New construction plans have been filed for a massive, seven-story, 209-unit residential tower on Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights. The lot, which now holds a single-story linen-cleaning operation and warehouses, will be demolished to make way for the 168,000 square foot development.
More than ten thousand Jewish children from throughout Europe attended a very special Chanukah program produced by the Morasha program, which is run in Brussels and provides programs for the children of shluchim throughout Europe.
Sochy Eisenberg (Monsey, NY) and Sarah Sherman (Philadelphia, PA)
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 50, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Mental Illness; Parental Disagreements about Chinuch; Honoring In-laws; Shabbos Calm for a Busy Mom? Alternatives to Yelling.
Hundreds turned out to attend the Levaya of Rabbi Dovid Edelman OBM, a beloved educator and the eldest Shliach, who passed away Friday morning just days after celebrating his 90th birthday.
Murders in New York fell to 328 in 2014, the fewest since the New York Police Department started keeping reliable numbers in 1963, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
Abba, Yankel, and Meir Steinhauser are sitting Shiva after the passing of their father/brother, Chaim, OBM, at 1719 President St. [between Utica and Rochester Aves.] until Thursday morning. Shachris: Sunday – 8:30, Monday-Wednesday – 7:30, Thursday – 7:00. Mincha: 4:30. Maariv 5:15. […]
Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo, who passed away last week, gave a fascinating interview to JEM on “The Rebbe’s Gift.”
What does it take to be an Entrepreneur? The Crown Heights Young Entrepreneurs initiative seeks to answer this question with a new four part series which will feature well known business people who will share some of their ideas for success.
Mendy Goorevitch (Laguna Beach, CA) and Sara Liberow (Barranquilla, Colombia)
Yosef Dovid Schtroks (Surrey, Canada) and Rivky Kesselman (Detroit, MI)
Avrohom and Devorah (nee Epstein) Kan (Crown Heights)
A would-be intruder was apprehended and arrested after he was spotted climbing the front of a Union Street home. Once spotted him jumped from the window and fled into a nearby home only to be confronted and apprehended by Shomrim after a short chase.
Hundreds of men and women turned out this Motzai Shabbos for Crown Heights Hatzalah’s annual Melava Malka, health symposium and raffle for $18,000.
Zalman and Chaya (nee Brafman) Lever (Crown Heights)
Shmuel and Malki (nee Kitchner) Edwards (Miami Beach, FL)
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