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Map of Crown Heights.



    Activities & Attractions:
    • 770 - Headquarters of Chabad Lubavitch. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/770_Eastern_Parkway
    • 770 to Ohel Bus (Morning) - Every day 10:30am in front of 770, $15. https://www.ohelchabad.org/media/pdf/87064.pdf
    • 770 to Ohel Bus (Night) - Every day 7:00pm in front of JCM Dreidel, $5. https://www.bustoohel.com
    • Brooklyn Botanic Garden - Beautiful gardens. Free entry every weekday in the winter months of December, January & February, otherwise $18 or free ticket courtesy of JP Morgan Chase sponsorship. - 990 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225 ~ (718) 623-7200 ~ http://www.bbg.org/
    • Brooklyn Children's Museum - The first museum in America to be dedicated specifically for children, $13. - 145 Brooklyn Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 ~ (718) 735-4400 ~ http://www.brooklynkids.org/
    • Brooklyn Museum - NYC's second largest art museum. Large collection of Egyptology. Suggested admission is $16. - 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11238 ~ (718) 638-5000 ~ http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/home.php
    • Brooklyn Public Library - The main central branch of the BPL. It contains over a million books, magazine and materials. - 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238 ~ (718) 230-2100 ~ http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/central
    • Chabad Library - Many books and manuscripts kept here from generations ago. Beautiful place to visit. - 766 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11213 ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Agudas_Chassidei_Chabad
    • Jewish Children's Museum - The largest Jewish themed museum in America. An amazing experience for all ages. $15 per person 2+. - 792 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11213 ~ (718) 467-0600 ~ https://www.jcm.museum
    • Jewish Hassidic Walking Tours - Excellent tour of CH, geared more towards the less observant to learn. Every day 10:00am, $49 per adult. - 305 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 ~ (718) 953-5244 ~ https://jewishtours.com/
    • Prospect Park & Lake - Huge park with open playing fields, running & bicycle paths, horseback riding, ice skating (seasonal), and boating (seasonal). - Brooklyn, NY ~ (718) 965-8951 ~ http://www.prospectpark.org/visit
    • Prospect Park Zoo - Nice place to visit, many exhibits and animals. $6.95 Child and $9.95 Adult. - 450 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225 ~ (718) 399-7339 ~ http://www.prospectparkzoo.com/
    • The Levi Yitzchok Library - 305 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 ~ (718) 778-4598 ~ http://www.leviyitzchoklibrary.com/
    • The Rebbe's House - 1304 President St, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • WLCC Visitors Center - 770 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11213 ~ (718) 773-7777

    Airport Public Transportation Options:
    • EWR - Option 1: Take the NJT train to 34th St, connect to the 3 train. Cost $18.00 - Travel Time 1h15m. Option 2: Take bus #62 to downtown Newark, connect on Path to WTC, and from there to the 3 subway. Cost $7.10 - Travel Time 1h45m.
    • JFK - Get on the B15 bus, connect at New Lots Ave to the 3 train. Cost $2.75 with free Metro Card transfer - Travel Time 50m.
    • LGA - Take the M60 bus to Harlem 125th St and connect there to the 3/4 train. Cost $2.75 with free Metro Card transfer - Travel Time 1h45m.



    Men's Mikvaos:
    • Aliya Mikvah (Opening TBD) - 525-527 E New York Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
    • Anash Mikvah (770 Montgomery) - 768 Montgomery St, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • Eliyahu Nochum Shul (770 Lefferts) - 672 Lefferts Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203
    • Empire Shtiebel Mikvah - 489 Empire Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11225
    • Mikvah Mashbak - 578 Albany Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203 ~ https://www.geshemshul.com/
    • Mikvah Meir - 394 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225 ~ https://www.mikvah.info/
    • Mikvah Mei Menachem (Rayim Ahuvim) - 1614 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • Mikvah Taharas Reuven (Frankel's Shul) - 1699 President St, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • Mikvah Yisroel (749) - 749 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11213

    Women's Mikvaos:



    Bakeries & Cafes:

    Butchers and Takeout:
    • CH Butcher - New location with self checkout and large takeout section. - 334 Albany Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 ~ (347) 770-4048 ~ https://chbutcher.com/
    • Dovid Malka - Shabbos food take-out only. The best chulent in town and kugel too. - 1552 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY 11213 ~ (718) 773-2335
    • Mermelstein Caterers - 351 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 ~ (718) 778-3100
    • The House of Glatt - 385 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225 ~ (718) 467-9411

    Dairy Restaurants:

    Fish Markets and Takeout:
    • Benz's Gourmet - 332 Albany Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 ~ (718) 778-3329 ~ http://benzsfish.com/
    • Raskin's Fish Market - 320 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 ~ (718) 756-9521 ~ https://askin4raskin.com/
    • Shabbos Fish Market - 417 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225 ~ (347) 533-6004

    Fruits and Vegetables:
    • Lerman's Fresh Fruits & Vegetables - 455 Albany Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 ~ (718) 604-0261
    • Mr Greens - 330 Albany Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 ~ (718) 774-7336 ~ https://mistergreens.com/
    • Raskin's Fruit & Produce - 335 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 ~ (718) 756-3888 ~ http://www.raskinsfruit.com/

    Groceries:

    Meat Restaurants:

    Pizza & Bagels:

    Supermarkets and Takeout:

    Sushi:

    Sweets, Ice Cream, & Dessert:

    Vegan Restaurants (Questionable Kashrus):

    Wine:

    Eateries OBM for Nostalgic Memories: (incomplete)
    • 21 Flavors - 423 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
    • Albany Bagel - 513 Albany Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203
    • Albany Bakery - 425 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
    • Alenbi - 887 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
    • Barista & The Baker - 167 Rogers Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216
    • Basil Pizza & Wine Bar - 270 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • Boulevard Cafe - 510 Empire Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11225
    • Cafe Rimon - 453 Albany Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • Calabria - 266 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • Crown Kosher Meat Market - 413 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
    • Dean Street Cafe - 87 Utica Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • Empire Grill - 597 Empire Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • Eshel Restaurant - 272 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • Esther's Deli and Grill - 463 Albany Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • Fish Fish And Cannoli - 513 Empire Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11225
    • Izzy's Fried Chicken - 262 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • Izzy's Taqueria - 399 Troy Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • Jus by Julie - 1090 St Johns Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • King's Juice - 426 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11225
    • Kingston Falafel - 250 Kingston Ave # A, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • KT2 - 333 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • Mason & Mug - 708 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
    • Natural Treats - 411 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
    • Nosh World - 386 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
    • Pardes - 497 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
    • PHOMEN Noodle Bar - 411 Troy Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • Pletzel Pizza - 489 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
    • Railroad Pizza - 227 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • Railroad Pizza - 857 East New York Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203
    • Rita's Italian Ice - 1028 Lincoln Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • The Kretchme - 411 Troy Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213
    • Twibar Falafel - 140 Empire Blvd Suite 2, Brooklyn, NY 11225
    • Zabari Bar - 252 Albany Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213



    Crown Heights buildings where the number is sufficient to tell the address:
    • 770 - Well, everyone in the world knows that.
    • 749 - Eastern Parkway - dormitory building across from 770.
    • 1414 - President Street - dormitory building on corner of President and Kingston.
    • 706 - Eastern Parkway - Large old residential building.
    • 701 - Empire Blvd - residential building off the corner of Albany Avenue.
    • 675 - Empire Blvd - residential building adjacent to 701.

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    « Last edited by Yaalili on March 04, 2024, 07:34:10 PM »

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    Re: Crown Heights master thread
    « Reply #2040 on: August 15, 2023, 10:38:54 PM »
    On a quick trip just went to new Patis and artisan locations...

    Patis - nice ambiance, terrible focaccia and decent drinks. Quite pricey

    Artisan - shakshuka is a cop out with a watery tomato sauce and fried egg on top, pasta was cold, tuna was great - large portion, ambiance is bleh.

    The shocker was both our iced Americano and iced mocha were literally undrinkable. They also refused to remake them... Zero customer service there at all.

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    Re: Crown Heights master thread
    « Reply #2041 on: August 16, 2023, 08:04:09 PM »
    Had b&b recently.

    I decided to get the "burger" called "THE BITE" and added pastrami to it. It was $28. I enjoyed it, however next time I would take the coleslaw on the side. The entire sandwich fell apart after 1 min, but that's somewhat expected from b&b.

    I do not recommend the sweet potato fries as it wasn't anything special. $15

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    Re: Crown Heights master thread
    « Reply #2042 on: August 24, 2023, 12:29:24 PM »
    Any recs for a physical therapist who takes walk-ins, preferably female?

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    Re: Crown Heights master thread
    « Reply #2043 on: September 04, 2023, 10:58:12 AM »
    Stay safe!
    Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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    Re: Crown Heights master thread
    « Reply #2044 on: September 04, 2023, 01:18:49 PM »
    Stay safe!
    the parade is totally caput this year :).

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    Re: Crown Heights master thread
    « Reply #2045 on: September 04, 2023, 01:19:58 PM »
    the parade is totally caput this year :).
    What happened?
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    Re: Crown Heights master thread
    « Reply #2046 on: September 04, 2023, 01:24:25 PM »
    What happened?
    every year it has less and less people since Giuliani made a bunch of rules. Plus the Covid years there was no parade. This year there is one but it’s so empty it feels like a ghost town compared to what it was.

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    Re: Crown Heights master thread
    « Reply #2047 on: September 04, 2023, 01:27:33 PM »
    every year it has less and less people since Giuliani made a bunch of rules. Plus the Covid years there was no parade. This year there is one but it’s so empty it feels like a ghost town compared to what it was.
    Haven't seen it since 2003, but I still have PTSD.
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    Re: Crown Heights master thread
    « Reply #2048 on: September 04, 2023, 08:33:30 PM »
    Reports from citizen are very colorful.

    Stabbings,
    Shootings,
    Robberies,

    Just a typical labor day parade.

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    Re: Crown Heights master thread
    « Reply #2049 on: September 29, 2023, 04:30:52 PM »
    https://anash.org/revel-scooters-cut-out-jewish-crown-heights/

    I don't care much for revel, however this is disgusting.
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    Re: Crown Heights master thread
    « Reply #2050 on: September 29, 2023, 05:59:46 PM »
    https://anash.org/revel-scooters-cut-out-jewish-crown-heights/

    I don't care much for revel, however this is disgusting.
    it is however I can't really say I'm surprised

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    Re: Crown Heights master thread
    « Reply #2051 on: October 02, 2023, 12:52:21 AM »
    https://anash.org/revel-scooters-cut-out-jewish-crown-heights/

    I don't care much for revel, however this is disgusting.

    Oh come on, Jewish Crown Heights looks very different to that, and why was it that way for such a short time? My guess is that Revel loves Jewish Crown Heights. Both their ride share and scooters are heavily used.

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    Re: Crown Heights master thread
    « Reply #2052 on: October 02, 2023, 12:56:36 AM »
    Oh come on, Jewish Crown Heights looks very different to that, and why was it that way for such a short time? My guess is that Revel loves Jewish Crown Heights. Both their ride share and scooters are heavily used.
    Yes, they already got a response.
    Look before you leap...

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    Re: Crown Heights master thread
    « Reply #2053 on: October 02, 2023, 06:57:43 AM »
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    Re: Crown Heights master thread
    « Reply #2054 on: October 02, 2023, 10:42:33 AM »
    "Flood maps", a nice way out...
     https://dcp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=1c37d271fba14163bbb520517153d6d5

    Yup. I was thinking about how much sense this makes, when we're literally called Crown HEIGHTS for a reason. Seeing how lower areas are suffering from flooding, while the excessive rain flows down our avenues towards those lower areas, and nothing gets submerged here.
    I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
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    Re: Crown Heights master thread
    « Reply #2055 on: October 02, 2023, 04:45:48 PM »
    "Flood maps", a nice way out...
     https://dcp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=1c37d271fba14163bbb520517153d6d5

    What's your theory here, they don't want Jewish customers? For what reason? How does this map serve this purpose? And why now? Why for so short? And comparing it to the last time they excluded Jewish Crown Heights, which ended up being a seasonal map change which matched the previous year exactly based on usage in winter.


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    Re: Crown Heights master thread
    « Reply #2057 on: October 05, 2023, 06:57:15 PM »
    Seems like the best dancing happens after 3am in CH.
     

    The night before someone else was doing "tricks" on the light pole.
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    Re: Crown Heights master thread
    « Reply #2058 on: October 11, 2023, 08:33:02 PM »
    Any restaurants in CH that sells grilled fish (fish grill LA style) ?

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    Re: Crown Heights master thread
    « Reply #2059 on: October 26, 2023, 02:15:42 PM »
    Is there a sofer who does same-day Tefillin checking?