Crown Heights News

Ticket writing by the NYPD in Crown Heights has spiked considerably under the De Blasio administration, data released by the Police Department shows.

Rookie police officer James Li, who was shot while apprehending a fare-skipper, was honored at this month’s 71^st Precinct Council Meeting. Also honored was the officer’s partner and two FDNY EMTs who came to the injured officer’s aid.

Leah is the stereotypical young entrepreneur: ambitious, smart, and hard working. Realizing that Crown Heights had room for a nice place for parents to buy fashionable clothes for their children at competitive prices, Leah founded Emma’s Children’s Boutique in the heart of the neighborhood to fill the niche.

$2,890. No, this is not the average mortgage payment; it is now the median level for rent in Brooklyn, which is up more than 11.6% since just last year.

A new organization, created by two young mothers inspired by the ‘Mitzvah for Rashi’ Campaign, will bring much-needed help to new mothers whose babies must stay in the NICU neonatal intensive-care unit. The organization is called “Yanuk,” which means nursing and is the root word for tinok, infant.

The Creative Soul's Sukkos 2013 gallery.

A brand new gallery catering to the artistically inclined members of the Crown Heights community will be hosting an opening reception tonight for an art show, featuring the work of three local artists, which will be exhibited there for the coming month.

On Tuesday night, Rosh Chodesh Nissan, Bnos Chomesh held their 4th annual musical production, entitled “What’s Your Story?” The Bnos Chomesh students presented the powerful stories of two women who traveled long journeys to become Frum.

Mazal Tov!! She is engaged! Everyone is so excited! The Chosson and Kallah buy their respective Kapota and gown. The jewelry, the music, and the flowers are taken care of. But then comes the headache – if the mother or the sisters are plus-sized, where are they supposed to look for the beautiful gowns that will reflect their joy in this simcha?

The city has agreed to pay a $100,000 settlement to Ehud Halevi, a Bochur who was brutally beaten by two NYPD officers at the ALIYA youth center in Crown Heights. News of the beating and accompanying footage were first published here on CrownHeights.info and quickly went viral, shocking the nation.

As the cost of living in Crown Heights continues to soar, and making ends meet on a stagnate income becomes more and more difficult, some members of the Crown Heights community have decided that enough is enough – it’s time to start a new Lubavitch community in a more affordable part of the New York City Area.

Residents of Crown Heights were surprised to hear the distinctive Shabbos siren go off, despite the fact that it is Monday afternoon and the alarm hasn’t been heard in weeks.

Some tenants in Crown Heights are rallying for better rights. On Union Street, tenants say the new owner of their apartment building, BCB Properties, bought the building last year and is now trying to push them out.

Wednesday at 5:00pm, an on-duty police officer was shot at Empire Boulevard and Utica Avenue in Brooklyn. Police officer James Li is recovering from gunshot wounds to his groin, leg and thigh, and it turns out that he and his partner were chasing two men who had boarded a B46 without paying.