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De Blasio Threatens To Close Famed Williamsburg Synagogue Over COVID Noncompliance
A source in Brooklyn's Hasidic community called the threat "laughable."
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Jake Offenhartz
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Some Borough Park Yeshivas Remain Open, Defying Cuomo's Targeted COVID Cluster Shutdown
"It doesn’t look like the government is planning to do any enforcement, so they’re not too worried," said one parent.
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Jake Offenhartz
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Scott Heins
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A Rising Orthodox Populist Is Leading A Violent Campaign Of COVID Denial In Borough Park
Violence and rage erupted in Borough Park for the second straight night on Wednesday, as police fell back.
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Jake Offenhartz
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Orthodox Borough Park Residents Burn Masks, Beat Dissenters Over COVID Lockdown
"Nobody here has the virus," said a woman walking in Borough Park with her children on Tuesday. "The president got the virus, he recovered. There are medicines now."
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Jake Offenhartz
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Video: NYPD Unable To Break Up Orthodox Dance Party In Crown Heights
NYPD officers attempted to disperse a massive street celebration in Crown Heights on Monday night, prompting indifference and hostility from ultra-Orthodox revelers.
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Jake Offenhartz
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Under Threat Of Lockdown, Some Orthodox Neighborhoods Seek To Downplay Coronavirus Rates
Sources in the Orthodox medical community say that some healthcare providers in Borough Park are withholding COVID test results from public health authorities
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Jake Offenhartz
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Orthodox Anti-Maskers Crash NYC COVID Outreach, Scream Racial Epithets
"Your violent Nazi storm troopers are coming in here to violate us," one of the hecklers shouted.
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Jake Offenhartz
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"I'm Living In The Twilight Zone:" Business As Usual In Borough Park, As City Warns Of Growing COVID Cluster
“I was the only one here of 20 people wearing a mask,” said 70-year-old Chaim Krieger. “It’s just not central to their concern.”
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Jake Offenhartz
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Queens Yeshiva, Reportedly Shut By Mayor, Continues Holding Classes After COVID Outbreak
"Yes we're here. The boys are here. Everybody's here, The boys are in class with the Rebbeim. Everybody's learning."
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Jake Offenhartz
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Illicit Wedding In Borough Park Linked To Uptick In Coronavirus Infections
Mayor Bill de Blasio warned Wednesday of an uptick in coronavirus cases within Borough Park, linked in part to a large wedding attended by members of Brooklyn's ultra-Orthodox community.
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Jake Offenhartz
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