To Boost MTA Ridership, Comptroller Stringer Proposes Subways and Buses Run Every Six Minutes
Although New York City subway ridership has increased in past months from being down 70% compared to pre-pandemic levels, 50%.... read more
Residents May Soon Be Able to Move into Vacant Buildings on 37th Street
Four red brick residential buildings on 37th Street, between 12th and 13th Avenues, which were meant to offer affordable housing.... read more
COVID Cases Decline Significantly in New York and in Most States Nationwide
The number of recorded COVID cases per day are finally declining substantially and going in the right direction, reported Johns.... read more
Aleksander Rebbe visits Boro Park
Photos by: Issac Y and Akiva K., MB"D.... read more
Lelov Nikolsburg Rebbe Motzei Shabbos in Boro Park
Photos by: Akiva K, MB"D.... read more
Alternate Side Parking Suspended on October 11
Alternate Side Parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended on Monday, October 11, 2021 for Columbus Day. Meters will remain in effec.... read more
Boro Park Abuzz As Heavy Construction Begins On The Magnificent Future Beis Medrash Of Bobov-45
These days it is hard to pass 14th Avenue without stopping to behold the large-scale construction efforts between 49th and 50th Streets, part.... read more
BDE: Mrs. Malka Halpert, a”h
We are saddened to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Halpert, a longtime Boro Park resident, at the age of 96. The nifteres was married to Reb.... read more
Only 14 Out of 27,500 NYC Businesses Fined, So Far, for Failing to Comply with Vaccine Mandate
by Yehudit Garmaise Out of 27,500 businesses that have been inspected for compliance for enforcement of the Key to NYC.... read more
Memory Lane: The man Who Gave Borough Park its Name
It is hard to believe, but Borough Park was once off-limits to Jews, and the Boro Park club did not allow Jews membership.William Reynolds was a.... read more
Cheider Firen for a Grandson of the Skulen Rebbe in Satmar Talmud Torah in Boro Park
Photos by: Isaac Y.... read more
Satmar Chassidim in Boro Park Prepare for Uplifted Shabbos Aufruf
This Shabbos Parshas Noach will find the Satmar Rebbe in Boro Park for the Shabbos aufruf of his grandson, Shulem Leizer, the son of Rav Yaakov Ber.... read more
MTA Releases OMNY Cards as New Way to Pay for Public Transit: Without Swiping
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has released OMNY cards that are plastic, credit card-like alternatives to Metrocards, which.... read more
WATCH: Bi-Annual Modzitzer Kumzitz Warms and Inspires
It has become a tradition of Chol Hamoe’d in Boro Park, as experts in Modzitzer neginah, and aficionados of old-fashioned, authentic.... read more