Nickalus Thompson, a 21 year old rapper and musician, was found unresponsive after being shot multiple times on a Crown Heights area street. He was rushed to Kings County Hospital just a few blocks away, where he was pronounced dead.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week that he had extended the state’s eviction moratorium through August, but the ban would only cover those unable to pay due to COVID-19, or who qualify for unemployment.
New York City will begin testing children for antibodies after at least 38 developed a mysterious illness associated with the novel coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Twitter.
One Iranian warship accidentally struck another with a missile during a training exercise, killing 19 sailors and wounding 15 others.
Two earthquakes shook northern Israel on Monday morning within an hour of each other. The first quake measured 3.2 on the Richter scale, and the second quake measured 2.7.
The recently-launched never alone program by Vaad Or Vechom, exploring the Rebbe’s eternal words spoken at the Lag B’Omer parade of 5744 (1984), that offer comfort, inspiration and guidance for these tumultuous times, has received tremendous feedback from the two N’Shei Chabad communities who already held their events.
Reb Mottel Bryski OBM was a reserved man, but he agreed to be interviewed during his later years. As his birthday is Pesach Sheini, his family shared a small glimpse of a “giant person” whose words ring truer now more than ever before, almost prophetic of what we need to hear in these times.
Singing sensation Mordechai Shapiro will be joining the cast of the Hatzalah-Thon taking place tomorrow night and through Lag B’Omer. Shapiro brings his energy to the fore in this message encouraging you to join in the Hatzalah-Thon, and donate generously to Hatzalah.
Crown Heights Hatzalah has done it again. Having paired with individuals involved in the wellbeing of the community and local physicians, they have developed a day-hab facility where patients will be able to get all the therapy they need and yet live at home. Families will be connected again.
The IBPA Benjamin Franklin “Shelter-In-Place” Award Ceremony took place this past week. Of the four finalists in the religion category were two books authored on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
The SauceNCheese pizza store in Crown Heights will be running a three day Cash and Carry Lag B’Omer special this week. From Monday through Wednesday, pies will cost just $10.
The topics in this week’s 308th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: The Power of Rashbi in Times of Crisis; What We Learn From Lag B’Omer About Countering a Plague; Who Is the Founder of Pnimius Hatorah? Is It Sincere to Call for Achdus on “My Terms”? How Can We Be Fearless in Frightening Times? How to Strengthen Bitachon When We Are Losing Our Jobs? What Can We Do to Hold on to Faith in Moshiach After so Many Disappointments
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, New York City and State government have instructed New Yorkers to stay in their homes as much as possible despite the obvious inconvenience. Yet New York’s Department of Sanitation (DSNY) continues to issue summonses to homeowners simply because sidewalks aren’t clean to the demanding perfection of DSNY’s enforcers.
As the stage is set and the singers rehearse for the Hatzalah-Thon scheduled for Lag B’Omer, the only question remains, are you ready to help this great organization save lives?
On Tuesday evening, Bnos Chomesh Academy held a Staff Appreciation Evening. Realizing that an online event needed to be something spectacular, a few staff members went to work gathering prizes for a virtual Chinese Auction/Raffle.
The family of Shloime Freundlich invites the Crown Heights community to join in a virtual Shloshim memorial event to honor their brother.Join at 8:00pm over zoom.
Rabbi Gershon Avtzon of Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati has launched Yeshivas Erev USA, a 30 minute nightly shiur in preparation for Shavuos, and Mattan Torah.
