New York City Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch & Deputy Chief Richie Taylor paid a notable visit to Hatzolah headquarters in Williamsburg, where they witnessed first-hand as emergency calls came in and were dispatched out, all in real time. Community leaders and activists greeted them with enthusiasm, offering the commissioner a plaque in recognition of her commitment to Hatzolah and the local community.

An accident in the heart of Flatbush on Tuesday at the busy intersection of Avenue K and Coney Island Avenue has left a pedestrian – a man in his 40’s – in critical condition. The pedestrian, who was struck by a vehicle, was tended to by Flatbush Hatzolah paramedics, who transported him to Maimonides Medical Center in critical but stable condition. Please daven for Levi Yitzchok ben Yosef for a refuah sheleima b’soch sh’ar cholei yisroel. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

A New York federal judge on Monday temporarily halted the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Hamas Columbia graduate who was instrumental in organizing violent pro-Hamas riots at Columbia and other locations. Khalil, a 30-year-old of Palestinian descent who grew up in Syria, was arrested on Sunday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the Department of State revoked his student visa for directing “activities aligned with Hamas.” Rashida Tlaib, a Hamas supporter who serves in US Congress and has ignored the plight of US-Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas, jumped to Khalil’s defense, claiming he was “abducted” by the “lawless administration.” Tlaib wrote on X. “We all have to fight back against fascism.

Rockland Hatzoloh and multiple emergency agencies are on the scene of a major accident on the Garden State Parkway near Exit 172, involving an overturned bus carrying dozens of passengers. According to initial reports, at least one individual was trapped, while over 40 others managed to exit the vehicle and were found alert at the scene. Emergency responders, including paramedics and law enforcement, are actively treating the injured. Authorities confirm that 29 bochurim and two adults sustained various injuries, with one patient in critical condition. A medical chopper has airlifted a victim who was pinned under the bus to a trauma center. The bus was reportedly traveling to New Square for a Sheva Brachos celebration of a grandchild of the Skverer Rebbe.

In a recent Purim shmuess, Rav Yisroel Reisman shlit”a, Rav of Agudas Yisroel of Madison in Brooklyn, and Rosh Yeshiva of Torah Vodaath, shared a humorous yet eye-opening cautionary tale about the pitfalls of relying on artificial intelligence for halachic guidance. While the story was fitting for Purim, its underlying message carried serious implications for the frum world. Rabbi Reisman began by acknowledging the rise of AI technology, quipping, “I’m aware that there’s something called AI, which always stood for Agudath Israel. Lately, it stands for artificial intelligence. I am aware that those who lack natural intelligence therefore have artificial intelligence.” He then recounted how a mispalel approached him with a shaalah but ultimately decided he no longer needed to ask.

In a stunning rebuke of Columbia University’s handling of antisemitism on campus, renowned Holocaust historian and former U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt has publicly withdrawn from consideration for a teaching position at the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies. Lipstadt, whose life’s work has been dedicated to preserving the truth of the Holocaust and combating antisemitism, declared her decision in a searing op-ed in The Free Press on Sunday, citing a toxic and hostile campus climate that she believes has been enabled by weak university leadership. Lipstadt had been in discussions to teach a course on the history of the Holocaust and antisemitism at Columbia.

A masked thief struck The Hustle Wig in Brooklyn in the dead of night, making off with over $30,000 worth of premium hat wigs and supplies in a brazen two-part heist. Surveillance footage captured the suspect—a lone individual on a Citi Bike—arriving at the popular wig retailer at approximately 3:00 AM on Tuesday. With methodical precision, he picked the lock and slipped inside, swiftly loading high-value wigs and supplies onto his bicycle before vanishing into the night. Two hours later, at 5:00 AM, the thief returned for another round, this time grabbing even more inventory along with an assortment of unexpected items—including a panini machine and a first aid kit.

Federal immigration authorities have arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a notorious Palestinian “activist” and ringleader of Columbia University’s disruptive anti-Israel encampment movement. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, acting on a State Department order, swooped into Khalil’s university-owned apartment near Columbia’s Manhattan campus, taking him into custody for his role in stoking unrest on university campuses. Khalil’s attorney, Amy Greer, whined to The Associated Press that ICE agents informed her they were executing a State Department directive to revoke Khalil’s student visa. When Greer pointed out that Khalil, who graduated in December, held a green card as a permanent resident, the agents delivered a crushing blow: that privilege was being stripped away too.