Mayor Bill de Blasio laid out the next wave of police reforms on Sunday, including shifting funds from the NYPD to youth and social services, in the aftermath of days of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “The details will be worked out in the budget process in the weeks ahead. But I want people to understand that we are committed to shifting resources to ensure that the focus is on our young people,” de Blasio said. “I also will affirm we will only do it in a way that is certain to continue the city will be safe.” Another key point of the plan includes reforming 50-A, the state law that keeps police behavior from public scrutiny. “The current law is broken and stands in the way of improving trust between them and the community,” the mayor said.

A man identifying himself as “Ace Burns” delivered an ominous threat to Orthodox Jewish New Yorkers Saturday during a live interview on Fox News, warning that protesters could set fire to Manhattan’s storied Diamond District if New York leaders don’t meet their demands. “Today, I’m leading a demonstration from Barclay’s Center at 6 p.m. to City Hall, and that’s the first stop — and we’re hoping [Mayor] De Blasio and [Gov.] Cuomo come out and talk to us and give the youth some direction,” he told Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich. “But if they don’t, then [the] next stop is the Diamond District,” he said, referring to a block on Manhattan’s 47th Street known for jewelry shops. “And gasoline, thanks to Trump, is awfully cheap.

The Lakewood Police Department gave YWN the following statement: The Lakewood Police Department would like to take this opportunity to recognize all who attended today’s peaceful protest to honor George Floyd Jr. Several hundred participants were joined by Township Officials, Mayor Raymond Coles, Police Chief Gregory Meyer and Ocean County Prosecutor Brad Billhimer as they marched down Clifton Avenue just after 1 pm. Once arriving in the center of town, the large crowd, with many different backgrounds but bonded by a common cause, gathered together in Red Square where many had the opportunity to have their voices heard. The gathering lasted until just after 3pm when the crowd peacefully dispersed without incident.

The NYPD arrested more than a dozen protesters at Penn Street & Wythe Avenue in the heart of Williamsburgs Hasidoic Community, Thursday night. There were hundreds of officers in riot gear all over the neighborhood. Meanwhile, NYPD Commissioner Shea called for calm Thursday at a news conference that opened with a broadside against elected officials and others whom he blamed for stirring up animosity by speaking against police and sharing videos on social media that, presented without context, are seen as evidence of officer misconduct. “How do we move forward?” Shea said. “I do not know how we will get there. I wish I had all the answers, but I know this much.

Syrian News Agency SANA reported that shockwaves of mid-air explosions were heard in the northern region of Hama on Thursday evening. Additional reports coming from Lebanon confirmed that explosions were heard by the country’s northern border with Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor reported that at least nine people were killed in the strike, with the death toll expected to rise. Earlier in the week, The Syrian Center for Human Rights reported that five members of the pro–Iranian militia were killed in an air-strike near over Al Bukamal also in Syria’s northern area. These newest reports come just three weeks after SANA accused Israel of carrying out airstrikes near Aleppo (Haleb). The target then was a factory that was suspected f producing chemical weapons.

NYC Mayor Deblasio is a total failure and a pathetic joke. He has allowed the city to descended into total chaos. Half of the most expensive Manhattan storefronts are boarded up with plywood. The looters were released from jail in 3 hours with zero bail thanks to Albany’s wonderful “bail reform” laws. We have NYPD heroes being shot, stabbed, beaten to a pulp, run over by vehicles. He singled out the entire Jewish community with a tweet sent to his millions of followers over social distancing, but wouldn’t dare do the same to the other communities – specifically those rioting. His Sheriff Department is running around Boro Park and Williamsburg handing out summonses to businesses that are opened in defiance of the Governor’s Executive Order.

Thanks to great police work and a fast NYPD response, at least 5 suspects are in custody in connection to a shots fired incident, which had the entire community in lockdown. Sources tell YWN that at around 12:00PM, suspects fired 2 shots next to the 101 Precinct on Mott Ave and Cornega Ave. They quickly fled on foot, the main suspect still armed with a gun. Although it has not been confirmed, an NYPD source tells YWN that the suspect may have been aiming at officers at the Precinct. Heavily armed NYPD Swat teams searched the backyards, and were assisted by the NYPD Aviation Unit and K-9 Units. By 2:00PM, five suspects were in custody, and a weapon had been recovered. One additional suspect was still missing. Far Rockaway Shomrim (RNSP) are on the scene assisting the NYPD.

NYPD investigating a THIRD Police-involved shooting in under 24 hours. This one occurred in the East Village. It happened at Third Avenue and East 10th Street at around 6:40AM Thursday. Sources tell YWN that two officers were inside a deli when a knife-wielding suspect came in and got into a fight with the clerk. The officers tried to intervene, and they say the man came at them with a knife and he was shot once. Suspect and officer expected to be ok. [FLATBUSH: FBI Investigating Stabbing And Shooting Of NYPD Officer As DOMESTIC TERROR [VIDEOS & PHOTOS] [Brooklyn: NYPD Officers Fatally Shoot Man Pointing Gun At Them [VIDEO] STAY UPDATED WITH BREAKING UPDATES FROM YWN VIA WHATSAPP – SIGN UP NOW Just click on this link, and you will be placed into a group.

The drive-through testing stations that Magen David Adom established during the coronavirus crisis caught the eye of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with officials deciding to set up similar stations in the African country. Dan Gertler, Honorary Consul in Israel for the Congo, contacted MDA and asked for assistance in establishing the unique facilities in the Congo. MDA readily agreed to be of assistance and developed specific software for managing a drive-through testing station in the Congo and also developed a training program with videos and written instructions for the medical staff there.

Netanel Engel, a man who volunteers with the police and Magen David Adom was seen throwing to the ground and kicking a Rabbi in Petach Tikvah. The video which was posted to Twitter by a number of people and media outlets, shows Engel, carrying a gun, and attacking Rabbi Dovid Pick (65). Pick is the Rosh Kollel of Avi Ezri, a Kollel on Arlozorov Street in Petach Tikvah. Following the altercation, a number of avreichim arrive and separate Engel from Rabbi Pick.