Neighborhoods

LOWER MANHATTAN

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:18:00 +0000

Neighborhoods

From time to time, The Jewish Week highlights a vibrant area in the greater New York area through these neighborhood sections. Look for the Upper West Side on June 8, the Five Towns on June 15 and Brooklyn/Upstate on June 22

Old/New Shabbaton

The first ever, Old/New Shabbaton, hosted by high profile NYC real estate developer Michael Bolla, in cooperation with the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy and the Jewish International Council, NY will take place on June 8 - 9 at various venues on the Lower East Side.

Continuity In Queens

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:32:53 +0000

Neighborhoods

Hilary Larson

Special To The Jewish Week

In the Forest Hills-Rego Park area,
diversity and middle-class stability.

The stately brick buildings with their white-mantled entryways, elegant blocks of Tudor houses and tidy tree-lined sidewalks of Forest Hills connote solid American values. They speak of community, continuity, middle-class stability.

Kosher Dining Scene Moving East

Dani Shetrit — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:27:59 +0000

Neighborhoods

Hilary Larson

Special To The Jewish Week

New restaurants sign of Upper East Side’s growth.

The vitality of Jewish life on the Upper East Side of Manhattan can be measured in many ways — in the myriad prestigious day schools, for instance, or the many grand temples filled to capacity with Shabbat congregants.

But perhaps the most telling sign of how vibrant Jewish life has become is the fact that the storied Second Avenue Deli, a downtown non-glatt kosher fixture for most of the last half century, chose First Avenue and 75th Street for its eagerly awaited second location.

Kosher dining New York Upper East Side

Teaneck’s Youth Movement

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:09:59 +0000

Neighborhoods

Hilary Larson

Special To The Jewish Week

Modern Orthodox twenty- and thirty-somethings carving out their niche in established community.

The Bergen County suburbs of Teaneck, Englewood and Paramus, N.J., have lured generations of Jewish families with a wealth of attractions — great schools, pretty tree-lined streets, terrific shopping and an unbeatable location, just over the George Washington Bridge from Manhattan.

Bergen County Jewish Youth Teaneck

Diversity On The Hudson

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:20:12 +0000

Neighborhoods

Hilary Larson

Special To The Jewish Week

A tolerant, inclusive vibe defines Riverdale.

There are plenty of Jewish neighborhoods around New York where the community tends toward a certain religious outlook, a predominant level of observance or a majority ethnic leaning.

And then there is Riverdale. Leafy and elegant, its stately Tudors and postwar high-rises perched along the banks of the Hudson, this corner of the northwest Bronx is cherished by residents for its religious and ethnic diversity — both within and outside of the Jewish community.

Hebrew Institute of Riverdale New York Riverdale Sara Hurwitz

A Jewish Magnet In Central Queens

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:37:09 +0000

Neighborhoods

Hilary Larson

Special To The Jewish Week

The increasingly popular Flushing-Kew Gardens area is in the midst of a property crunch.

Once upon a time, in the halcyon days of postwar America, the tidy Cape Cods and tranquil, tree-lined streets of central Queens offered spacious and affordable living for New York Jewish families.

Flushing-Kew Gardens Jewish life Orthodox Judaism

A Hamptons For All Seasons

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:31:17 +0000

Neighborhoods

Hilary Larson

Special To The Jewish Week

More options for Jewish community
as East End takes on a more year-round feel.

Summer in and summer out, the fabled sandy beaches and cocktail crowds of Long Island’s East End draw a reliable mix of celebrities, high flyers and city folk escaping the urban grind.

But in recent years, an increasing number of Jewish families — parents of young children, retirees and a growing crowd of dedicated weekenders of all ages — have been calling the Hamptons home for all four seasons.

Welcome To The ‘Greater’ Five Towns

Dani Shetrit — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:44:37 +0000

Neighborhoods

Hilary Larson

Special To The Jewish Week

Orthodox-heavy L.I. area moving
beyond its traditional borders.

When Stuart Katz moved into North Woodmere 18 years ago, his neighbors in Long Island’s Five Towns area were mostly Jewish families with children, and a lot of them commuted to Manhattan every day from this peaceful waterfront enclave.

Orthodox Judaism

On Upper West Side, A Jewish Youth Boom

Dani Shetrit — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:08:18 +0000

Neighborhoods

Hilary Larson

Special To The Jewish Week

As young families stream in, development running strong.

According to Dava Schub, the Upper West Side of Manhattan “is a neighborhood full of baby carriages, dogs, families of two and three and five.”

Schub should know: as associate executive director for programming at the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, she sees 2,000 locals of all ages stream daily in and out of the building at Amsterdam Avenue and 76th Street.

The Connecticut Difference

Dani Shetrit — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:11:03 +0000

Neighborhoods

Hilary Larson

Special To The Jewish Week

When Linda Russ and her husband, Len, decided to move out of Manhattan, they were looking for a backyard, more space and — above all — freedom from hefty private-school tuition bills.

“We had no intention of moving to Connecticut and sending our children to private school,” recalls Linda with a laugh. But just to pacify her father-in-law, a Holocaust survivor, the couple visited Bi-Cultural Day School in Stamford, a 53-year-old institution that caters to Jews of all backgrounds.