Prevention101: Series on Trauma: Parenting in a Post-October 7th World: The series addresses questions regarding trauma following the massacre of October 7th and the surge of global anti-Semitism. Episode 7: I had a baby on October 1st, and I feel stressed and scared. Could this be postpartum depression or trauma? Is there a difference in treatment? Full Story, Video
IDF Hero Shares His Story with Crown Heights Group
Photos: Sholom Ross/COLlive
IDF Staff Sgt. Matan Falach, who risked his life to save others, spoke to a group in Crown Heights about his heroism and the important services of Israel's Sheba Medical Center, on Monday. Full Story, Photos
Crown Heights Neighbors Gather for Third Multicultural Iftar
Photos: Yossi Jerufi/COLlive
On Thursday night, Muslims, Jews, and elected officials in Crown Heights gathered for the third annual multicultural Iftar organized by Assembly Member Brian A. Cunningham and hosted by Rabbi Yaacov Behrman and Imam Rasheed Jaaber. Full Story, Photos
Series on Trauma: Supporting Those Who Sheltered During Attack
Prevention101: Series on Trauma: Parenting in a Post-October 7th World: The series addresses questions regarding trauma following the massacre of October 7th and the surge of global anti-Semitism. Episode 5: On October 7th, my 19-year-old, studying in Israel, was staying with a friend near the Gaza border. They hid in a shelter for 12 hours until they were rescued. How can we support her? Full Story, Video
Series on Trauma: Managing Intense Emotions
Prevention101: Series on Trauma: Parenting in a Post-October 7th World: The series addresses questions regarding trauma following the massacre of October 7th and the surge of global anti-Semitism. Episode 3: How can I manage intense emotions without resorting to emotional numbness as my coping mechanism? Full Story, Video
Crown Heights Water Shutdown Postponed
A water shut down scheduled for this morning on Kingston Ave (between President and Union) has been postponed until Monday. Full Story
NYPD Investigating Assault of Jewish Girl in Crown Heights
Surveillance camera footage that circulated on social media appeared to capture an antisemitic attack of a Jewish girl on March 8 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Full Story, Video
Knesset Speaker’s Late-Night Visit to 770 Eastern Parkway
Speaker of the Israeli Knesset Amir Ohana paid a late-night visit to Lubavitch Headquarters - 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, meeting Chabad officials and davening in the Rebbe's room. Full Story, Photos
New York Appeals Court Releases Decision in 770 Case
The Appellate Term of the Supreme Court of New York ruled in the case of ownership rights for the main shul at 770 Eastern Parkway. It adds complexity to an already intricate legal battle. Full Story
Responsible Approach Needed for Dealing With 770
Op-ed by Crown Heights activist Yaacov Behrman: “Do we need this in our tumultuous world now? The Chillul Hashem, more blood libels, the daily disturbances in 770, and internal fighting?!” Full Story
Yellow Piano in Washington Square Park Pays Tribute to Israeli Hostages
Photos: Levi Kolton/COLlive
On the 100th day of the Israeli hostages' captivity in Gaza, a Yellow Piano was played in Washington Square Park in New York City to remember the hostages and send a message to them and their families: 'You are not alone." Full Story, Photos, Video
False Bomb Threats Against Shuls Include Crown Heights
The “swatting” wave of fake bomb threats that is sweeping America has arrived at synagogues in Brooklyn, including many in the Crown Heights area as well as elsewhere in New York City. Full Story
Crown Heights Rav and Askan Celebrates 60th Birthday Farbrengen
Photos: Dovber Donner/COLlive
Crown Heights Rav and Askan Rabbi Lazer Avtzon celebrated his 60th birthday with family, Shul members and friends from around the world. Full Story, Photos
Crown Heights Shows Up for Israel Rally in DC
Photos: Yossi Jerufi/COLlive
Approximately 1,500 people headed out from Crown Heights on 14 buses, rented vans and private cars to participate in the Israel rally in Washington, DC. They helped many more do a Mitzvah for Israel. Full Story, Photos
Israeli Consul General Visits 770, Chabad on Campus
Photos: Levi Kolton/COLlive
Acting Consul General of Israel Aviv Ezra and Deputy Consul General Tsach Saar visited Crown Heights on Wednesday to discuss Chabad's unique role in Jewish communities around the world in the wake of the war in Israel and the terrible rise in antisemitism. Full Story, Photos
Today: Town Hall Event Regarding Planned Homeless Shelters
Assemblymember Brian Cunningham has informed the Crown Heights community that there will be an important public town hall meeting this Sunday at 3pm, to discuss the many planned homeless shelters in Crown Heights and East Flatbush. Full Story
Crown Street Block Renamed ‘Tomchei Temimim Way’
Photos: Yossi Jerufi/COLlive
Lubavitcher Yeshiva kicked off its grand opening weekend with a historic street renaming and the unveiling of a magnificent building expansion. Full Story, Photos, Video
Hundreds Unite at Set Shabbat Table to Remember Gaza Hostages
Photos: Chaim Tuito/COLlive
Hundreds joined a special event near Crown Heights on Friday to show solidarity with the innocent civilian hostages taken by Hamas in the massacre on Simchas Torah, featuring a fully set Shabbos table with over 222 empty chairs, to demand the hostages' immediate return. Full Story, Photos, Video
Empty Shabbat Table to Be Set in Solidarity With Gaza Hostages
Today: A fully set Shabbos table with over 200 empty chairs will be set up in front of the Brooklyn Museum on Eastern Parkway on Friday to bring awareness and demand the hostages immediate return. Full Story
“Beware of Eastern Parkway this Shabbos”
“Flood Brooklyn For Gaza” protest is scheduled for this Shabbos at the Brooklyn Museum in Crown Heights. “Jews should definitely avoid the area,” COLlive was told. Full Story
Brooklyn Council Member: Hamas Attack Can Be Explained
New York City Council Member Chi Ossé, who represents Bedford-Stuyvesant and North Crown Heights, is receiving backlash after writing a shocking statement about the current war against Israel. Full Story
Community Board 9 Sends Letter to Governor Protesting New Shelters
Community Board 9, which represents a large portion of Crown Heights, has sent a letter today to New York Governor Kathy Hochul opposing the "vital Brooklyn" Kingsboro project on Clarkson and Albany Avenues. Full Story
Picture of the Day
AIPAC President Betsy Korn, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, and Crown Heights activist Rabbi Yaacov Behrman pose following a meeting with Jewish officials at the United States Mission, on Monday Full Story
UN General Assembly President Visits Chabad Headquarters
Photos: Yossi Jerufi
On Monday, the President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi, met with representatives of Chabad leadership at the offices of the Jewish Learning Institute. They also visited Chabad Headquarters - 770. Full Story, Photos
Yartzeit of Yankel Rosenbaum’s Murder Should Not be a “Fun Day”
Community activist Yaacov Behrman protests the fact that the “One Crown Heights Festival” is being held on the yartzeit of the murder of Yankel Rosenbaum during the 1991 riots. Full Story
