DRAMATIC FOOTAGE: Heroic Hasidic Residents Jump Into Action At Supermarket Fire In South Blooming...
Heroic Hasidic residents jumped into action Thursday morning after a fast moving blaze ripped though South Blooming Grove's new "Mint Leaf" Supermarket.
The fire started...
Chai Lifeline Hosts Weekend Retreat for Families Living with Cancer at Camp Simcha [VIDEOS...
Summer camp campuses often lay quiet during the cold winter months, but Camp Simcha’s sprawling 125-acre campus in upstate New York was filled with...
Kiryas Joel School District SLAMS New York Times After Yet Another Biased Hit Piece
The Kiryas Joel School District ripped into reporting from the New York Times on Monday, in which the outlet wrote up a hit piece...
WATCH THIS: Reporter with Long History of Anti-Hasidic Reporting Gets SHREDDED in Blooming Grove
Blaise Gomez, a News12 reporter who has made a name for herself as being unapologetically biased against Hasidic Jews, got a taste of her...
EYE POPPING: Satmar Raises Over $8 Million in a Single Day for Its Mosdos
A meeting between the Satmar rebbe of Williamsburg and philanthropists in Kiryas Yoel resulted in the raising of more than $8 million for mosdos...
UPDATE: Kiryas Joel Child Struck And Killed By School Bus Was Accident
The NY State Police tells YWN that the tragedy which took the life of a young Kiryas Joel child was an accident.
As YWN reported...
Chaverim of Rockland Provides Assistance To Family Trapped In Deadly Upstate Blizzard
A couple's journey from Niagara Falls to Monsey following a peaceful Shabbos Chanukah quickly turned into a nightmare when the family along with their...
TRAGEDY IN KJ: 5-Year-Old Boy Struck and Killed by School Bus
The community in Kiryas Joel is reeling from the tragic news of a 5-year-old boy having been R"L struck and killed by a school...
Fire Destroys Boosur Meat Store In South Fallsburg
A fast moving fire on Friday evening destroyed "Boosur" in South Fallsburg.
Numerous fire departments from Sullivan and Ulster counties battled the blaze, which totaled...
SHOCKING DASHCAM FOOTAGE: Wrong-Way Driver Nearly Hits Hatzolah Volunteer Minutes Before Fatal Crash On...
Frightening dashcam footage captured the moment a vehicle barreling the wrong way down the NY State Thruway nearly struck a Boro Park Hatzolah member...
Crash in the Catskills Leave More Than a Dozen Injured
A 15-passenger van overturned on Church Road in Mountaindale on Thursday night.
Sources tell YWN that there were 13 passengers in the vehicle at the...
CATSKILLS: Three People Drown In White Lake
A tragic incident unfolded in White Lake, Sunday afternoon, when three people drowned in the water.
Sources tell YWN that it appears that one victim...
More Polio Virus Detected In Upstate New York Wastewater
State health officials in New York are warning of expanding “community spread” of the polio virus after it was found in wastewater samples from...
DRONE FOOTAGE: 43rd Yartzheit Of The Satmar Rebbe ZATZAL In Kiryas Joel
Tens of thousands of Jews from all walks of life streamed into Kiryas Joel Tuesday to mark the 43rd Yahrtzeit of the Satmar Rebbe,...
Bike4Chai Gears Up For 2022 Ride August 17-18
Close to 650 cyclists are gearing up for the 13th annual and largest ever summer of Bike4Chai. The two-day premier cycling event, August 17-18,...
KIDDUSH HASHEM: Rayim Mesivta Bochurim Applaud Firefighters After Successfully Dousing Blaze [VIDEOS]
A tremendous kiddush hashem took place at Camp Rayim Mesiva (Aliya) on Thursday when bochurim lined up to applaud and thank firefighters who had...
CATSKILLS: Two Overturned Vehicles In Just A Few Minutes [PHOTOS]
Emergency personnel including Catskills Hatzolah responded to two different accidents involving overturned vehicles - just minutes apart from each other.
Thankfully, neither incident had victims...
Please Help Catskills Hatzalah Save Lives
Hatzalah needs no introduction. The dedicated volunteers ensure the safety of hundreds of thousands of people vacationing in the Catskills each summer. This summer...
South Fallsburg: Three-Alarm Fire Destroys Building On Main Street [VIDEOS & PHOTOS
A fast moving blaze ripped through a building in South Fallsburg, early Sunday morning.
Numerous fire departments from all over Sullivan and Orange counties responded...
Small Plane Crashes On Route 42 In Monticello [VIDEOS & PHOTOS]
A small plane went down in Monticello, Friday afternoon.
It happened at around 12:45, when the one engine plane crashed on Route 42, south of...
CATSKILLS: Child Pulled From Swimming Pool In Fallsburg
A young child was pulled from a swimming pool in Fallsburg on Friday afternoon.
The incident occurred at around 3:45PM at Harmony Estates on Laurel...
TEHILLIM – Child Pulled From Pool In Swan Lake
Tehillim is needed for a three year old child who was pulled from a swimming pool in the Catskills on Thursday.
Sources tell YWN that...
HATE IN THE CATSKILLS: Jewish Man Shot By BB Gun While Biking On Route...
An Orthodox Jewish man was the victim of a possible hate crime in the Catskills.
The man was biking along Route 52 in Woodbourne on...
TONIGHT: Famous NYS Thruway Mincha Area Opens; Thousands Headed to Catskills Expected to Utilize...
Sloatsburg NY. Once again, travelers making their way up to the Catskills on Thursday nights will be able to stop for Mincha and Maariv...
Catskills Hatzolah Launches “Drone Team” To Be Used In Search & Rescue
Catskills Hatzalah is pleased to announce the launch of its Drone Team. The Drone Team brings advanced capabilities to the Catskills Hatzalah Search and...
Court Overturns Nonpublic School Bus Ruling: Agudath Israel Supports Blooming Grove Appeal to Highest...
Last week, in a ruling that could have major ramifications for yeshiva students across New York State, an appellate court overruled a lower court...
Pre-Summer Safety Meeting Draws Community Leaders, Law Enforcement Reps and Federal and County Officials
With summer fast approaching, Jewish community leaders met with federal and county officials and members of local law enforcement to discuss safety and security...
Jewish Camps Reach Truce with NY Town in Zoning Laws Dispute
A group of Jewish camps have settled with the town of Wawarsing in upstate New York following a bitter legal battle over new zoning...
MONTICELLO: Gunpoint Home Invasion Robbery Of Jewish Home
A Jewish family in Monticello was the victim of an armed robbery late Wednesday night.
Sources tell YWN that two men broke into a home...
CATSKILLS: Jewish Summer Camps File Another Lawsuit Against Wawarsing
A group of Jewish summer camps have filed a second lawsuit against the town of Wawarsing, New York, in an attempt to undo newly...
CATSKILLS: 8 Frum Camps Sue Over Town’s New “Discriminatory” Rules
The town of Wawarsing in Ulster County, NY, has been hit by a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by the administrators of eight Orthodox Jewish...
FALLSBURG: Republican Katherine Rappaport Defeats Long-Time Fallsburg Town Supervisor Steven Vegliante
Republican Katherine Rappaport has knocked off incumbent Fallsburg Supervisor Steven Vegliante after a judge ruled that several hundred challenged ballots could be counted.
An attorney...
MASSIVE WIN: Judge: NY School Districts Must Provide Busing to Non-Public School Students on...
In a massive win for New York yeshivos, a state judge ruled that a school district must provide busing for non-public school students on...
Senator Schumer Visits Kiryas Joel, Pays Visit To Satmar Rebbe [VIDEOS & PHOTOS]
Senator Schumer visited the village of Kiryas Joel on Sunday afternoon, where he was welcomed by Village Administrator Gedalye Szegedin.
Schumer, who was accompanied by...
TROUBLE IN SOUTH BLOOMING GROVE: Board of Elections Accused Of Playing With Hasidic Vote
Askanim in Orange County, NY, are accusing the Board of Elections of deliberately withholding the results of the write-in votes in South Blooming Grove's...