President Donald Trump has signed off on a new immigration plan being spearheaded by senior adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner that appeared to receive a positive reception from Republican senators briefed on it Tuesday.
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A former White House lawyer defied a congressional subpoena Tuesday, setting the Trump administration on course for another collision with the Democratic-led House over its pursuit of documents related to the Russia investigation.
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The second span of the new Kosciuszko Bridge between Brooklyn and Queens will open to traffic in September.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the end date Monday during a visit to the worksite.
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A quick response by the policemen to the report of a disabled person on the theft of his mobile device resulted in the suspect being quickly apprehended and the device returned to the complainant.
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Just five days after suffering serious injuries in a fall from a second floor window in a Spring Valley home, two young brothers returned home on Tuesday evening.
As YWN reported last week, the two boys, ages 5 and 2, were leaning on a screen in a window which gave way, leading to their fall. 

The High Court of Justice has seen the evidence presented by petitioner Amit Halevi, who is challenging Yahadut Hatorah’s eighth seat. The court on Tuesday instructed the Central Election Committee to respond to Halevi’s documentation pertaining to alleged chareidi election tampering.

In a time when anti-Semitism is rearing its ugly head both in the city and around the county, it’s painful when it comes from an NYPD Traffic Agent.
A motorist contacted YWN and told us that he was on 57th Street and Park Avenue at 6:00PM Tuesday night, trying to get into the Queens Midtown Tunnel.

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In a show of interfaith unity, faith leaders from across the city gathered on the steps of City Hall Tuesday afternoon to call for security funding for houses of worship.
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A shooting at a suburban Denver middle school injured seven people Tuesday, and two suspects were in custody, authorities said.
Douglas County Undersheriff Holly Nicholson-Kluth says there is a possible eighth injury and doesn’t believe there are any other shooters, but tactical teams were still searching room by room.