Four years after the outbreak of the severe crisis in Ukraine, Jewish communities uniting tens of thousands of families throughout the country are preparing for Purim under extremely challenging conditions.
The Mamdani administration today announced that Alternate Side Parking Regulations will be suspended Monday, February 23, 2026, to facilitate snow operations. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the city.
With perilous conditions expected to batter the Northeast Sunday, several major airlines grounded flights Saturday at key hubs, including JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, and airports in Philadelphia and Boston — and the number is expected to skyrocket once snow begins to fall.
The largest gathering of Jewish teens culminates today at the Nassau Coliseum, where 8,000 Jewish teens and their families will gather for “The Live the Life Event,” the largest CTeen event to date.
Thanks to the strong collaboration between Shomrim and the NYPD another criminal now faces the consequences of his actions.
In a historic display of Jewish pride and resilience, three freed Israeli hostages led 7,000 gathered in the Shema at CTeen’s Times Square Takeover, a new CTeen Lounge was dedicated in tribute to Rabbi Eli Schlanger, and the world’s largest teen network announced its 900th chapter.
The famed Yeshiva, Tomchei Temimim Brunoy, hosted a night of dancing for the month of Adar this Motzei Shabbat, Parashat Terumah.
From the pre-shabbos chavrusah learning, visiting the rebbe’s room in 770, and followed by a powerful Kabbalas Shabbos where the Crown Heights community welcomed the teens to takeover the main shul, the CTeen Shabbaton ha rocked Crown Heights.
Watch over 4,500 Jewish teens gather in New York City in an uplifting display of Jewish pride and unity; featuring a special Havdalah ceremony, meaningful inspiration and an exhilarating concert featuring Noam, Nissim Black, and Eli Marcus.
A Hazardous Travel Advisory has been issued for New York City beginning Sunday, February 22 through Monday, February 23 as the National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts 12-20 inches of snow citywide, with a chance of higher localized totals.
President Trump said Saturday he’s going to bump his newly imposed global tariff to 15%, in the wake of the Supreme Court decision blocking his sweeping import taxes on international trading partners.
A week before we left, on February 4th, we had an audience with the Rebbe. A week later, early on a Friday morning, we all arrived with our luggage at 770, from where we would take a bus to the New York Harbor and begin our journey to France aboard the RMS Queen Mary.
New York will no longer give commercial driver’s licenses to non-citizens, following the Trump administration’s tightening of restrictions and threats to withhold $73 million in federal funding from the state.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
The Big Apple is likely to be hit by 3 to 6 inches of snow Sunday evening into Monday morning with strong wind gusts up to 40 mph, said AccuWeather chief meteorologist Jonathan Porter.
Running Thursday through Sunday night, the Shabbaton fans teens out across 23 different tracks through New York City before drawing them back to Crown Heights for a powerful Shabbos candle lighting, opening 25 hours of tefillos, meals, learning, and inspiration.
When Segev Kalfon was held hostage in Gaza, he pledged to shout Shema Yisroel to the world. He got his chance on Friday, when he donned tefillin with the teens taking part in the CTeen Shabbaton.
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