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'''Crown Heights''' is a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn, New York, United States, and is famous as the neighborhood where the Rebbe lives. The neighborhood, located east of Prospect Park, is home to the famous 770 building. The main street in the neighborhood is Eastern Parkway, while Kingston Avenue is the central street in the Chabad community's life. Most Jewish stores and businesses in the neighborhood are located on Kingston Avenue. | '''Crown Heights''' is a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn, New York, United States, and is famous as the neighborhood where the Rebbe lives. The neighborhood, located east of Prospect Park, is home to the famous 770 building. The main street in the neighborhood is Eastern Parkway, while Kingston Avenue is the central street in the Chabad community's life. Most Jewish stores and businesses in the neighborhood are located on Kingston Avenue. | ||
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= Present Day Demographics = | = Present Day Demographics = | ||
Today, the Jewish residents' homes in the neighborhood extend to Park Place Street in the north, Rockaway Avenue in the east, Linden Avenue in the south, and Rogers Avenue in the west. Currently, about twenty thousand Chabad chassidim live in Crown Heights, alongside a population of about one hundred and thirty thousand African-Americans. The neighborhood has 75 shuls and 15 mikvahs. | Today, the Jewish residents' homes in the neighborhood extend to Park Place Street in the north, Rockaway Avenue in the east, Linden Avenue in the south, and Rogers Avenue in the west. Currently, about twenty thousand Chabad [[chassidim]] live in Crown Heights, alongside a population of about one hundred and thirty thousand African-Americans. The neighborhood has 75 shuls and 15 mikvahs. | ||
= Central Organizations = | = Central Organizations = | ||