A bill sponsored by Councilman Chaim Deutsch that will open up existing parking spots for New York City drivers was passed by the City Council this week, with a unanimous vote in favor.
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A Yeshiva Bochur injured while hiking at Ice Caves Mountain needed to be rescued, Wednesday night.
A group of 15 bachurim were on the hike, when one of the sustained a leg injury, and was unable to continue.

Southwest Airlines is pulling out of New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport following extensive delays caused by the FAA’s grounding of the Boeing 737 Max.
It will cease operations at Newark and consolidate them at LaGuardia Airport in New York effective Nov.
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A major search has been launched in Vermont for a missing Yeshiva Boy.
Sources tell YWN that a 15-year-old boy went missing while hiking with a camp on a trail in Killington Vermont.
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A construction accident involving a forklift, forced the closure of Avenue M in the Midwood section of Brooklyn, Thursday morning.
It happened at 1321 Avenue M, between East 13 and 14th Street at around 8:40AM.
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A New York City couple captured a 3-foot (1-meter) alligator in their local park and taped its mouth before calling police to pick the animal up.
Authorities believe the gator was an illegally owned pet that escaped.
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On July 20th 2019, Parshas Balak, the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of man landing on the moon. Man made history and accomplished the seemingly impossible by conquering new vistas in space and technology.
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The following is an official statement given to YWN by the NY State Police following the terrible tragedy in Kiryas Joel on Tuesday.
On July 23, 2019 at approximately 2:37PM, state police responded to a medical emergency at the Kiryas Joel Union Free School at 7 Israel Zupnick Drive in the village of Kiryas Joel.

For the second year in a row, Councilman Chaim Deutsch hosted separate beach events for males and females.
For many men and women, particularly those who observe modesty laws, going to the beach is simply not an option.
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New York’s City Council will consider a bill to ban the sale of cellphone users’ location data to marketers.
The New York Times reports that the bill to be introduced Tuesday would make it illegal for cellphone companies and app developers to share location data with third parties while a customer’s mobile device is within city limits.