Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Shalom Ber Shuchat (Caracas, Venezuela) and Chaya Orenstein (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Wednesday night at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St [entrance ramp on Albany Ave].
Tuesday, August 4th, the 14th of Av, Keren Simchas Chosson V'Kallah (KSCVK) will be making a BBQ and comedy event for men at Beis Rivka, 310 Crownt St. Starting two hilarious comedians, Dave Koenig and Steven Scott. Cover charge $36.
TUESDAY: KSCVK BBQ and Comedy Event!
Tuesday, August 4th, the 14th of Av, Keren Simchas Chosson V’Kallah (KSCVK) will be making a BBQ and comedy event for men at Beis Rivka, 310 Crownt St. Starting two hilarious comedians, Dave Koenig and Steven Scott. Cover charge $36.
Millions of Americans are caught up in the mortgage mess, with local foreclosure rates currently double what they were in 2008. But a little-known practice, which some attorneys believe can buy those racing to save their homes valuable time, is gaining popularity.
Kerry McConnell works in the automotive industry, and his monthly commission has taken a hit of late.
Facing Foreclosure? Ask Bank To ‘Produce The Note’
Millions of Americans are caught up in the mortgage mess, with local foreclosure rates currently double what they were in 2008. But a little-known practice, which some attorneys believe can buy those racing to save their homes valuable time, is gaining popularity.
Kerry McConnell works in the automotive industry, and his monthly commission has taken a hit of late.

A Bloody Brooklyn Sunday
BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Eight people were injured and one was murdered in a bloody summer Sunday in Brooklyn. An 87 year old woman, Anna Surman, was caught in a crossfire between two shooters and was struck multiple times, according to reports, and later succumbed to her wounds.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
Crownheights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Yehuda and Dinie Pink (Shluchim in Solihull ,UK) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Crash on Empire and Kingston, Multiple Injured
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A high-speed collision in the intersection of Kingston Avenue and Empire Boulevard left havoc in its wake. The incident took place at around 11:30pm and according to eye witnesses both cars, a BMW SUV and a Nissan sedan, were speeding and collided sending both of them into parked cars.
Mazal Tov! New Engagement!
Crownheights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Yehuda Myer (Philadelphia, PA) and Mimi Barnett (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
Crownheights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Chaim and Rivkie Lipskier (Orlando, FL) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Mazal Tov! – Its Twins! – A Boy! and A Girl!
Crownheights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Yossi and Chaya (nee Shagolov) Light (Crown Heights) on the birth of their twins, a boy and a girl.
May the newborns be a source of Nachas to their parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
You will recognize me in the street as a somebody, and we may cross each other’s path every day, or daven Shacharis, Mincha, and Maariv together in 770 every single day.
My wife and I are well-off financially. Not because we are well-educated or because we have great jobs, but because our parents are rich with “old money”. We are accustomed to getting discounts at most Crown Heights stores because our parents know the owner and because our families donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to the yeshivas and girl schools.
I am gezhe.
Lubavitch Magazines and newsletters love writing articles about my great-great-great grandfather because we call him “elter zeide” and because his childhood story includes White Russia, hiding from Russian police and learning in an underground cheder.
Sunday Humor: Op-Ed: A Letter From Somebody
I am a somebody.
You will recognize me in the street as a somebody, and we may cross each other’s path every day, or daven Shacharis, Mincha, and Maariv together in 770 every single day.
My wife and I are well-off financially. Not because we are well-educated or because we have great jobs, but because our parents are rich with “old money”. We are accustomed to getting discounts at most Crown Heights stores because our parents know the owner and because our families donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to the yeshivas and girl schools.
I am gezhe.
Lubavitch Magazines and newsletters love writing articles about my great-great-great grandfather because we call him “elter zeide” and because his childhood story includes White Russia, hiding from Russian police and learning in an underground cheder.
OGDENSBURG, NY — The new owners of a kosher cheese plant here have defaulted on a rent-purchase agreement with the city, according to City Manager Arthur J. Sciorra.
Toobro LLC and the 30 Main St. plant's former owner, Ahava of California — both based in Brooklyn — are locked in a dispute involving a kosher facility in Lowville that has shut down the Ogdensburg plant for the second time this year and left its estimated 60 workers unpaid for two weeks.
Plant Owners Default on Deal with City
OGDENSBURG, NY — The new owners of a kosher cheese plant here have defaulted on a rent-purchase agreement with the city, according to City Manager Arthur J. Sciorra.
Toobro LLC and the 30 Main St. plant’s former owner, Ahava of California — both based in Brooklyn — are locked in a dispute involving a kosher facility in Lowville that has shut down the Ogdensburg plant for the second time this year and left its estimated 60 workers unpaid for two weeks.
Route 52 rises out of Pine Bush, crosses into Ulster County, climbs through Walker Valley and Warwarsing, and, before descending sharply into Ellenville, offers expansive views of Highland Lakes State Park and the Catskill foothills.
It's a beautiful drive, and more and more often, a deadly one.
Route 52 Worst Road for Traffic Deaths
Route 52 rises out of Pine Bush, crosses into Ulster County, climbs through Walker Valley and Warwarsing, and, before descending sharply into Ellenville, offers expansive views of Highland Lakes State Park and the Catskill foothills.
It’s a beautiful drive, and more and more often, a deadly one.
Photos: Chazak 13
Celebrating 13 years, its Bar Mitzvah, the Moses and Aaron Chazak Concert commenced once again in the Sullivan County Community College. Starring performers Dovid Gabay, Shloime Dachs, Shlomo Simcha, and Yosef Chaim. A Special musical tribute was played in memory of Izzy Taubenfeld OBM who passed away this year.
DES MOINES, IA — Lawyers for Sholom Rubashkin suggested Friday that a past or current employee at the Postville slaughterhouse Rubashkin once ran planted evidence to incriminate him.
Rubashkin also denied allegations that he helped one of his former mid-level managers flee the country to avoid arrest.
Rubashkin Lawyers Say Evidence Was Planted
DES MOINES, IA — Lawyers for Sholom Rubashkin suggested Friday that a past or current employee at the Postville slaughterhouse Rubashkin once ran planted evidence to incriminate him.
Rubashkin also denied allegations that he helped one of his former mid-level managers flee the country to avoid arrest.
NEW YORK [WABC] — A judge has ordered a psychiatric evaluation for a man accused of carrying a fake bomb into LaGuardia's Airport's central terminal, disrupting travel plans for thousands of people.
Despite the frustrations of passengers — authorities were taking no chances as they evacuated Saturday morning.
Video – Man with Fake Bomb Causes LaGuardia Scare
NEW YORK [WABC] — A judge has ordered a psychiatric evaluation for a man accused of carrying a fake bomb into LaGuardia’s Airport’s central terminal, disrupting travel plans for thousands of people.
Despite the frustrations of passengers — authorities were taking no chances as they evacuated Saturday morning.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Chaim and Rochi (nee Rapoport) Benjaminson (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.