2nd Span Of NYC’s New Kosciuszko Bridge Opens To TrafficThe second span of the new Kosciuszko Bridge between Brooklyn and Queens has opened to traffic.
The span opened early Thursday.
A ceremony on Wednesday night included a light show with music from Billy Joel via satellite from Madison Square Garden.
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Police Union Wants DeBlasio, NYPD Commisioner Out Over Garner FiringNew York City’s largest police union says the mayor and police commissioner should lose their jobs over the firing last week of an officer in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner.
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 Rockland Republican Party Removes Video From Facebook Page After BacklashThe Facebook page of the Republican Party in Rockland County caught the attention of New York’s top prosecutor with a video message against a multi-family development that has been deemed as anti-Semitic by members of the Jewish community and others.

New York Law Softening Pot Penalties Goes Into EffectNew York softened penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana and created a process for erasing certain past offenses in a state law that went into place Wednesday.
The maximum penalty for possessing less than an ounce of pot has been lowered to $50.
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 Progressive Dem Drops Out Of 2020 RaceDemocrat Kirsten Gillibrand is dropping out of the presidential race as a campaign that once looked poised to ride strong #MeToo credentials to formidability was instead plagued by low polling and major fundraising struggles.
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 Jewish Man Brutally Attacked In Crown Heights Speaks OutAs YWN reported on Tuesday, the NYPD are looking for the man that attacked 63-year-old Rabbi Abraham Gopin at Lincoln Terrace Park in Crown Heights around 8:00AM, Tuesday morning.
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NY Judge Denies Order Letting Anti-Vaaxer Kids Go To SchoolA civil rights lawyer representing parents opposed to vaccines for their children said Monday he will appeal a judge’s decision upholding a New York state law that ended religious exemptions from vaccinations required to attend schools and day care programs.
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 Muslim Officers Sue Over Beard Suspensions, Are ReinstatedTwo Muslim correctional officers in New York are being reinstated to their positions after being suspended for refusing to shave their beards.
The move comes one day after correctional officers Brian Sughrim and David Feliciano filed a federal lawsuit Monday against New York’s prison agency.

Levaya of Binyomin Asher Brief Z”L, Cut Ribbon At Bike4Chai Just Two Weeks AgoYWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Binyomin Asher Brief of Bnai Brak. He was 21.
Binyomin battled cancer for the past three years until his Petira on Tuesday.
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Garner’s Family Seeks Mayor DeBlasio’s Testimony On NYPD Chokehold DeathMembers of Eric Garner’s family want a court to force New York City’s mayor and police commissioner to answer questions under oath about their relative’s 2014 chokehold death.
A petition being filed Tuesday in state court seeks a proceeding at which city officials can be questioned under penalty of perjury about matters involving alleged official misconduct.

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