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No Trash Collections on Monday, December 25

 By Yehudit Garmaise Trash, recycling, and composting will not be collected on Monday, Dec. 25. Residents whose collection.... read more

New Yorkers Medical Debt Will No Longer Affect Credit Reports

by Mindy CohnUnder a bill signed into law last week, credit agencies will no longer be allowed to report or collect medical debt.... read more

NYS to Participate in Federal "Summer EBT" Program for Eligible Students

BoroPark24 StaffLast Thursday, December 28, New York State announced that more than $200 million will be made available for summer meals.... read more

As 2023 Ends: 18 New Yorkers Have Died in 220 Fires Started by Lithium-Ion Batteries

By Yehudit GarmaiseIllegal, uncertified lithium-ion batteries are “ticking time bombs,” FDNY Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said last.... read more

NEW RELEASE: Brand New Niggun in Honor of Historic Munkatcher Wedding

YS Gold Great anticipation is being felt in the Munkatcher Chassidus as the date of the wedding of the Rebbe’s grandson, the.... read more

Memory Lane: Congregation Kesser Israel, A Sanctuary in Mapleton Park

Melting Pot in MapletonThe neighborhood of Mapleton Park was developed around the year 1910. It used to encapsulate greater.... read more

Beis Tzipporah School to Receive Total Makeover

YS Gold The Skverer beis Tzipporah school in Boro Park has for decades served the daughters of the chassidus. it has stood for.... read more

Munkatcher Chassidus to Celebrate Aufruf Ahead of Big Weddding

YS Gold This Shabbos will be one of tremendous joy and celebration in the Munkatcher Chassidus as the aufruf of the Rebbe’s grandson.... read more

Weekend Weather: First Weekend of Winter

There will be sunny skies throughout the day and temperatures will have a frigid feel while ranging in the upper thirties.Tonight will be.... read more

Fifth Skverer Shtiebel in Boro Park to Open This Shabbos

YS Gold Skverer Chassidim in Boro Park joyfully greeted the news of the opening of the fifth outpost of Torah and chassidus in.... read more

Today in History: The Shoe Bomber Attempts to Blow Up an Airplane With His Shoes

By M.C. MillmanRichard Reid, infamously known as the Shoe Bomber after taking American Airlines Flight 63 to Miami from Paris; en.... read more

Lane, Bridge Closures Suspended Across NY for Next Two Weekends

By Mindy CohnAll land and bridge closures statewide will be suspended over the next two weekends to avoid congestion as much as.... read more

Bobov Community Mourns Passing of Reb Leibel Rubin A”h, A Pillar of Chesed

BoroPark24 StaffWe are saddened to inform of the passing of Reb Leibel Rubin A”h, a pillar of the Bobov community who laid bricks in.... read more

Accident on 13th Avenue and 39th Street

Today in History: The Largest Airplane in the World Takes Flight for the First Time

by M.C. MillmanOn December 21, 1988, Antonov An-255 Mriya, the largest airplane in the world, flew for the first time.The behemoth.... read more