Brand New Kingston Ave. Asphalt Torn Up
Well, that didn’t last long. After Crown Heights braved the pains of a massive upgrade to Kingston Ave. two summers ago, crews were seen cutting up the busy avenue’s fresh asphalt once again.
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Kids Without Fear: Treating Childhood Anxiety and OCD
Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, presented a special lecture for parents on identifying and treating childhood anxiety and OCD disorders at an Oholei Torah PTA event.
Media Coverage: CBS, ABC, NBC and Daily News Report on ‘Knockout’ Assaults
Following CrownHeights.info’s coverage of the latest assaults on Jewish children and adults, general media, including TV and newspapers, themselves covered the story. Police confirmed that 8 incidents are being investigated as unrelated and possible hate crimes.
Emotional Farewell to Police Chief Loved By All
Yesterday at 8:00pm Deputy Inspector John Lewis walked out of the 71st Precinct for his last time as its commanding officer, but not before a steady stream of well-wishers from the entire Crown Heights community came by to personally see him off and wish him success in his new post at the bureau of School Safety.
OK Issues Clarification over New Chocolatte ‘Hechsher’
After losing their OK Hasgacha to alleged Kashrus violations, a new ‘Hechsher’ certificate appeared this morning in the window of Chocolatte, a Crown Heights cafe.
Women Celebrate Womanhood at Packed Event
Building on the success of past events, a few hundred woman gathered in the Razag Ballroom for an event titled ‘A Celebration of Womanhood,’ which discussed a range of topics including communication strategies among couples.
Rabbi Manis Friedman
Tonight: Can You Make a Good Marriage Better?
Rabbi Manis Friedman says YES! Last year, Rabbi Friedman led a life changing teleconference course titled, “Proper Conduct Between Husband and Wife – Behind Closed Doors.” The course was attended by 40 participants and the feedback was astounding!
Terror that Grips Lubavitch: Shameless Chillul Yom Tov
After we shined a spotlight on the actions of a group of violent thugs in 770 last week, thousands of Anash expressed their reactions in the form of emails and comments. Several ‘angels of peace’ attempted to spin, rationalize and explain away their actions; but new revelations prove that those actions stretch further back – and are even more shocking – than we would all like to believe.
‘Sunday Dollars’ Resume Amid Month-Long Terror Campaign
Wrapped in a Talis, a group of Tzfatis smashed through the front door of 770 yesterday to reenact the distribution of dollars, which the Rebbe would do every Sunday between 1986 and 1992. This incident caps month-long terror campaign in which the Rebbe’s Library was broken into, a Gabbai was beaten up and Tishrei guests were threatened not to visit the Ohel.
Eliot Spitzer Courts Young Crown Heights Voters
Crown Heights [CHI] — Several dozen members of the Crown Heights Jewish community gathered tonight, August 26, at the Basil Pizza & Wine Bar to meet with Democratic candidate for New York City Comptroller Eliot Spitzer.
JTVS and Bramson ORT Together Again
The unique partnership that joined together Bramson ORT College with Chabad, has announced the relaunch of its JTVS (Jewish Technical Vocational School) program. JTVS allows young men to earn smicha in the morning while studying towards a GED and associates degree in the afternoon.
Shomrim at the scene of a missing child. Illustration Photo.
Shomrim Locates Missing 6-Year-Old Boy
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A frantic mother called the Shomrim hotline after her six-year-old boy, who has down syndrome, had vanished after she took her eyes off him for just a minute.
Over 500 Educators Participated in Summer Webinar
The Merkos Chinuch Office tried a bold experiment and it was a rousing success. In lieu of the summer Chinuch Kinusim (conferences), the Chinuch Office organized a month-long series of on-line Chinuch presentations in Webinar form, which enabled hundreds of educators from across the globe to join, watch, listen and learn.
Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes
As Re-election Fight Looms, Brooklyn DA Releases Partial List of Child Abusers
Despite much criticism from victims and activists, Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes has for years steadfastly refused to publish a list he keeps of hundreds of accused pedophiles in the Brooklyn Jewish community. Now facing viable opponents in his re-election bid for the first time in years, Hynes relented – somewhat – and released the names of a few dozen convicted abusers.
Video: Abuse Will Not Be Swept Under the Rug
A YouTube video warning of and decrying child sexual abuse as gone ‘viral’ drawing over 3000 hits in just one day. The video is being published by Jewish Community Watch and was produced by Mendy Pellin is aimed squarely as counselors and staff members in summer camps and delivers a powerful message.
Education advocates hope this black and white billboard in Brooklyn will catch the eye of parents in the borough's large Orthodox Jewish community, where more than 84,000 students attend religious schools, many of which do not meet legal minimum requirements for instruction in English, science and math.
Huge Billboard Targets Failings of Orthodox Jewish Schools
Education advocates fed up with a lack of English, math and science in some Jewish parochial schools have taken their frustration to the street — or, more accurately, to a huge billboard overhanging the BQE.
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No Strings Attached: Free Summer Home for a Week
Would you like to watch your children run freely in a summer home in Upstate New York, but can’t afford the astronomical rent? A local businessman is offering a newly renovated unit, for a week at a time, for 8 different families.
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