#NYC synagogue fined K for hosting massive wedding

#NYC synagogue fined $15K for hosting massive wedding

“#NYC synagogue fined $15K for hosting massive wedding” That “mazel cough” will cost a lot! City Hall will levy a $15,000 fine against the Brooklyn synagogue that broke social distancing regulations by hosting thousands at a clandestine wedding for the grandson of a top religious official in the Hasidic community, Mayor Bill de Blasio said…

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#Target pushing ahead with ambitious New York expansion

#Target pushing ahead with ambitious New York expansion

“#Target pushing ahead with ambitious New York expansion” Target’s ambitious metro-area expansion is a rare bright spot amid a gloom-fest of store closings and bankruptcies. The mass-market favorite is planting its bull’s-eye at the Cross County Center in Yonkers, where it has signed a lease for a whopping 130,000 square feet, gobbling up the bulk…

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#NYPD cops break up raucous party in Brooklyn

#NYPD cops break up raucous party in Brooklyn

“#NYPD cops break up raucous party in Brooklyn” The NYPD crashed a raucous Brooklyn party that had descended into violence late Saturday, busting 10 people on charges up to assault, according to authorities. Cops responded to an apartment on Monitor Street near Richardson Street in Williamsburg around 10:15 p.m. to find a crush of people,…

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#To my fellow New York Jews, I beg: Wear the damn mask!

#To my fellow New York Jews, I beg: Wear the damn mask!

“#To my fellow New York Jews, I beg: Wear the damn mask!” Driving to a friend’s house in Prospect Park the other day, I witnessed an amazing sight: The minute I crossed over the Williamsburg Bridge, the streets were filled with people not wearing masks. Mothers with gaggles of kids, young couples strolling, men rushing…

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#Tires slashed on dozens of vehicles in NYC

#Tires slashed on dozens of vehicles in NYC

“#Tires slashed on dozens of vehicles in NYC” Someone slashed the tires on more than two dozen vehicles in Williamsburg on Monday afternoon, police sources said. The call came in around 2 p.m. for 27 cars with their tires damaged in front of 223 Lee Ave. and 161 Penn St., sources said. Detectives are looking…

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#COVID-19 clusters in NYC growing at an alarming rate

#COVID-19 clusters in NYC growing at an alarming rate

“#COVID-19 clusters in NYC growing at an alarming rate” The outer borough COVID spike is growing. City Hall revealed late Wednesday that the major southern Brooklyn coronavirus outbreak cluster now spans from Brighton Beach all the way to eastern Crown Heights — as officials added a slew of new neighborhoods to the list of those…

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