BP24 Road Advisory – Weekend of 6/9 - 6/12

Check in with the BP24 Advisory for direction and guidance as you take to the road. We are.... read more

Weekend Weather: As Low Pressure Retreats, Smoke to Finally Clear

by Yaker Biegeleisen The smoke and haze from earlier in the week—which reached historic AQI numbers of above 400–has been slowly.... read more

Rav Meir Heizler, Rosh Yeshivas Kovno, to Spend Shabbos in Boro Park

YS Gold It has become an annual highlight that hundreds, if not thousands, of talmidim look forward to; the yearly visit of their.... read more

Today in History: Pepsi Syringe Hoax Costs the Company $35 Million

M.C. Millman June 9, 1993, was the beginning of a costly hoax for PepsiCo,.... read more

Readers Write: Let Us Travel in Peace

I am writing to voice my extreme frustration and indignation about the ongoing crisis relating to travelling in and out of the United States as it.... read more

Askunim Express Appreciation to Mayor Adams for Being There for the Community

by M.C. MillmanMayor Eric Adams was presented with an appreciation award last night at the home of Rav Moshe Wolfson, Rav of Emunas.... read more

NY City Council Approves Bill Allowing Comparision Shopping of Hospital Procedures

Mindy CohenNew Yorkers will soon be able to select hospital services based on what the hospitals charge now that the City Council has.... read more

Photo Gallery: Boro Park Blanketed by the Smoke and the Haze From the Canada Wildfires.

Living Legacy: Rav Shimon Sofer of Erlau

Yehuda Alter Rav Shimon Sofer was the grandson of the holy Chasam Sofer and was a great.... read more

Photo Gallery: Bris Of Grandson Of The Bobover Rebbe

NYC Helicopters to Spray Pesticides to Prevent Mosquitos Today, Despite Air Quality

By Yehudit GarmaiseNYC helicopters will be swirling overhead from 6am to 7pm: this Thursday and Friday, June 8 and 9, and then again on.... read more

Many City Agencies and Public Spaces Closed or Curtailed Due to Poor Air Quality

YS Gold The ongoing air-quality concerns have introduced some eerie parallels to the early days of the Covid-19.... read more

Boro Park Eagerly Welcomes Launch of Kinyan Horaah

Kinyan Horaah, the renowned Halacha breakthrough, hosted a highly anticipated event in Boro Park. With esteemed poskim and dayanim of Kinyan.... read more

The NYC Smog That Killed Hundreds in the 1960s

M.C. MillmanOn Wednesday, June 7, NYC's Health Commissioner referred to the 1966 New York City smog saying: "For a time, yesterday was.... read more

BREAKING: Two Car Accident Results in Fatality on Ocean Parkway

By: BoroPark24 StaffA two-vehicle accident this evening on Avenue M and Ocean Parkway tragically resulted in the death of a pedestrian.... read more

Popular Artificial Sweetener May be Linked to DNA Damage

M.C. MillmanWidely known by its brand name Splenda, the artificial sweetener sucralose showed some damaging impact on tissue when.... read more

Photo Gallery: Wedding for Grandson of the Bobov-45 Rebbe

Photos by: Avrumi Blum and Hillel Lash.... read more

Reduced Visibility From Wildfires Impacting Air Travel

M.C. MillmanThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a ground stop for flights bound for LaGuardia Airport today due to low.... read more