Friday, August 29, 2014

Brooklyn, New York City - Borough Park

Borough (Boro) Park is a Jewish neighborhood in southwest Brooklyn, situated between Bay Ridge and Prospect Park. This New York City neighborhood is home to one of the largest Orthodox Jewish communities outside of Israel - around 80,000 in Borough Park. Within Borough Park are several yeshivas and synagogues as well as Jewish-owned businesses including kosher restaurants, bakeries, and delicatessens. There is even the kosher Avenue Plaza Hotel and its a restaurant at 13th Avenue.

Borough Park, New York City
71st Street in Borough Park by Jim Henderson

Borough Park, New York City
55th Street Station by Jim Henderson

Borough Park, New York City
Temple Beth El by Smallbones


Borough Park, New York City
Hasidic family in Borough Park by Adam Jones


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