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Crown Heights

May
01
New Barber In Crown Heights Wants To Be A ‘Community Center’

New Barber In Crown Heights Wants To Be A ‘Community Center’

CROWN HEIGHTS — There are 49 days between Passover and Shavuot when observing Jews are not allowed to groom their hair.
3 min read
Apr
30
Cartoonist George Booth: A Real New Yorker

Cartoonist George Booth: A Real New Yorker

CROWN HEIGHTS — Martinsville, Missouri is a long way from Crown Heights, but that’s where cartoonist George Booth first began
5 min read
Apr
29
Crown Heights Jewish Women Should Be Able To Vote In CH Jewish Elections-But They Aren’t – OPINION

Crown Heights Jewish Women Should Be Able To Vote In CH Jewish Elections-But They Aren’t – OPINION

By Andrea Karshan, a Jewish woman currently living in Crown Heights In Chabad Crown Heights, the Jewish community is holding
3 min read
Apr
29
Crown Heights Stabbing Ends In Death

Crown Heights Stabbing Ends In Death

Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] CROWN HEIGHTS
1 min read
Apr
25
Court Halts Franklin Avenue Rezoning Project

Court Halts Franklin Avenue Rezoning Project

CROWN HEIGHTS — A Brooklyn judge temporarily blocked two 17-story towers slated for the corner of Franklin Avenue and Montgomery Street,
2 min read
Apr
24
Shirley Chisholm Statue At Prospect Park Revealed

Shirley Chisholm Statue At Prospect Park Revealed

PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDEN — The city, on Wednesday, announced the winning duo to create the Shirley Chisholm monument slated for the
3 min read
Apr
24
Cherry Blossom Festival 2019: April 27 & 28

Cherry Blossom Festival 2019: April 27 & 28

PROSPECT HEIGHTS — April and warm weather usually mark the arrival of Sakura Matsuri, the borough’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival
3 min read
Apr
23
Crown Heights Blotter: Popular Jerk Chicken Restaurant Robbed At Gunpoint, Sexual Assault

Crown Heights Blotter: Popular Jerk Chicken Restaurant Robbed At Gunpoint, Sexual Assault

CROWN HEIGHTS — The restaurant that brings you the best sidewalk BBQ in Crown Heights was robbed earlier this month and
2 min read
Apr
23
Lottery Launches For 50+ Affordable Units In Crown Heights

Lottery Launches For 50+ Affordable Units In Crown Heights

CROWN HEIGHTS – More than 50 apartments in Crown Heights hit the affordable housing market this week as 409 Eastern Parkway
2 min read
Apr
22
St. John’s Recreational Center Re-Opens End Of April

St. John’s Recreational Center Re-Opens End Of April

CROWN HEIGHTS – After three years of renovation and a yearlong closure, the St. Johns Recreational Center [https://www.nycgovparks.org/
2 min read