Op-Ed: A Public Plea For Help
A group of parents that have a child that is engaged to get married or has already gotten married, found themselves stonewalled by a Crown Heights Wedding Hall, and have turned to the community with a plea for help.
A group of parents that have a child that is engaged to get married or has already gotten married, found themselves stonewalled by a Crown Heights Wedding Hall, and have turned to the community with a plea for help.
Reb Shlomo Gavrielov, the barber of Yehuda’s Barber on Kingston Ave, has been closed since the pandemic began. He is turning to the community that he has serviced for a decade with a personal plea.
The Gedaliah Society, in conjunction with Dr. Rosen, have published an update for the Crown Heights Jewish community regarding basic guidelines for the resocializing of the community.
A bochur walking on Lefferts Ave near Kingston Ave Tuesday night was the victim of an attempted robbery by a group of teens hanging out on the block. The bochur immediately called Crown Heights Shomrim and 911. Job Final: One Under!
The Bais Din of Crown Heights has published a letter clarifying it’s position on the hopeful “reopening” of the Crown Heights Jewish community. In the letter, the Rabbonim listed five points, firstly that all restrictions from legal and medical professionals must be adhered to.
Being forced to cancel Crown Heights Bikur Cholim’s annual fundraising event, we turn to you to help us continue our commitment to this community. We hope and pray that Bikur Cholim will always be here until the time be”H when these efforts will no longer be needed. Please buy a raffle ticket(s) and help us continue our vital work.
Surveillance video from a home on Eastern Parkway has surfaced, showing the major crash that took place Motzei Shabbos. The crash brought Hatzalah, Police, Fire, and city EMS rushing to the scene, sent three people to the hospital, and put one driver under arrest for Driving While Intoxicated.
Crown Heights Shomrim has released a PSA warning the community of an uptick in car thefts in New York City. Shomrim reminded the community that car thefts occur when keys or key fobs are left in vehicles or drivers leave their cars unattended with the motor running. Don’t be a victim!
A drunk driver caused a major collision in the early hours of Sunday morning, totaling two cars at the intersection of New York Ave and Eastern Parkway, and sending three people to the hospital.
A car thief that thought he could get away with a slick car theft in Crown Heights Friday morning, found out he was wrong after business employees and Crown Heights Shomrim tracked him down. Job Final: One Under.
The administration of the Bais Rivkah Head Start program didn’t forget their teachers, and most definitely did not forget their students. The bus drivers made their rounds of Crown Heights throughout the day Thursday, accompanied by teachers and handing out individually made bags for each student.
Another shooting shocked Crown Heights Wednesday evening, just a day after a teenager was shot and killed on a street just a few blocks away. A man described as skinny and wearing a black mask reportedly shot and injured a man by a deli on the corner of union Street and Utica Ave around 6:00pm Wednesday evening.
A teenager who was charged in a gang assault and robbery of another teen girl in March was shot and killed Tuesday on a street in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn.
Appreciation is shown not just through words, but through action. The administration of the Bais Rivkah Head Start program did just that, arranging appreciation packages to each of their teachers.
Hatzalah-Thon was an astounding success, and now Crown Heights Hatzalah says “Thank You” to the Crown Heights community, guests, and supporters for being there and supporting the Crown Heights Hatzalah organization.
Eight Bar Mitzvah boys who found themselves without large celebrations, received a special parade this Lag B’Omer, music, convertibles and all. The boys stopped by their friends houses to receive congratulations, and have a moment to celebrate with their classmates.
Following a successful parade that made its way through the streets of Crown Heights and was watched across the world, NCFJE thanks the entire community for the yesterday’s Lag B’Omer celebration.