While residents throughout the Northeast were assessing damage to their property in the wake of Hurricane Sandy’s devastation, Rabbi Moshe and Leah Shemtov, Shluchim to Stamford, CT, were preparing the Chabad Center to help the many who were without power.
A category-1 hurricane didn’t dampen Chaim Gross and Nechama Wagshul‘s spirits during their wedding last night, which took place on schedule despite the once-in-a-century weather.
Surveillance video obtained by CrownHeights.info reveals shocking footage of the ruthless beating and mugging of a Jewish man during Hurricane Sandy Monday night.
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Aharon Elozor Mogilevsky, OBM, at the age of 93.
Reb Aharon was a longtime resident of Crown Heights and member of Congregation Re’im Ahuvim, which is located near his Carroll St. home.
IYH this Wednesday, 15 Cheshvan (October 31), there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5 to 12.
Buses will leave 770 at 5:00 PM and return at 7:30 PM. Transportation will cost $3.
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Yaakov wants Elijah the Prophet to appear to him. This stop-motion animation by Jewish.tv teaches children about the power of kindness. Starring Roseanne Barr.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) and parking meter regulations will be suspended on Wednesday, October 31, due to severe weather conditions.
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The Safety Kid program, which was introduced to great acclaim Sunday night to Crown Heights parents at Oholei Torah by the Merkos Chinuch Office, will be repeated tonight at Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown Street at 8:00pm.
Last night at about 2:00am, the Nachman family awoke to discover rising flood waters engulfing their home – located in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Mill Basin. To make matters worse, the flooding caused a gas malfunction which released large amounts of carbon monoxide – a lethal poison.
New York City’s subway is likely to be out of service for another four to five days after monster storm Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Tuesday.
Chabad’s Terror Victims Project recently shared in the celebration of Daniel Fahima’s birthday. He was one of the most severely injured in the horrible act of terror in which a bus filled with Israeli tourists, on their way to vacations at the Black Sea, was blown up by a suicide bomber on July 18, 2012 in the Burgas, Bulgaria airport.
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A CrownHeights.info photographer roamed the mostly-deserted streets of New York City on Monday, capturing scenes of Hurricane Sandy’s carnage from around Crown Heights, the Brooklyn Bridge, Red Hook and the Verrazano Bridge.
Despite earlier reports, Crown Heights’ schools will mostly remain open today, Tuesday, due to the fact that the bad weather has subsided.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo‘s office tonight confirmed at least five storm-related deaths in New York. The first of which was a 30-year-old man in Flushing, Queens.
Some of the city’s lower elements took advantage of the chaos caused by Hurricane Sandy and used it as a cover to commit crimes.
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that the NYC 911 system received 10,000 calls per half hour on Monday night. A quick math suggests that this is 333.3 calls per minute, which in turn means 5.5 calls per second!
Parts of the roof and facade of the 1414 President St. dormitory came crashing to the ground Monday night, after coming loose due to strong winds from the hurricane.
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