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Video: The ‘Nice’ Bucket Challenge
In front of Raskin’s Fish Market on Kingston Ave. this afternoon, comedian Moshe Kravitzky had a bucket of ice dumped on his head, but for a good cause – raising $2,000 for Yad L’shliach’s fund for Rabbi Yitzi horowitz, who is suffering from ALS.
Rocket Chunk Crashes into Kfar Chabad Home
A large chunk of a rocket fired from Gaza crashed through the roof of a home in Kfar Chabad, Israel. Miraculously, no one was hit or hurt by the deadly shrapnel.
New Engagement!
Peretz Lokshin (Crown Heights) and Frumi Shaw (Worcester, MA)
L’chaim tonight, Thursday, at 580 Crown St.
[between Albany and Troy Aves.]
Triple Car Crash on Schenectady Ave.
A three-car-pileup occurred this afternoon at the intersection of Schenectady Avenue and Crown Street in Crown Heights.
Thug Who Robbed and Shot Two Apprehended
A pistol-packing thug who robbed and shot two people in Crown Heights last week was apprehended by detectives, after he committed a third such robbery in the neighboring 73rd precinct.
Giant Palestinian Flag Hung from Manhattan Bridge
An enormous Palestinian flag, bearing the words “Boycott, Divest, Sanction,” was unfurled from the south side of the Manhattan Bridge in New York City yesterday evening.
New Engagement!
Yossi Sacks (Pittsburgh, PA) and Dina (bas R’ Yudi) Gniwisch (Montreal, Canada)
L’chaim tonight, Thursday, at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy. [corner Kingston Ave.] at 8:30pm
Photos: ‘Goodbye Gan Yisroel’
As the summer drew to a close, campers attending Camp Gan Israel in Parksville, NY bid farewell to their newly-found friends and dedicated counselors and teachers at the grand banquet.
Video: Another Smashing Summer at LDC-Monsey
Lubavitch Day Camp of Monsey completed yet another smashing, exciting and meaningful summer. See the highlights of the summer of 5774 in this video slideshow.
Union Street Home Flipped for $1.85 Million
This Crown Heights single-family home, located on Union St. between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves., was just sold for a whopping $1,850,000, more than $150,000 above the original asking price of $1,695,000 and a record for the area. Even more shocking: The home was last purchased in December for a ‘mere’ $999,000.
Baby Girl!
Maimon and Ruthie Kirschenbaum (Crown Heights)
Hundreds of Credit Cards Compromised
ALERT: Hundreds of Lubavitchers and Crown Heights consumers are reporting that their credit cards have been fraudulently used to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Poll: Governor Leads GOP Challenger 56 to 28 Percent
A new poll released by Quinnipiac University shows the Democratic Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, maintaining a 2-to-1 advantage over his Republican challenger, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino.
Hamas Admits It’s Responsible for Murder of 3 Teens
A senior Hamas official has acknowledged that members of the military wing of the organization are responsible for the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli boys in June.
Rocket Debris Lands on Kfar Chabad
Soldiers from the IDF’s Homefront Command came to Kfar Chabad today to collect rocket shrapnel which peppered the area.
Picture of the Day: Hollywood Comes to Crown Heights
A film crew was out and about on Montgomery Street today, shooting scenes for a new movie to be released sometime next year. According to one crewmember, the film is titled ‘Staring at the Sun’ and tells the story of two rebellious Hasidic teenagers and their onerous journeys from and to their faithful upbringing.
