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April 5, 2017
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Rabbi Moshe Tuvia Lieff speaking to a NYPD officer
The Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition held a meeting with school and police officials to address ongoing community safety concerns on Nostrand Avenue.
Many community members have complained of safety issues during school dismissal at Andries Hudde Junior High School, located on Nostrand Avenue between Ave. K and Ave. L. The meeting resulted in school officials pledging to address the concerns by staggering dismissals, thereby not having almost 1,000 students overwhelm the sidewalks and streets, educating the students to respect the neighborhood and private property, and having community rabbis and leaders address the students. The two local police precincts will increase their presence.
Rabbi Moshe Tuvia Lieff attended the meeting and presented practical solutions and advice. Josh Mehlman, FJCC Chairman thanked the school’s principal, Gina Votinelli for hosting with a spirit of cooperation. Also in attendance were Councilman Jumaane Williams; NYPD 63 and 70 precincts; youth and school safety officers; Rafi Treitel, Flatbush Hatzoloh/NYPD liaison; Boruch Moskovitz, Flatbush Shomrim director; Yitzchok Farkas, president of the Agudah shul; and attorneys Jeff Mehl and Marc Herskowitz.
Councilman Chaim Deutsch (D – BROOKLYN) proudly hailed last month’s passage of Intro 1280-B, a bill to ensure easy access to collision reports for all New Yorkers. The bill provides a streamlined method for the New York City Police Department to give motorists online access to their accident reports. Before Councilman Deutsch’s work to pass this bill, the only way to obtain an accident report needed for insurance claims was for drivers to appear in person at the police precinct where the collision occurred, an inconvenient task that could take days or weeks. Councilman Deutsch said, “I am grateful for the partnership of the NYPD and the support of my New York City Council colleagues, who unanimously voted for Intro 1280-B. This vote was a victory for any New York motorist involved in a collision, who will be saved from wasted time and aggravation.”
During the past several months, more than 100 Jewish cultural centers nationwide have been the target of bomb threats and harassment. This wave has impacted New York City as well, including facilities here in Southern Brooklyn.
Last month New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill came to our community to address an Urgent Security meeting at Rabbi Yisroel Reisman’s Shul (Agudath Israel of Madison). The meeting was open by invitation only to influential rabbonim, administrators of Brooklyn yeshivas and Bais Yaakovs, and other local activists. Councilman Chaim Deutsch and Commissioner O’Neill led a lively roundtable dialogue about recent threats and the NYPD’s efforts to protect and secure religious facilities. Commissioner O’Neill assured community leaders of the NYPD’s unwavering commitment to work closely with their federal law enforcement partners to bring the perpetrators of these abhorrent actions to justice. Also in attendance were Chief Steven Powers, commander of Patrol Borough Brooklyn South; 60th Deputy Inspector William Taylor; 61st Deputy Inspector Winston Faison; and 70th Deputy Inspector James Palumbo. Leaders of shuls, community centers, and schools had the opportunity to speak one-on-one with the top police officials in the area to discuss their institution’s specific concerns.
The Assembly’s newly-released one-house budget proposal for not sure if this needs capitalization State Fiscal Year 2017-18 provides a plan for the investment of $2.5 billion in funding for supportive and affordable housing and a new rental assistance program for low-income seniors in New York City, Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Brooklyn), Chair of the Assembly Housing Committee, announced. To combat the rising unaffordability of housing in the City of New York for older adults, a new Elder Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) created jointly by the Assembly and Mayor de Blasio would provide rental assistance to eligible seniors, including SCRIE recipients, whose household income is less than 80 percent of the area median income AMI). The program would be supported by a dedicated revenue stream funded with proceeds from a 2.5 percent transfer tax on high-end real estate transactions in the City of New York. This program could potentially cover 25,000 seniors whose rent payments exceed affordable levels.
Chabad of Kings Highway, under the direction of Rabbi Zalmen Drizen, helped close to 350 people from all walks of life celebrate Purim at the not sure if meant to be capitalized Grand Purim Party, which was held at the Kingsway Jewish Center. The men had a chance to don tefillin as they came in, while others were offered Jewish literature on Purim, such as a Jewish comic magazines for the children with lots of meaningful content about the holiday. A special award was presented to Michael and Julie Blinder of the Kings Highway Investors Bank branch at Quentin Road , who arranged a sponsorship from Investors Foundation for the event. New megillahs with English translations were distributed and the megillah was then read from an authentic scroll.
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Talmidim at Yeshivah Ruach Chayim
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