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Weapons of Mass Construction: Satmars’ Secret to Keeping Housing Prices Low
The balconies on Wallabout Street are for religion, not pleasure. Strolling down Bedford Avenue, you’re greeted by a solid wall of new six-story brick buildings. The apartments are spacious and cheap...
View ArticleGovernor’s Office Rumored to Be Negotiating Sale of Marcy Armory to Satmar...
Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons. The Satmar Hasidim of South Williamsburg have their own schools, their own ambulance service, their own police and their own courts. And soon, they may have their own...
View ArticleBill Thompson Gets Some Blessings Before the Jewish New Year
As a yarmulke-wearing Bill Thompson showed on a muggy Monday night, the road to victory in the mayor’s race may be partially paved by men with frock coats and billowing beards. The ex-comptroller met...
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