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Boro Park

The largest Haredi community in the Western Hemisphere — 13th Avenue is the Main Street of American Chasidic life, with Bobov, Belz, Vizhnitz, Ger, and dozens of other dynasties all within walking distance of each other and a complete kosher infrastructure on every block.

Kosher markets

  • KRM Kosher Supermarket · Major full-service kosher supermarket near 39th St and 13th Ave; anchor grocery for northern Boro Park
  • Landau's Kosher Supermarket · Well-established full-service kosher supermarket on 18th Avenue serving Boro Park and Flatbush
  • Kosher Discount · Discount kosher grocery on the 13th Avenue commercial strip

Mikvahs

  • Mikvah Israel of Boro Park · Main community mikvah in Boro Park between 13th and 14th Avenues on 46th Street

Day schools

  • Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion · Flagship Bobov-48 boys yeshiva on the 48th Street campus; one of the largest Chasidic yeshivas in Boro Park
  • Bais Yaakov High School of Boro Park · Main Bais Yaakov girls high school in Boro Park; one of the largest Orthodox girls schools in New York
  • Mesivta Eitz Chaim of Bobov · Bobov mesivta (high school) on 48th Street; part of the large Bobov educational campus

Kosher dining

  • Amnon's Kosher Pizza · Boro Park institution since the 1980s; one of the most famous kosher pizza shops in New York City
  • Weiss Kosher Bakery · Beloved longtime 13th Avenue bakery; challahs, rugelach, and traditional Jewish baked goods

Boro Park is where the great Chasidic dynasties of pre-war Europe rebuilt — and it shows. The neighborhood is home to an estimated 100,000+ Orthodox Jews, with hundreds of shuls representing virtually every major dynasty. Bobov is the dominant presence, with two major factions (Bobov-48 and Bobov-45) each operating large institutions on and around 48th Street. Belz, Vizhnitz, Ger, Satmar, and dozens of smaller courts each have their own institutions.

13th Avenue is the commercial spine — a fully kosher commercial strip running 20+ blocks through the heart of the neighborhood, with butchers, bakeries, pizza shops, Judaica stores, and clothing shops all operating under kosher certification. The street is essentially closed to non-Orthodox foot traffic on Shabbos, when thousands of families walk to shul in their finest.

This is not a “searching for a community” neighborhood — it’s the destination for families who are deeply embedded in Chasidic life and want maximum density of Torah institutions. Day schools for every age and dynasty, multiple mikvahs, and an eruv that covers the entire neighborhood make it fully self-sufficient.

Note: the Boro Park Eruv covers the core neighborhood. Hotline: 718-972-1501. Check before each Shabbat. Always confirm with your local rav or your dynasty’s posek — eruv acceptance varies by community; many Chasidic families do not rely on it.

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