Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
Orthodox Website Blocks Out Tempting Local News Necklines
By
Christopher Robbins
Published Jun 25, 2012
Modified Jun 25, 2012
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Christopher Robbins
Published Jun 25, 2012
Modified Jun 25, 2012
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
The ultra-Orthodox website Behadrei Haredim wanted its readers to know about last week's heat wave, but without any further humidity prompted by local news anchor Marci Gonzalez's neckline. So they solved this steamy problem with the simple Grey Box of Purity. Meanwhile, the souls of the three readers of Behadrei Haredim who have a fetish for what a TV screen looks like immediately after you pop in a VHS tape into a VCR were irredeemably poisoned.
It wasn't just Marci Gonzalez's (WARNING: that link contains neckline) attire that had the Grey Squad on high alert: that neckline behind the desk was also causing trouble. Wouldn't it be easier to just replace all the anchors with men?
For those disappointed by the censored broadcast, here's some 100% uncensored footage that to our knowledge would not rankle the Haredi watchdogs.
Tagged
borough park
haredi judaism
heat wave
sexy grey boxes
ultra-orthodox
Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
16 arrested in New York auto insurance fraud crackdown involving nearly $500K
State officials say the cases include staged crashes and fraudulent medical claims, with seven arrests in the Bronx alone.
By
Giulia Heyward
Published Oct 20, 2026 at 6:34 p.m. ET
Coney Island's small, 1890s lighthouse may be landmarked by the city
It's in the private community of Sea Gate. Family members of the lighthouse's last civilian keeper are keeping its history alive.
By
Catalina Gonella
News
Coney Island's small, 1890s lighthouse may be landmarked by the city
It's in the private community of Sea Gate. Family members of the lighthouse's last civilian keeper are keeping its history alive.
By
Catalina Gonella
New renderings are out for Queens' Metropolitan Park casino
By
Willow Higgins
Inside Luigi Mangione's legal strategy before his federal guilty plea
By
Samantha Max
NYC proposes crackdown down on AI customer service chatbots
By
Arya Sundaram
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .