Today, 9/11/08 marks 7 years to the terror attacks on our country, the attacks that claimed 2,974 lives.
The official city commemoration schedule, along with resource links can be found in the Extended Article.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Reb Boruch Kievman stood outside his Kingston Avenue shoe store today with two neon green signs dominating both the display windows proclaiming “going out of business – mega sale” in bold black letters.
“23 years I own this store” he said, and when asked what the future holds for the store he answered with a shrug of his shoulders, saying we will all find out. He then asked me if I needed a new pair of shoes, “All shoes outside $10 and all shoes inside $20” he said with a smile on his face. All the shoes outside were children’s sizes.
Attention all Anash
As we stand within thirty days before the month of Tishrei and we are all busy preparing our Yom Tov needs we cannot forget that there are many of our neighbors who might not have everything they need in order to make their Yomim Tovim most joyous.
NEW YORK, NY — “When Ground Zero is four blocks away from home, you don’t wait until 9/11 to remember 9/11, it’s in a corner of your heart always.”
So says Rachel Katz who directs Chabad of Wall Street with her husband Rabbi Shmaya Katz.
So much has been written about the Rubashkins, specifically the allegations made against their company. AgriProcessors has been filleted by writers, roasted by bloggers, and smoked by former employees. It’s not my purpose here to defend the company against those allegations; I’ll let the public-relations professionals and attorneys handle that. I merely wish to share my personal experiences with Rubashkin meat.
In 1994 I was living at home, in Hallandale, Florida (a city about 30 minutes north of Miami) when it was decided I would go to a yeshiva out of town, as there were no Chabad yeshivas in the area. I informed my parents I wanted to study in a yeshiva in France because that’s where my classmates in Miami were headed.
Continued in the Extended Article.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A man was beaten to death on Kingston Avenue earlier tonight, Tuesday. The incident took place in front of, then inside 451 Kingston Ave. at around 9:00pm.
Witnesses told CrownHeights.info that they saw one Black man knock down another Black man then drag him into the building located on the corner of Kingston and Lefferts where he proceeded to beat the man until he died.
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Jewish woman lost control of her car and went plowing into 4 parked cars on East New York Avenue. The incident took place at around 8:00pm, between Troy and Schenectady Ave.
The driver said that she attempted to press the brakes which failed and the car began to accelerate sending her smashing first into a mini school bus, where she left her fender and part of her passenger door, then into a Crown Victoria, and a Astro van which was pushed into another sedan, there it finally came to rest with the engine finally dying.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Levi and Goldie Azimov (Brunswick, NJ) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A suspicious package had Police busy for nearly a half hour in front of 770. At around 10:45pm a foot post police officer noticed a blue canvass bag sitting near the steps for quite some time. The officer notified his Sergeant who in turn alerted the Bomb Squad and Shomrim.
Shomrim members responded and helped seal off and secure the area in preparation for the bomb squad. While waiting a man casually crossed the yellow police tape and attempted to retrieve the bag claiming it was his.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The Getty gas station on Utica and East New York Avenue is no longer Shomer Shabbos, nor is the restaurant “yellow” kosher anymore, this after the Jewish owner sold the business to Arabs.
Gas pumps at the station proudly proclaimed, in Hebrew, “Shomer Shabbos” and the station boasted a kosher dairy menu of pizza and sandwiches, that was all replaced, the signs came down and the restaurant became a “Boars Head Deli” serving Halal meats.
NEW YORK, NY — The New York Police Department opened a new front for tipsters on Tuesday, urging citizens to send in videos of crimes in progress.
Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the start of the program in the department’s Real Time Crime Center at Police Headquarters.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yitzchok and Rivka Wainer Baltimore, MD) on the birth of their daughter, Yehudis Leah.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Today, Tuesday at about 8:30am, a cyclist was stuck and injured on Empire Boulevard between Brooklyn and Kingston, the incident took place as the cyclist passed a truck who suddenly opened his door and in attempt to swerve and avoid it he went into the path of a minivan and was struck.
A Shomrim member happened to be there right as it happened and called 911, in the meantime he sprung into action and stabilized the patient all the while talking to him and making sure he doesn’t loose consciousness.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Menny and Hindy (nee Zucker) Antian (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yosef Lewis (Crown Heights) to Nechama Chein (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info
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