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News For Orthodox Brooklyn’s private police, a code of silence hides domestic abuse
New York’s Community District 12, which covers the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, has by far the city’s lowest reported rate of domestic violence: 459 incidents per 100,000 residents in the most recent year the police department has published data. But that doesn’t mean the largely Haredi community does not have a domestic violence problem….
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Fast Forward Heshy Tischler pleads guilty to inciting mob against journalist
A Borough Park firebrand and New York City Council candidate pleaded guilty on Friday to charges of “inciting to riot” for whipping up a crowd that attacked a Hasidic journalist last fall during a protest against coronavirus restrictions that morphed into a pro-Trump rally. During a virtual hearing, the candidate, Heshy Tischler admitted that he…
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News Why Borough Park has NYC’s lowest vaccination rates
Borough Park, the Orthodox enclave in Brooklyn that was an early hotspot for COVID-19 cases and deaths last year, now has the lowest portion of fully vaccinated people of any New York City neighborhood, according to newly released public-health data. Less than 11% of the neighborhood’s population is fully vaccinated, per the city’s health department…
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Breaking News Voters in Borough Park hope for Trump
On 18th Avenue, in the heart of Borough Park, the P.S. 192 building was wide open for voting — but by the afternoon, there were hardly any voters standing in line. In a nearby cafe, a Haredi Israeli man stood next to the baked goods counter, asking locals about their voting preferences. “We have to…
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Fast Forward Cuomo: ‘Red zone’ schools in Orthodox areas to reopen
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has released a plan to reopen schools in areas with high rates of coronavirus, many of which are concentrated in Orthodox areas like Borough Park and Kiryas Joel. The plan requires mass testing before schools reopen, and subsequent weekly testing with rapid-result test kits provided by the state. “We look…
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News Orthodox neighborhoods are getting fewer tests for Covid. Why?
Borough Park’s high Covid case rate is well-documented. But city data also shows that the neighborhood has among the lowest testing rates in New York City. The relative lack of testing could mean that Borough Park and other coronavirus hotspots are actually even hotter than we know, said Mark Harrington, the executive director of Treatment…
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