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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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Fast Forward 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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