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Crown Heights is a neighborhood in Brooklyn in New York City. This neighborhood extends through much of Brooklyn Community District Boards 8 and 9. The main thoroughfare through this neighborhood is Eastern Parkway, which divides the north and south sides of this neighborhood. Crown Heights is roughly bounded by Bedford Avenue (west), Atlantic Avenue (north) and Ralf Avenue (east), Clarkson Ave (south). The neighborhoods that border Crown Heights are: Prospect Heights, Brooklyn (to the west); Prospect Lefferts Gardens (to the southwest), Wingate and Rugby (to the South), Brownsville (to the east); Bedford-Stuyvesant(to the north). For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location [[Image:|250px|250px|Location of City of New York, New York]] Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R... Prospect Heights is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, USA, bounded by Flatbush Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, Eastern Parkway and Bedford Avenue. ... Bedford-Stuyvesant (aka Bed-Stuy) is a neighborhood in central Brooklyn, New York City. ...

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The worldwide headquarters of the Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic community, at 770 Eastern Parkway, is located in Crown Heights. Belarus, where Lubavitch originated Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1994) the seventh Rebbe of Chabad Lubavitch. ... Hasidic Judaism (Hebrew: Chasidut חסידות) is a Haredi Jewish religious movement. ... The original building at 770 Eastern Parkway, as it appears after a heavy snowstorm. ...


A large African-American (mostly West Indian) population coexists with Hasidic Jews in Crown Heights. In recent years, a considerable amount of Latin American and Russian immigrants have also moved into the neighborhood. Violence has erupted in this neighborhood on more than one occasion, including during the New York City blackout of 1977. However, the best-known series of events -- the Crown Heights Riot -- occurred in 1991. An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, American-African) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... Hasidic Judaism (from the Hebrew: Chasidut חסידות, meaning pious, from the Hebrew root word chesed חסד meaning loving kindness) is a Haredi Jewish religious movement. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... Time 1977 The New York City Blackout of 1977 was a blackout that affected New York City on July 13-14, 1977. ... The Crown Heights Riot, also known as the Crown Heights pogrom by members of the Jewish community, was a three-day anti-Semitic riot in the Crown Heights neighborhood of New York City in August, 1991. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Crown Heights is also known for its annual West Indian Carnival. Its main event is the West Indian Day Parade, which takes place on Labor Day. Approximately 2 million people line up along Eastern Parkway to view this parade.


The Crown Heights Riot

Main article: Crown Heights Riot

The Crown Heights Riot, also known as the Crown Heights pogrom by members of the Jewish community, was a three-day anti-Semitic riot in the Crown Heights neighborhood of New York City in August, 1991. ...

Structural landmarks

The original building at 770 Eastern Parkway, as it appears after a heavy snowstorm. ... The Jewish childrens Museum in Brooklyn The Jewish Childrens Museum is a brand-new museum open to the public all about jewish life, its history and averything associated with orthodox judaism. ... The Cranford Rose Garden at Brooklyn Botanic Garden The Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) is a botanical garden located next to Prospect Park near Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Founded in 1910, the 52 acre (210,000 m²) garden includes a cherry tree esplanade, a one acre (4... The Main Branch, Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, 2003 The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL), is the public library system of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. ...

See also

The Crown Heights Riot, also known as the Crown Heights pogrom by members of the Jewish community, was a three-day anti-Semitic riot in the Crown Heights neighborhood of New York City in August, 1991. ...

External links

  • Harvard Research Publication on the Crown Heights Riots and background
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Crown Heights - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (265 words)
Crown Heights is a neighborhood in the Brooklyn in New York City.
Crown Heights is roughly bounded by Bedford Avenue (west), Atlantic Avenue (north) and Ralf Avenue (east), Clarkson Ave (south).
The neighborhoods that border Crown Heights are: Prospect Heights, Brooklyn (to the west); Prospect Lefferts Gardens (to the southwest), Wingate and Rugby (to the South), Brownsville (to the east); Bedford-Stuyvesant(to the north).
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In 1940, Crown Heights was one of New York City's premier neighborhoods with tens of mansions, tree-lined streets, an array of cultural institutions and parks, and a large number of fraternal, social and community organizations.
Crown Heights was an epicenter of frustration and victims of knifings, beatings, and muggings were all too common.
During the Johnson administration, Crown Heights was declared a primary poverty area due to a high unemployment rate, high juvenile and adult crime rate, poor nutrition for lack of family income, relative absence of job skills and readiness to work, and a relatively high concentration of elderly residents.
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