The Orthodox Jewish community, along with the broader Brooklyn South neighborhoods, is warmly welcoming NYPD Lieutenant Duran McLean as the newly assigned Community Affairs Lieutenant for Patrol Borough Brooklyn South. Lieutenant McLean brings years of experience and a deep commitment to community service to this vital role, overseeing all community affairs officers and supervisors in the borough. Lieutenant McLean’s journey with the NYPD began in 2008 when he joined as a police officer assigned to Brooklyn Transit. He was later specially assigned to Transit District 34, serving the neighborhoods of Coney Island, Bensonhurst, Sheepshead Bay, and Midwood.

YWN regrets to inform you of the tragic Petira of Yeshaya (Shuki) Roth from Flatbush (Israel), who was killed in a crash on the Palisades Parkway on Monday. He was 30. According to reports by Monsey Scoop, the crash occurred at around 5:45PM on the Palisades Northbound heading from the George Washington Bridge toward Monsey, near Exit 1. Hatzolah and other emergency personnel were on the scene, and transported him to Hackensack Medical center where he was unfortunately Niftar. The Niftar leaves behind a wife. Rabbi Abe Friedman, Chaplain for the Palisades Police (PIPPD),diligently worked with local and state officials to ensure proper Kavod Hames for the Niftar and timely notification of families.

It was a historic and bittersweet moment for Yeshiva Chaim Berlin, as the two new Roshei Yeshiva, HaRav Yosef Halioua and HaRav Tzvi Fink, the son and son-in-law of the late Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav Shlomo Halioua ZT’L, led the Purim Mesiba on Friday afternoon, their first year as Roshei Yeshiva. VIDEO & PHOTOS BELOW VIA SHIMON GIFTER FOR YWN

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will investigate Columbia University after two janitors accused the school of retaliating against them after they accused protestors of antisemitism, the New York Post reported. Lester Wilson and Mario Torres accused the school of retaliatory harassment for “reporting antisemitic and racist conduct” during the pro-Palestinian protests by students last year. “We welcome the EEOC’s decision to open an investigation into Mario’s and Lester’s charges of discrimination,” former Attorney General Bill Barr, whose law firm is representing Wilson and Torres, told the Post in a statement. “Columbia has a legal and moral obligation to protect the civil rights of its students and employees. It must be held accountable when it fails to do so,” he added.

Williamsburg, NY – A lively Purim gathering took place on Sunday at the home of Satmar community leader Moshe Indig (of the WJCC), attracting dozens of high-ranking NYPD officials, law enforcement personnel, and prominent elected officials. Among the notable attendees were New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James, Kings County District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, Manhattan Boro President, Brooklyn Boro President, NYC Controller, as well as Assemblymembers and local elected officials. Major organizations were in attendance including Hatzolah, Shomrim, Chaveirim, as well as community activists Joel Friedman, Joel Eisdorfer, Yanky Itzkowitz,  Yidel Perlstein, Pinny Ringel and many others.

FDNY firefighters and Boro Park Hatzolah volunteers are on the scene of a fire in a fourth-floor apartment at 1522 55th Street. Multiple patients are being treated for smoke inhalation. Boro Park Shomrim volunteers assisted in evacuating residents from the building as emergency personnel worked to contain the fire. THIS STORY WAS FIRST PUBLISHED ON THE BORO PARK SCOOP STATUS CLICK HERE SIGN UP TO THE BORO PARK SCOOP WHATSAPP STATUS TO BE INFORMED OF BORO PARK NEWS IN LIVE TIME (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

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.