a Flatbush home on Thursday was grinning from ear to ear in Brooklyn Criminal Court on Sunday night.
As YWN reported just after Shabbos, Matthew Karlefsky, 41, was taken into custody and charged with two counts of attempted murder in the inferno that sent 12 people to the hospital – including a 6-week-old infant.

The Senate’s top Democrat called on the Federal Aviation Administration Sunday to heed warnings from federal safety investigators and require all helicopters be equipped with flight data recorders, commonly known as a “black box.”
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On Thursday, Yud Sivan, hundreds of men, women, and children filled the streets of Crown Heights to welcome a new Torah home. Each step that they took to accompany the Sefer Torah was also a show of support for Professor Alan Dershowitz, a man who is dedicated to the pursuit of justice.
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As the summer of 2019 begins, Catskills Hatzolah is finalizing location updates to their computer dispatch system for this year. If anyone is aware of any inaccuracies or any changes that have occurred since last summer, either new camps and colonies or name changes they should be notified as soon as possible.

The following was submitted to YWN:
“I was passing 6th ave and 46th street in Brooklyn this past Thursday afternoon when I saw a commotion.
Looking closer, I saw a sight not commonly seen.