Real Estate

June 10, 2024

Dispute over historic Borough Park synagogue continues in new lawsuit

World Chabad Lubavitch is asking the Brooklyn supreme court to invalidate a beth din decision allowing the property to be sold.

March 6, 2024

Airmont residents, including some Haredim, complain about illegal yeshiva

Neighbors accused the yeshiva of violating zoning laws and said its leader has been harassing area residents

March 3, 2024

At the oldest Orthodox synagogue in Brooklyn, newcomers and old-timers battle for its future

Congregation Beth Jacob Ohev Sholom, the last remaining non-Hasidic synagogue in Williamsburg, has become embroiled in a dispute as some congregants allege fraud and mismanagement

February 6, 2024

Rental housing shortage in Borough Park an unprecedented ‘crisis,’ Haredi media says

Some newlyweds are reportedly being “forced” to rent basement apartments, or to live temporarily in parents’ or in-laws’ guestrooms

January 22, 2024

Federal lawsuit claims Catskills town discriminated against Hasidic developers

After a property was sold to Hasidic developers, the town suddenly created unusual procedural hurdles, allegedly fearing an influx of Hasidic residents

December 29, 2023

Roundup: Tunnels at 770, Williamsburg development’s uncertain future, and more Haredi news this week

This week's most notable Haredi news in other media

September 1, 2023

Roundup: New funding for Hatzalah, Brooklyn ice cream chain recalls products, politicians meet with Haredi leaders, and more Haredi news

What’s new and interesting in the Haredi world this week

August 10, 2023

Roundup: Schumer and Jeffries in Boro Park, Hasidic woman judge, and more

Shtetl News Roundup: What’s new and interesting in the Haredi world this week