New Engagement!
Eliyahu Junik (Crown Heights) and Draizy Raskin (Burlington, VT)
L’chaim will be tonight, Tuesday, at Chovevei Torah
885 Eastern Pkwy. [between Albany and Troy Ave.]
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Sukkos with the Crown Heights Friendship Circle
The Friendship Circle of Crown Heights hosted a myriad of different programs for their special children and parents. The programs included Hakafos and events in a Sukkah.
New York City’s transit authority unveiled its latest fare and toll proposals for rails, bridges and subways on Monday, including one that would raise the 30-day unlimited subway MetroCard from $104 to $125.
MTA Seeks to Hike Subway Fare to $2.75
New York City’s transit authority unveiled its latest fare and toll proposals for rails, bridges and subways on Monday, including one that would raise the 30-day unlimited subway MetroCard from $104 to $125.
Head of Israeli Parliament Visits Petersburg Synagogue
Mr. Reuben Rivlin, the Israeli Knesset’s speaker, accompanied by knesset members Mr. Chaim Katz and Mr. Robert Elituv and many dignitaries – arrived last week for a formal visit to the Jewish Community of St. Petersburg, Russia.
According to a report from the New York Times, the NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau is investigating two police officers, Luis A. Vega (24891) and Yelena Bruzzese (9139) - both of whom are assigned to the 71st Precinct, following CrownHeights.info's release of a video showing the two officers brutally attacking Ehud Halevi. Vega has been placed on modified duty, while Bruzzese has not.
NYPD Investigating Officers After Video Surfaces
According to a report from the New York Times, the NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau is investigating two police officers, Luis A. Vega (24891) and Yelena Bruzzese (9139) – both of whom are assigned to the 71st Precinct, following CrownHeights.info’s release of a video showing the two officers brutally attacking Ehud Halevi. Vega has been placed on modified duty, while Bruzzese has not.
Kinus Registration Begins and Speakers Announced
Taking place in less then a month, the annual Kinus Hashluchim Haolami – the four-day-event event which sees thousands of Rabbis from around the world converge on Crown Heights, is set to begin. The Kinus committee has announced the speakers for the gala banquet which concludes the monumental event.
Rudy Giuliani Urged to Seek Another Term as Mayor
Despite Rudy Giuliani’s protestations to the contrary, State Senator Ruben Dίaz (D-Bronx) is still hoping “America’s Mayor” will have another go at City Hall.
Organic Poultry Farm in Crown Heights Backyard
Naftali Hanau is a man who knows chicken. Not just the chicken at the heart of his organic meat business but this chicken, which he has raised for the past two years in his Crown Heights backyard. Some day in the not-too-distant future, this chicken will make delicious matzo ball soup.
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Crown Heights Schools Unite to Combat Child Abuse
We have all heard too many sad and frightening stories about children and abuse. Whether it was by a stranger, a relative or someone the child respected and trusted, we wring our hands in despair and wish the difficult and awkward story would go away.
Schach Pickup Information
The Crown Heights Jewish Community Council has once again arranged with the Forestry division of the NYC Parks Dept. to have all the S’chach picked up.
12 Cars’ Tires Slashed in Possible Hate Crime
Residents on Montgomery St. between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave. – the same block that saw a devastating fire last night – awoke this morning to find that twelve parked cars had their tires slashed.
“Kevin, got 30 seconds?” The question is barely out and Kevin’s sleeve is rolled up and Rabbi Dovid Haller begins to wrap up his latest customer. Kevin is not alone; over the last 3 years, Rabbi Haller has wrapped up more than 40,000 men single-handedly.
18,000 Tefillin in One Year!
“Kevin, got 30 seconds?” The question is barely out and Kevin’s sleeve is rolled up and Rabbi Dovid Haller begins to wrap up his latest customer. Kevin is not alone; over the last 3 years, Rabbi Haller has wrapped up more than 40,000 men single-handedly.
Politicians and Community Leaders Denounce NYPD Brutality, Call for Oversight
A press conference was held today at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva hall on Crown St., amid widespread outrage over the video released by CrownHeights.info, which shows officers from the 71st precinct beating a defenseless Jewish man at the Aliya Institute.
Councilman Calls on NYPD to Fire Officers Who Beat Unarmed Jewish Man
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Councilman David G. Greenfield is calling on the NYPD to fire and criminally investigate the two officers caught on surveillance video severely beating an unarmed Crown Heights man inside the Alternative Learning Institute for Young Adults Center on East New York Avenue last week.
Chasidic Boxer Endorses Senator
Chasidic Boxing welterweight contender Dmitriy Salita campaigned for New York State Senator David Storobin‘s re-election on the Brighton Beach Boardwalk Sunday, where they greeted fellow Russian-Americans.
Picture of the Day: ‘OC Says Chitas’
Students at Ohel Chana Seminary in Melbourne, Australia have taken the inspiration from Tishrei to restrengthen and increase their commitment to learning chitas. And they have the Dvar Malchus and Chayeinus to prove it!
Arlen Specter Was No Moderate on Jewish Issues
One of the most visible and outspoken Jewish politicians in United States history passed away, taking with him a quixotic voting record that defied labels. But on the issues of religious freedom and Israel’s right to self-defense, say leaders of American Jewish organizations, former Sen. Arlen Specter – who lost a long battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma Sunday at the age of 82 – left little doubt as to his positions.
