Crown Heights

ADL offers $5,000 reward following attack in Crown Heights

Anti-Defamation League offers reward for info on assailant who attacked 21-year-old hasidic man in Brooklyn.

Jewish man randomly punched in the nose in Brooklyn

Jewish man was punched in the nose in Crown Heights section of Brooklyn by man who crossed the street and allegedly attacked him.

The walls of this home would speak in Yiddish

If the walls in this Crown Heights house could talk, they’d speak Yiddish.

Anti-vaccine group places unapproved ads at New York bus stop

An anti-vaccine ad by an Orthodox group briefly took over a Crown Heights bus stop.

Lubavitcher Rebbe's doctor, Moshe Feldman, dies at 80

Crown Heights doctor who treated Rabbi Menachem Mendeel Schneerson for years dies at age 80.

Brooklyn Jewish woman asked ‘Are you a Jew?’ and then slapped

Assault of Jewish woman is the latest in a string of recent anti-Semitic attacks in Brooklyn.

Jewish man punched in the face by group of men in Crown Heights

Visibly Jewish man was accosted by five men, one of whom punched him in the face and called him an anti-Semitic slur.

NYPD searching for man who assaulted pregnant Jewish woman

New York City police looking for 40-year old assailant who attacked pregnant Jewish woman in Crown Heights.

Jewish man hit in head by projectile fired from car in Brooklyn

NYPD searching for three suspects after Jewish man hit in head by unknown projectile in Crown Heights, New York.

Man arrested after anti-Semitic spitting attack in Crown Heights

A Jewish woman on her way to pick up her son at the bus stop was spit on by a man who yelled anti-Semitic slurs at her.

Yeshiva student shot with BB gun in Brooklyn

Lubavitcher yeshiva student shot in drive-by BB gun shooting in Crown Heights.

50 stunning scenes from holiday preparations in Crown Heights

Photographer Haim Twito documented the sale of the Four Species in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, ahead of the holiday of Sukkot.

NYPD probe anti-Semitic assault in Crown Heights

'F***ing Jew, I'm going to kill you.' Member of Chabad movement attacked in Brooklyn by man who threatened to murder him.

The 30th anniversary of the Crown Heights Pogrom

False narrative written about the Crown Heights Pogrom was being told once again as we observed its 30th anniversary on August 19th. Op-ed.

Rabbi Pinchas Korf, longtime educator, passes away at 86

Chabad-Lubavitch community mourns the passing of famed 'mashpia' Rabbi Pinchas Korf, whose health deteriorated following COVID-19 infection.

Crown Heights community reaffirms support for Eric Adams

After 14-second video circulates with out of context clip attempting to change community's mind, umbrella group doubles down on endorsement.

Chabad throws support behind Eric Adams for Mayor of NYC

Crown Heights community endorsed long-time supporter of NYC's Jews, others expected to follow lead.

Spectacular Photographs: Crown Heights covered in snow

As heavy snowstorm hits New York, Chabad photographer Haim Touito documents the streets of Crown Heights covered in snow.

Watch: Stabbing attempt in Crown Heights

Video on social media shows attempted stabbing of Jew this past Saturday night. Police searching for suspect.

Crown Heights celebration canceled, truck will carry the music

“We are doing it this year on a truck with music and singers on it. People at home will be able to come out of their houses to enjoy.”

On the eve of Gimmel Tammuz: Searching for the Word of Hashem

3 Tammuz, is the Lubavitcher Rebbe's 26th Yom Hillula: "It is forbidden to relinquish any part of Israel to a Gentile, no matter how small."

Riots, the Rebbe, and the Mayor

Mayor of New York, David Dinkins visited the Rebbe after the 1991 race riots that victimized Jews. Here is their conversation.

Watch: Jews cheer and salute NYPD in Crown Heights

Jews cheer and salute the NYPD as hundreds of officers walk past Chabad World Headquarters.

Reporting from coronavirus-stricken Crown Heights

Crown Heights resident David Cromby says that almost every home has someone infected and tells of special Torah scroll being written.

Watch: A wedding in the streets of Crown Heights

Young couple leaves roof of convertible open so that community members can stand on their porches, wave, and offer congratulations.

770 completely closed for first time in history

Lubavitch rabbis close Chabad world HQ at 770 Eastern Parkway after coronavirus cases discovered in Crown Heights.

The Land of Israel is in danger!

Jewish woman assaulted in Brooklyn

'Horrifying to watch'. Teenage assailant beats middle-aged Jewish woman in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

Three Jewish women attacked in New York

Police arrest 30-year-old woman who attacked three young Jewish women in Crown Heights, New York.

Teens throw rocks at Jewish school bus in Brooklyn

3 teenagers attack bus filled with children from Chabad elementary school in Crown Heights.

Watch: Simchat Beit Hashoeva in Crown Heights

Thousands of Chabad hasidim sing and dance with Torah scrolls during Sukkot celebration in Crown Heights, New York.

Fire breaks out in 770

Fire began in closet for emergency lights' battery, reports say.

Photos: Kapparot in Crown Heights

Photographer Haim Twito captures the annual kapparot ritual in Crown Heights, New York.

Jewish man attacked with rock in Brooklyn

Group of men throw rock at Jewish delivery driver in Crown Heights, the second such attack in less than a week.

Dani Dayan: 'Anti-Semitic attacks in NYC became a plague'

Dani Dayan, Israeli Consul in NY, speaks with rabbi who was brutally attacked in Crown Heights, demands 'zero tolerance.'

Father-in-law of singer Benny Friedman hit in head with brick

Rabbi assaulted in Brooklyn, losing multiple teeth after being struck by brick. Police treating attack as hate crime.

Brooklyn Jewish school installs bullet-resistant doors

Crown Heights school installs bullet-resistant classroom doors in wake of mass shootings.

Reverend Al Sharpton and his friends in the Reform Movement

Al Sharpton regrets using anti-Jewish rhetoric

Controversial reverend says he caused "harm" in inciting Crown Hights riots in which a student was killed, other violence.

One thing Crown Heights can do to really tackle anti-Semitism

Crown Heights rabbi suggests cause for uptick in hate crimes, offers possible solution.

Learning competition bans unvaccinated students

New York 'Chidon' bans unvaccinated students recently exposed to measles patient, asks parents and schools to act responsibly.

3 men charged with hate crimes for attacks on Jews in NYC

Assailants charged for recent string of attacks on Jewish men in Crown Heights in Brooklyn.

Two Jewish men violently beaten in Crown Heights

Two Jewish men violently beaten by a gang in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. Two of the attackers caught.

Watch: Two attacks on Jews in Brooklyn in two days

Jewish man punched by black male in apparently random assault in Brooklyn. Two days later, similar attack reported on Jewish woman.

Jewish teen beaten by gang in Brooklyn

19-year-old Orthodox Jewish man assaulted by gang in suspected hate crime in Crown Heights.

Second Orthodox Jewish man attacked in Brooklyn in 2 days

Black teenager carrying stick chases older Jewish man, beating him on back and shoulders, breaking stick.

Jewish woman brutally mugged in Crown Heights

Assailants punched and kicked her before fleeing with her purse.

New York women's group opposes Israel-Hamas agreement

Crown Heights women's group says plan to make peace with terror group is 'reckless,' will only endanger Israeli lives.

Crown Heights women: 'Time to retake Gaza'

Women's group from Chabad area of Brooklyn calls on Israeli government to heed Lubavitcher Rebbe's advice and act to retake Gaza.

Watch: Israeli Chabad Hasid saves NYC man's life

Member of Chabad movement performs CPR on African American man who collapsed in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

Crown Heights: Indictment against attacker

Menachem Moskowitz violently attacked as he returned home from synagogue. The attacker strangled him and shouted anti-Semitic curses at him.

Yeshiva student assaulted in Crown Heights

Orthodox Jew from Chabad-Lubavitch movement assaulted in Crown Heights, following 2 similar attacks in area in recent weeks.

Police arrest suspect in Crown Heights beat-down

Man who allegedly assaulted hassidic rabbi had been arrested over 40 times for offenses ranging from drug possession to hate crimes.

$50,000 reward for information on Crown Heights attacker

According to Jewish leader, recent wave of anti-Semitic attacks reminds locals of 1991 Crown Heights anti-Jewish riots.

Jewish man assaulted in Crown Heights

Jewish man beaten and choked while walking home from Shabbat services in Brooklyn.

Jewish man assaulted in Crown Heights

Three African-Americans punch, kick, Jew walking in Crown Heights.

Watch: NYPD nabs anti-Semite for harassing Jews

Suspect spit on Jewish passerby, said 'all you Jews must die'.

Spate of anti-Semitic attacks hits Crown Heights

Woman attacked Jewish girls in Crown Heights after finding out they were Jewish. Assault comes among recent spate of anti-Semitic attacks.

Watch: Haredi child attacked outside of 770 in Crown Heights

12-year-old boy beaten up by group of thugs next to iconic 770 in Crown Heights following Shabbat prayers.

ADL offers reward for info on Brooklyn assault

Anti-Defamation League condemns attack against Orthodox Jewish woman in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.