Tag: Williamsburg
Trump to Visit Heavily Jewish NYC Neighborhood of Williamsburg
The 2024 Republican nominee for the White House will reportedly schmooze and nosh at Gottlieb's kosher restaurant.
Mother & 3 Children Missed by Skidding Car in Williamsburg
A mother and her three children missed being hit by just a few seconds.
Official Welcomes Installing of 100 Cameras in NY in Response to Anti-Semitic Attacks, Calls...
100 new cameras will be installed in Williamsburg, Crown Heights and Borough Park. The first 30 cameras will be operational by March.
Bobov-45 Rebbe Announces New Wedding Rules, Chassidim To Save Thousands Of Dollars
In an effort to bring down wedding costs, the Bobov-45 Rebbe gave new wedding ceremony guidelines his followers.
Mayer Herskovic Accused of Leading Beating of Brooklyn Black Gay Man [video]
His DNA was found on the heel of the victim’s sneaker, which was found on the roof of a nearby building.
The Times Detects A ‘Strong Odor’ In Williamsburg Controversy
To be sure, the Times in 2008 reported on a controversy at Harvard over its having set separate gym hours for Muslim women. But it did not editorialize about it.
75 Children Contract Chickenpox in Williamsburg Outbreak, Failure to Inoculate Cited
The problem is that by reducing the number of vaccinated children, the community at large is exposed to a greater risk.
109 Whooping Cough Cases over 12 Months in Brooklyn Ultra-Orthodox Communities
The ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities of Crown Heights, Williamsburg and Borough Park, Brooklyn are experiencing an outbreak of Pertussis—also known as whooping cough
Hasidim Love Mayor de Blasio: Fewer Traffic Tickets
Here’s a good reason to like your new mayor: he, or, rather, his police dept., doesn’t fine you as much as it used to.
Wave of Hate Crimes against Jews in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg Area
It is questionable if anti-Semitism really is not on the rise in the United States. It really is the same as it was 100 years ago, but more overt instead of covert.
New York, High-End Dealers Cater To Jews Seeking The Perfect Etrog
The “perfect” etrog actually has one big non-Halachic blemish – it is not grown in Israel.
NYC Drops Suit against Hasidic Stores over Dress Code
New York City has dropped a lawsuit against Hasidic-owned stores that posted a dress code for shoppers.
The New York City Human Rights Commission reached...
Reward Increased in Search for Menachem Stark’s Killers
The family of murdered Brooklyn landlord Menachem Stark has contributed $50,000 to what is now a total reward to $72,000 for information leading to...
New Jersey Jewish Student Sues NY Cops over Immodest Frisk
Swift NY cops jump on a young Jewish woman for an immodest frisk. Her crime? Maybe she was picking up drugs? Or running away from a robbery? No. She was petting a cat – and she is suing the police.
NY Officials Claim Chasidic Dress Code Violates Human Rights
When is a dress code legal and when it is a violation of human rights? That seems to depend on whether you are a Chasidic Jewish shop owner in New York.
Solving One Problem, Sort of…
I personally see no problem with what Satmar did. They lobbied for the land and they got it. Black and Latino leaders could have done the same.
Brooklyn Anti-Semites Mark Holocaust Day by Burning Mezuzahs
Anti-Semitic vandals torched more than 10 mezuzahs on the doorposts in the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn apartments Monday, Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is not...
My Tanta Shirley’s Enterprise
Once the children were grown, my aunt decided to give love and care to many lonely, elderly Jewish women in Williamsburg.
Spider-Man Makes Exodus from Williamsburg for Passover
Williamsburg, New York Haredim have finally convinced Columbia Pictures to halt filming of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" in order not to cause parking problems...
Satmar Couple Killer Charged in NY
Julio Acevedo was arraigned in state Supreme Court in Brooklyn and was ordered held without bail.
Satmar Couple Killed in Motzei Shabbat Car Crash; Unborn Baby Survives (Video)
Nachman Glauber’s rabbi told him to rush his wife to the hospital on the Sabbath after she said did not feel her unborn baby moving. The couple was killed in a crash. The baby was later delivered.
Chemicals Thrown in Face of Williamsburg Rabbi Who Supports Sex Abuse Victims
The vast majority of the rabbis of the Williamsburg community backed Weberman from the time of his arrest.