Crown Heights Block Wins Title of Greenest Block In Brooklyn
Brooklyn has no shortage of picturesque brownstone blocks, but one Crown Heights street now has the official bragging rights to call itself the borough’s greenest.
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Housing Lottery Launches for 920 Montgomery Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Available on NYC Housing Connect are three units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $111,532 to $238,160.
Kingston and Brooklyn Ave Residents Concerned as Construction Begins on Crown Heights Bike Lane
Under the current plan, the protected bike lanes will be placed on Kingston Avenue and Brooklyn Avenue from East New York Avenue south to Winthrop Street and regular bike lanes will be installed on Rutland Road and Winthrop Street between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.
One Minute Halacha Group Expands In Crown Heights
A fast-growing WhatsApp group was recently launched to encourage the daily study of practical halacha. Each day, participants receive a one-minute voice note covering a halacha from the Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Aruch, making it easy to incorporate practical halacha study into their daily routine.
Video of the Day
Collaboration between Boro Park Shomrim, Crown Heights Shomrim, and the NYP brought a pair of reckless criminals into custody this past week. Watch the action go down.
Judge Hikes Bail For Crown Heights Home Invader to $1.5 Million, Then Tosses Bail Entirely As Grand Jury Indicts
A Crown Heights home invader, who forced his way into a Jewish home and attacked the residents, was been indicted by a grand jury in Kings County criminal court earlier this week, and will remain in custody for the foreseeable future.
Nshei Chabad of Crown Heights Holds Tu B’Av Event
Nshei Chabad of Crown Heights gathered to celebrate the 15th of Av , in a warm festive atmosphere hosted by Mrs. Miriam Freidfertig.
Housing Lottery Launches for 733 Lincoln Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
At 130 percent of the AMI, there are seven studios with a monthly rent of $3,543 for incomes ranging from $126,412 to $176,410; eight one-bedrooms with a monthly rent of $3,784 for incomes ranging from $135,360 to $198,510; and 15 two-bedrooms with a monthly rent of $4,518 for incomes ranging from $162,446 to $238,160.
End of an Era – For Lease Sign Goes Up On Empire Kosher Building
For thousands of Crown Heights residents, an end of an era is approaching as a “For Lease” sign went up this morning above the Empire Kosher Supermarket.
Darchai Menachem Receives New Mesivta Building as Gift from Local Family
Darchai Menachem has received a new dedicated building for its Mesivta at 432 East 92nd Street, gifted by an anonymous local family in recognition and appreciation of the yeshiva’s work on behalf of the children of the community.
Judge Sentences 770 Car Rammer To Time Served, Slams DOJ Request for Hefty Sentence
After he admitted to crashing his car into the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn in late January, a New Jersey man on Wednesday received a sentence of time served — plus seven days to arrange for mental health care upon his release.
LIVE at 8:15PM: Honoring the Legacy of Rabbi JJ Hecht, ע”ה
Please join us for a Siyum and Suedah on Tuesday evening, 15th Av 5786 (July 28, 2026), at Yeshivas Hadar Hatorah -Kol Yaakov Yehudah, 824 Eastern Parkway.
53 Kashrus Insights by Rabbi Hanoka
In this shiur, Rabbi Hanoka shared general kashrus acumen accumulated from many years of kashrus experience. He delivered a collection of 53 insights he learned from working under the direction of Rabbi Don Yoel Levy.
Siyum and Hachnasas Sefer Torah this Wednesday in Memory of Yehudah Taibe
This Sefer Torah will be used regularly, bringing Jews together exactly as Yehuda did in life. Most of all, it will be an aliyas neshama for Yehuda ben Nissim. A source of comfort and connection for all of us who lost him.
Residents Furious as New Homeless Shelter Planned for East Flatbush and Remsen Village, Amid an Uptick in Crime
The proposed development calls for a multi-story 61-foot-tallbuilding on a 3,000-square-foot lot, with construction expected to be completed and the shelter scheduled to open in summer 2028.
Cast Wearing Package Thief Busted By Crown Heights Shomrim
A Crown Heights package thief, stumping around the community in a foot cast, was busted Thursday as he “undelivered” packages from porches and homes.
MTA Repairs to Disrupt Subway Service on the 1, 2, 3 and 5 Lines
New York City Transit will replace aging tracks in Lower Manhattan over the course of five weekends, including switches that move trains between local and express tracks, the MTA said.
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