There was an fire at the Skulener Bais Medrash in Boro Park, early Tuesday morning.
The FDNY was on the scene just after 2:00AM for a fire in the basement of the building, located at 1315 54th Street – just off 13 Avenue.
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A building has collapsed in Flatbush on Avenue P and East 5 Street after a vehicle slammed into it on Monday night.
There is a massive response from Hatzolah, FDNY and NYPD.

Hate is on the rise. Anti-Semites and Neo-Nazis are everywhere and coming out of the woodwork. YWN is not in the business of exposing every last Jew-hater out there, but this one is extremely disturbing,
On Friday a video circulated on social media of a man filming Orthodox Jews using a park in Brick Township, NJ, located near Lakewood.

U.S. health officials say at least 60 more measles cases have been reported, increasing a 2019 tally that is already the highest in 25 years.
Officials on Monday said 764 cases have been reported as of last Thursday.
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Michael Cohen, the former lawyer, media attack dog and fixer for President Donald Trump, said Monday there “remains much to be told” as he heads to prison to begin a three-year prison sentence for crimes including campaign finance violations related to hush-money payments made on Trump’s behalf.

Tragedy has struck the Lakewood community on Monday with the tragic Petira of a 20-month-old child.
Sources tell YWN that the child was found in vehicle, apparently forgotten there earlier this morning.
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Police say a child is dead after being found in a burning car in New York City, and a man is in custody.
Authorities were called around 9 p.m.
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Police say a woman survived a fall from a five-story Manhattan apartment building, tumbling as she apparently was descending from the roof after taking skyline photos with friends.
The 22-year-old was taken to a hospital with a fractured pelvis, broken ankle and broken arm after the fall around 8 p.m.

Lew Fidler, a former New York City Councilmember who was active for many years in Democratic politics, has died. He was 62.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams said Fidler died on Sunday.
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Two weeks into his term in office, Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein was approached by a large number of constituents about an issue that concerns thousands of local families.