Bobov Business Expo Explodes with Entrepreneurial Energy
By Yehudit Garmaise More than 1,500 participants attended the Bobov Business Expo yesterday that took place from 12:30 to 7pm in.... read more
Mayor de Blasio Files Paperwork Necessary to Run for Governor of New York
By Yehudit Garmaise Mayor Bill de Blasio has filed the paperwork that the New York State Board of Elections requires for.... read more
Photo Gallery: Vien Rov Motzei Shabbos in Boro Park
Photos by: Akiva K..... read more
BDE: Reb Eli Farkash, z”l
We are saddened to inform you of the passing of R’ Eli Farkash, z”l, a beloved figure in the Boro Park community who had recently moved to Sea.... read more
Photo Gallery: Melavah Malke for the Beis Medresh Beis Yosef Dombrova in Boro Park
Photos by: Issac Y..... read more
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 choosing not to.... 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 Ministries to.... read more
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 motorcycles.... 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 of the city’s 25,000.... 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 Park together with.... 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 1850. The only non-Jews buried in the.... read more