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Grand re-re-re-opening: One year after Red Hook Tavern fire, eatery finally settles in

Mar. 13, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen

In the wee hours of March 12, 2022, an electrical fire broke out in the basement of the Red Hook Tavern — a cozy restaurant and bar on Van Brunt Street. Smoke rose up through the restaurant on the ground floor and into the apartments above, where a tenant called 911.

Op-ed: Stop the unfair campaign against yeshivos

Mar. 13, 2023 By Avi Greenstein Each of the hundreds of people who pass through the offices of the Boro Park Jewish Community Council, which I’m privileged to head, has a story. Many of them are struggling with affording the necessities of life seeking help with things like rent or mortgage payments, food and medical…
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