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Tens of Thousands of Satmar’s with Grand Rabbi of Satmar at Kuf Alef Kislev 12/17/08 In williamsburg

“While Barack Obama won the vast majority of Brooklyn votes in the Nov. 4 election, McCain drew more than four times as many voters than Obama in the largely Hasidic neighborhood between Flushing Avenue and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway — even though registered Democrats outnumber Republicans five to one in the area.” ‘Obama won 77 percent […]

“The city turned a six-block stretch of Kent Avenue in South Williamsburg into a no parking zone last Saturday morning — then immediately ticketed drivers in the heavily Hasidic neighborhood who didn’t move their cars on the Jewish holy day.Workers started replacing the alternate-side parking signs with “No parking” and “No standing” signs between Broadway […]

It’s the Hasids vs. the hotties in a Brooklyn bike war. Leaders of South Wil liamsburg’s Hasidic community said yesterday that bike lanes that bring scantily clad cyclists - especially sexy women - peddling through their neighborhood are definitely not kosher. The red-faced religious sect is calling on city officials to eliminate the car-free […]

” The influx of Hasidic voters could make a big difference in the Towns/Powell race as well as the contest between Connor and his primary opponent, Dan Squadron (bold of Connor to try to split the baby by showing up at both the UJO and UJCARE events). As chairman, Lopez took a pragmatic view of […]

For about 25 years, reporters and others have sought out Mr. Abraham, who wears more hats than he can count. He is known mostly as a spokesman for Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg, and he calls himself a tenant organizer, though he sometimes speaks on behalf of landlords, too. He is often quoted in stories about […]

Rabbi Moshe Dovid Niderman, executive director of the United Jewish Organization (UJO) of Williamsburg, together with a dedicated group of activists, organized a media campaign that drew attention to the community discomfort. The coverage was effective in giving the Williamsburg effort positive exposure.The apparel company, based in Sweden, initially ignored the continuous requests to change […]

The bitter feud between the two brothers fighting for spiritual control of Brooklyn’s Satmar community has spilled into the corridors of City Hall. Their battle centers on the fiscal-year 2009 budget. Through City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s discretionary fund, Brooklyn Councilmen David Yassky, Simcha Felder and Bill de Blasio dished out an unusually large sum […]