Crown Heights Apartment Rents Climb 8.8% in 2013
Apartment asking rents in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant climbed 8.8 percent during 2013, according to industry data.
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Bill De Blasio Sworn In as 109th Mayor of NYC
Bill de Blasio took the oath of office administered by former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday, formally becoming the 109th mayor of New York City while pledging to pursue a sweeping liberal agenda.
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Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Thursday
Alternate Side Parking Regulations will be suspended citywide tomorrow, Thursday, January 2, to facilitate snow preparations. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City.
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6 to 10 Inches of Snow Heading for NYC
More snow and cold weather is expected to start the year 2014. Weather reports say that Winter Storm Hercules is expected to unload six to ten inches of snow in New York City starting Wednesday night.
Public School Kids Enjoy Jewish Winter Break
Over the past week and a half, the Jewish Released Time program, under the auspices of the NCFJE, arranged two camps for public school children during their winter vacation, with over 70 children in attendance.
Mrs. Felicia Bryn with her husband Nathan, OBM, and son, Reb Dovid, OBM.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Felicia Bryn, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Felicia Bryn, OBM, of Sunny Isles Beach, FL, wife of Rabbi Nathan Bryn, OBM, and mother of beloved Florida Shliach Reb Dovid Bryn, OBM.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R’ Chaim Katzir, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Chaim Katzir, OBM, a respected member of the Lubavitch community in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 64.
Benny’s New Album Evokes Tranquility of Shabbos
Talk about taking a break for Shabbos. “We were deep in the process of putting the pieces together for our next album,” says Benny Friedman, “when we decided to go in another direction and create something different and special.”
Girls’ Winter Retreat Leaves Lasting Friendships
Almost 100 girls enjoyed five days of fun, learning and inspiration at the Jewish Girls’ Retreat, a winter camp for young Jewish women in the New York State Capital Region under the leadership of Mrs. Nechama Laber of Chabad of Troy.
New Engagement!
Dovid Golowinski (Crown Heights) and Chaya Chriqui (Montreal, Canada)
L’chaim will be tonight, Wednesday, at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
New Engagement!
David Nathan (Los Angeles, CA) and Hela Zadaka (Minneapolis, MN)
New Engagement!
Moshe Friedman (Israel) and Batya Banayan (Panama City, Panama)
Baby Boy!
Shmulik and Yael Hilel (Melbourne, Australia)
ABOUT FACE: Oholei Torah Reinstates ‘Fired’ Teachers
In a complete about-face, Rabbi Joseph Rosenfeld, the Executive Director of Oholei Torah, sent out a midnight email informing parents of the ‘resumption of duties’ of the two faculty members that were dismissed in light of their involvement in recent controversies surrounding the Call of the Shofar.
Liquor Store Manager Stabbed in Boro Park
The manager of a liquor store on 18th Avenue in Boro Park was stabbed multiple times in what appears to be an attempted robbery earlier today. Police and Shomrim have circulated surveillance photos of the attacker in hopes of apprehending him.
Video: A Word on the Parsha with Rabbi Minkowicz
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Bo. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one connect to G-d’s essence?
My Encounter Highlights Striking Interviews of 2013
2013 was a banner year for JEM’s My Encounter project, with over 120 individuals interviewed across the world. JEM has released a reel highlighting some of the most striking interviews conducted throughout the year.
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