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91% of City Workers Vaccinated, but 2,300 Firefighters Called in Sick This Morning

By Yehudit Garmaise      Out of 400,000 city workers, 9,000 city workers are on leave without pay this morning after.... read more

NYC Restaurants Will No Longer Give Out Straws: Unless They are Requested

     Restaurants in New York City will no longer be handing out plastic straws, stirrers, and sticks: unless customer ask for them,.... read more

Renovations at Munkatch Dedicated to Alta Fiksler, A"H

Klal Yisroel around the world remains in the throes of sadness and shock at the coldhearted decision of the British Health.... read more

Rabbi Shlomo Bineth

President Biden Tests Negative for COVID, Press Secretary Psaki Tests Positive

     President Joe Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 after White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced that she tested.... read more

BDE: Reb Yosef Feinstein, z”l

We are saddened to inform you of the passing of Reb Yosef Feinstein,z”l, a longtime Boro Park resident. He was niftar at the untimely age of.... read more

Suspect in Slew of Yeshiva Burglaries Apprehended by NYPD and Shomrim

Yeshiva administrators are breathing a bit easier this evening as a suspect in a slew of burglaries in their yeshivos has been apprehended by the.... read more

Alternate Side Parking Suspended on November One and Two

Alternate Side Parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended on Monday and Tuesday, November 1-2, 2021 for a holiday and Election Day..... read more

Hochul Raises Fine from $150 to $1,000 for Drivers who Terrorize Residents by Installing “Noise-Enhancing” Mufflers

     Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill on Friday in Bay Ridge that will give financial consequences to drivers of cars and.... read more

Early Voting Ends at 4pm, Election Day is Tuesday

     Today is the last day of early voting for New Yorkers to finalize their decisions for the city’s new mayor, public advocate,.... read more

Mayor says 91% City Workers Vaccinated, Others Say 83%: Remaining Holdouts’ Protests Heat Up

   by Yehudit Garmaise          One day before they are put on unpaid leave, many.... read more

Talmidim to Commemorate the Legacy of Rosh Yeshiva Rav Yosef Rosenblum at Hachnosas Sefer Torah

Close to five years have passed since the petirah of Rav Yosef Rosenblum, zt”l, who co-founded Yeshiva Shaarei Yosher in Boro.... read more

Memory Lane: Boro Park’s Washington Cemetery

Washington Cemetery— situated at the top of Boro Park—was consecrated as a Jewish cemetery around.... read more

Up to 50% of Police Officers are Unvaccinated in Some Precincts: Potentially Leaving Huge Gaps in Patrols

   Today at 5pm, unvaccinated city workers, such as police officers, firefighters, and sanitation workers will be put on unpaid.... read more

Mashpia Rav Erlanger to Spend Shabbos in Boro Park

Rav Yitzchok Moshe Erlanger is one of the most prominent mashpi’im in the Chassidic world, with a large following.... read more