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[[File:770 Eastern Parkway.jpg|thumb|770 Eastern Parkway[[File:קראון הייטס.jpg|thumb|Crown Heights]]]]'''Crown Heights''' (in English: '''Crown Heights''') is a neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York in the United States, and is famous as the neighborhood where the Rebbe | [[File:770 Eastern Parkway.jpg|thumb|770 Eastern Parkway[[File:קראון הייטס.jpg|thumb|Crown Heights]]]]'''Crown Heights''' (in English: '''Crown Heights''') is a neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York in the United States, and is famous as the neighborhood where the Rebbe lives. In the neighborhood located east of Prospect Park, the famous [[770 Eastern Parkway|770]] building is located. The main street in the neighborhood is Eastern Parkway. Kingston is the central street in the Chabad community life in the neighborhood. Most Jewish shops and businesses in the neighborhood are located on Kingston. | ||
Crown Heights was previously one of the largest Jewish concentrations in New York. Hundreds of synagogues, dozens of mikvaos, yeshivas and other Jewish institutions operated there. Many courts of Admorim were also in the neighborhood. However, in the early 5740s (1980s), many African-Americans began flooding into the neighborhood, resulting in many Jews fleeing to other neighborhoods, such as Boro Park and Williamsburg. The neighborhood emptied of most Jews who lived there, while simultaneously the Rebbe called for his chassidim not to leave the neighborhood. The great exodus caused housing prices to drop at a loss, which caused the Rebbe to cry out also about the Jewish money being wasted without account. Following the Rebbe's instructions, Chabad chassidim remained living in the neighborhood and worked to expand it again. | Crown Heights was previously one of the largest Jewish concentrations in New York. Hundreds of synagogues, dozens of mikvaos, yeshivas and other Jewish institutions operated there. Many courts of Admorim were also in the neighborhood. However, in the early 5740s (1980s), many African-Americans began flooding into the neighborhood, resulting in many Jews fleeing to other neighborhoods, such as Boro Park and Williamsburg. The neighborhood emptied of most Jews who lived there, while simultaneously the Rebbe called for his chassidim not to leave the neighborhood. The great exodus caused housing prices to drop at a loss, which caused the Rebbe to cry out also about the Jewish money being wasted without account. Following the Rebbe's instructions, Chabad chassidim remained living in the neighborhood and worked to expand it again. | ||