EXCLUSIVE: 3 Crown Heights Subway Stations To Get Elevators, Upgrades

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2 days ago

EXCLUSIVE: 3 Crown Heights Subway Stations To Get Elevators, Upgrades

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The MTA said that the MTA will add elevators to three Crown Heights stations and make them ADA compliant (which means making the station wheelchair friendly elevators or ramps, among other improvements). The move comes as the MTA is ramping up efforts to upgrade the Subway lines that run through Crown Heights • Full Story

Crown Heights

2 weeks ago

Crown Heights Beis Din Hosts Welcome Reception for Visiting Rabbonim

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On Sunday, Erev Shavuos, the Beis Din Tzedek of Crown Heights hosted a welcome event for a group of visiting rabbonim who traveled to the Rebbe’s shchunah. The gathering took place at the Eshel Hotel and brought together rabbinic leaders from across the world for an afternoon of Torah, connection, and mutual respect • Full Story, Photos

Crown Heights

2 weeks ago

No 3 Trains At Kingston Ave? MTA Plans Major Change to Subway Services in Crown Heights

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Updated with statement from the MTA: The MTA announced it will unclog the infamous “Nostrand Junction,” just east of Franklin Ave in Crown Heights, which merges the 2, 3, 4, and 5 lines in Crown Heights. The plan means that the 3 train may no longer run along Eastern Parkway and stop at the Kingston Avenue station, and would be replaced by a new “8” subway line • Full Story

Crown Heights

3 months ago

Rabbonim Clarify Halachos Ahead of Pesach Erev Shabbos

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Ahead of Pesach, members of the Beis Din of Crown Heights, headed by Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba and Rabbi Yosef Braun, issued important instructions in regards to this Year’s Mechiras Chometz and Erev Pesach routine • Full Story, Listen

Simchas

4 months ago

L’Chaim: Hillel – Dubov

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The L’Chaim of Uriel Hillel of Lod, Eretz Yisroel, and Mushky Dubov of Crown Heights took place on Sunday night in Crown Heights • Photos

Crown Heights

5 months ago

Young Slate, Fresh Take: Vaad Hakohol Sets Out To Renew Crown Heights

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The recent Crown Heights Jewish Community Council elections marked the beginning of a new era for the Shechuna. The Vaad Hakohol’s six new board members – “The Young Slate” – have set out to answer the community’s mandate. Their promise: better days are coming to Crown Heights • Full Story