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Only Two MTA Fines Issued to Riders Without Masks

Governor Andrew Cuomo's $50 fine for MTA riders who don't mask up went into effect September 14, and has since then, only charged two.... read more

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson Decides Against Running for Mayor

After years of toying with the public, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced Thursday that he would not be running for New York City.... read more

Stoliner Rebbe: Anyone walking into a Stoliner Shul Must Wear a Mask and Practice Social Distancing

In response to the recent uptick and a potential second wave, G-d forbid, of COVID in Brooklyn, the Karlin-Stoliner Rebbe sent a msg this morning.... read more

200 Find Inspiration, Gratitude and Chizzuk at Krasna Atzeres

By Yehudit GarmaiseLast night before davening Maariv, 200 Yidden gathered at Kehilla Adas Krasna for an atzeres to remember Rav Zalman.... read more

MTA Bans Shopping Carts to Reduce Homelessness at Subway Station

MTA board members voted, on Wednesday, in favor of enforcing rules that help cops remove homeless people from subways.The rules were.... read more

Pidyon Haben for a Great Grandson of the Minkatch Rebbe

Pidyon Haben for a Great Grandson of the Minkatch Rebbe.... read more

Agudath Israel's Census Pop-Up Drive in Borough Park

Mr. Ari Weisenfeld, Agudath Israel's Development Coordinator, and Rabbi Yeruchim Silber, Agudath Israel's Director of New York Government.... read more

De Blasio Calls for Urgent Action to Reduce Covid Spike in Southern Brooklyn

By Yehudit Garmaise  Six neighborhoods in southern Brooklyn, unfortunately, have seen in the past two months, a steady increase in.... read more

Boro Park Resident Gets United Airlines to Change Motzei Yom Kippur Flight Time

Miriam Werczberger, a long time local Boro Park resident, was looking to fly to Israel for Succos on the United Airlines motzei Yom Kippur flight..... read more

Boro Park Snapshot: Esrogei Rieger

By Yehudit Garmaise   When Shloimy Rieger was younger, he loved to go esrog shopping with his father, Rav Shmaye Rieger, and.... read more

NYC will Furlough 9,000 Workers

Mayor Bill de Blasio, on Wednesday, announced the.... read more

NYPD Searching for Suspect Who Stole Battery from Revel Scooter

The NYPD has released a video showing an unidentified individual stealing a battery from a Revel scooter.The incident occurred on.... read more

Yachad of Bobov rushes to meet Hatzolah of Montreal with equipment as Quebec Faces Covid’s Second Wave

By Yehudit Garmaise: After the head of Quebec Public Health declared yesterday that the second wave of COVID-19 has, unfortunately,.... read more

A Letter from an Inmate in Fort Dix Federal Prison

I am writing this letter with a heart filled.... read more

De Blasio Says he will Soon Deliver Decision on Outdoor Dining Extension

Mayor Bill de Blasio has promised to deliver a decision for moving forward with outdoor dining this winter "very soon." "In fact,.... read more

Yidden perform the minhag of kapparos in Boro Park

Photos by: Avrumi Moshe S.... read more

Photos/Video: Liska Rebbe at Tashlich and Kapparos 5781

Photos/Video: Liska Rebbe at Tashlich and.... read more

Boro Park Resident Finds Test & Trace Corps Intrusive

The following has been sent to our inbox from a verified reader. We have done our due diligence in verifying the details of the article. Name is.... read more