Captured Moment: The Storefront Shul

YS Gold On a corner in the center of Boro Park there was, evidently, a little shul named Chevra Bnai Arye Anshei Krasnopolye. Some.... read more

Poll Results: The Debate Over 13th Avenue Sukkah Street Vendors

BoroPark24’s recent poll on the presence of street vendors along 13th Avenue during Erev Sukkos has sparked a lively debate within the.... read more

Memory Lane: Rav Nosson Nota Bilitzky

A scion of the most prestigious families in Lita, tracing their lineage through generations of Rabbonim, to the greatest luminaries of the Torah.... read more

Captured Moment: The Telephone Building

YS Gold This week’s captured moment takes us to the edge of Boro Park where an enormous building has sat for decades. The.... read more

Memory Lane: Webster’s Pond

“Webster’s Pond” was alternatively known as “Twin Ponds” was located at 49th Street and 10th Avenue, the site that is now Maimonides.... read more

The Lens of Boro Park: Week 9/11/2024

Captured Moment: Bnei Chaim Haleberstam

YS Gold This week’s captured moment takes us to a shtiebel on Fort Hamilton Parkway, possibly the very first chassidishe.... read more

Exclusive Skulener Supplement With This Week's Dee Voch

The passing of the Skulener Rebbe earlier this week sent klal Yisroel into a state of mourning. Tens of thousands.... read more

Memory Lane: Reb Moshe Stoll

A great philanthropist and talmid chochom in Boro Park of yore was Reb Moshe Stoll of Congregation Shomrei Emunah. Today, we take a glimpse into.... read more

Captured Moment: The Funeral Home

YS Gold This week’s captured moment takes us to the outskirts of Boro Park, where a funeral home has stood since the.... read more

Vacation Mode: Off - How To Get Back On Track After The Summer

It’s officially Labor Day, which marks the end of Summer 2024. Although you wouldn’t be able to tell by the weather, summer has come and gone.... read more

Memory Lane: Rav Yoel Summer

The Bielsker Iluy Born in the Polish town of Bielsk in the year 5725 (1865), Yoel became known as the “iluy of Bielsk.”.... read more

Today in History: Hurricane Irene Hits Brooklyn

Today marks 13 years since Tropical Storm Irene hit Brooklyn on August 27, 2011. The storm.... read more

Captured Moment: The Industrial Building Turned Into a Yeshiva

YS Gold This week’s captured moment takes us to an industrial building near the outskirts of Boro Park as it appeared in 1940..... read more

Memory Lane: Rav Anschel Wainhaus

Rav Anschel was one of the primary founders of the Mirer Minyan, and one of its revered pillars for four decades—spending every possible moment.... read more

Captured Moment: The Maternity Hospital

YS Gold One year ago, we featured the maternity hospital on 15th Avenue. This year, we feature the same location from a different.... read more

A Community in Mourning: The Legacy of Yisroel Shalom Oshry, z"l

YS Gold The Boro Park community, and Klal Yisroel more generally, remain in utter shock and mourning following the twin tragedy of the.... read more

A Heartfelt Farewell: The Unforgettable Life of Reb Mendel Weinberger, z”l

As the Boro Park community, and Klal Yisroel in general, continue to reel from the twin tragedy that snuffed out.... read more