Catskills

In the Catskills, once-bustling Nevele Grande Hotel burns down

The Borscht Belt is burning: In the Catskills, abandoned resorts keep catching fire.

Fire damages long defunct famed Catskills hotel

Fire destroys building that was part of the once popular Grossinger’s resort, which closed in 1986.

Two alarm fire spreads through New York Jewish camp

Two bunkhouses in Catskills camp set ablaze as massive fire spreads through site.

Jewish summer camps file second lawsuit against Catskills town

Catskills Jewish summer camps have filed a second lawsuit against the town of Wawarsing over zoning laws they allege are discriminatory.

Jewish camps file discrimination lawsuit against Catskills town

Eight Orthodox Jewish camps in Wawarsing, NY are claiming that land use restrictions were put in place to force them to move elsewhere.

Buy this Catskills colony and own a piece of the 'Borscht Belt'

With Catskills summer camps becoming increasingly popular among Orthodox community, a Catskills bungalow colony has gone up for sale.

Jewish comedy legend Mel Brooks pens memoir 'All About Me!'

Mel Brooks writes book about his Brooklyn childhood, WWII service and journey to becoming a famous Hollywood comedic filmmaker.

Hate crime: NY Jewish man attacked walking home from synagogue

Three men charged with hate crime after man in Catskills village has shtreimel ripped from head and is pelted with anti-Semitic slurs.

How Fleischmann’s yeast built the Jewish Catskills

Two Hungarian brothers brought compressed yeast to the US - and propelled their company to the forefront of the industry.

New York: 18 injured after bus overturns

Bus carrying hasidic boys to weekend retreat in the Catskills flips over, injuring 18.

Watch: New York couple's anti-Semitic rant goes viral

Couple in the Catskills verbally assault Jewish man in lengthy - and vulgar - anti-Semitic rant.

Hasidic man beaten, robbed in Catskills

Orthodox Jewish man walking to synagogue suffers broken nose and facial trauma during mugging in the Catskills.

Haredi camp counselor killed in car accident

Rabbi Reuven Chaim Beiler, father of ten who served as counselor in US haredi camp, killed in road accident.

Yeshiva student in serious condition after Catskills crash

Car flips over in Catskills, injuring students from Satmar yeshiva. One student in serious condition.

Developer sentenced in scam to build Hasidic Catskills village

Prominent Jewish real estate developer sentenced for registering fake voters to get politicians favorable to project elected.

Satmar Support for Casinos in Catskills NY

In opposition to a general Hareidi call against casino referendum, Satmar hassidic sect declares its support.