A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed in Brooklyn Thursday night, according to police. The child was shot in the chest and the arm near the corner of Brooklyn Avenue and St. Mark’s Avenue in Crown Heights.
Optimum, the internet carrier which most of Crown Heights uses for their internet, is experiencing a higher rate of outages in the New York City area which is heavily affecting the community.
Eylon Levy is a British-Israeli figure who currently serves as official Israeli government spokesman, and has been serving in that capacity since the start of 2023 Israel–Hamas war. On a recent trip to the United States he stopped by 770 Eastern Parkway where he said “I had to visit the HQ of the movement that has done more than any other to keep Jews anchored and united.”
Behind every JewQ Champion is a JewQ Parent. Supporting them, helping them learn and become experts in their heritage. The upcoming CKids Shabbaton will be giving these unsung champions the opportunity to learn, enjoy, and be inspired together with their children,
Two Crown Heights men, doing nothing more than using the Eastern Parkway pedestrian island to get around, were assaulted and robbed Wednesday in an incident that is presently being investigated as a possible hate crime.
Rabbi Chaim Danzinger, the Shliach to Rostov, Russia who styles himself as a Canadian Rabbi living in Russia, made a visit to Lubavitch and chronicled his experiences in short Instagram videos. Watch those videos here.
The long-standing University Hospital at Downstate in East Flatbush could soon close its doors, citing financial struggles and a building in disrepair.
Yitzi Tuvel (Sydney, Australia) to Yael Hillebrecht (Frankfurt, Germany)
As we enter the new month of Adar Sheini – we share a letter of the Rebbe where he gives blessings and encouragement to one who required hospitalization – explaining that in the month of Adar the mazal of every Jew is bori/healthy.
A memorial event marking the 30th anniversary of the 1994 Brooklyn Bridge terror attack will take place on Friday, March 1st at 12 PM. The memorial ceremony will honor the memory of Ari Halberstam, a 16 year old hasidic Yeshiva student, who was murdered on the Brooklyn Bridge by an Islamic terrorist in the attack.
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Lily Milecki OBM, a cherished mother and grandmother from Melbourne, Australia. She passed away on Thursday morning, 20 Adar I, 5784.
Last week’s Shabbos Tzuzamen for boys saw an impressive turnout of 950 participants across 68 locations. With 820 girls signed up for this week in 54 locations, the spirit of camaraderie is set to continue, fostering a sense of belonging and purpose among Yaldei Hashluchim worldwide.
A new sign went up today for Mendy’s Restaurant on Kingston Ave, bringing extra visibility to the iconic Crown Heights eating establishment.
The vice-chairman of United Lubavitcher Yeshivos, Rabbi Yosef Wineberg (1918-2012) delivered weekly radio broadcasts on chasidic teachings for nearly fifty years. He was interviewed three times, in the years 2008 and 2009.
The current CHJCC, CHJCC candidates, the Jewish members of Community Board (“CB 9”) and the Jewish Political Action Committees should invite the final decision maker, Attorney General Letisha James, to hear from the public in an Emergency Town Hall Meeting to OPPOSE and MODIFY the current Vital Brooklyn Kingsboro Psych (aka 681 Clarkson Ave) proposal for new housing in the Shchuna.
Deadly shooting attack carried at gas station at entrance to Eli in Binyamin, the same location where four people were murdered in another shooting attack last year.
The New York Lottery today announced four third-prize-winning tickets were sold for the Feb 28th Powerball drawing. One of those winning tickets was sold at an East Flatbush store on Utica Ave.
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