Brooklyn, NY - Yeshiva Plan Draws Opposition
Midwood, Brooklyn, NY - Residents are furious over a yeshiva's plan to build a second school on a street they charge has already been overrun by yeshiva-related traffic.
Rabbi Meir Gutferund wants to build a 250-seat yeshiva high school less than a block down Elmwood Avenue from the Cheder School, a yeshiva that opened in 2002.
'The traffic is terrible during the day and there's no peace at night," said the president of the Kensington-Flatbush Association. "it's terrible."
But Gutfreund's lawyer said that the Cheder School draws traffic because it houses pre-K through ninth-grade students, who typically get rides from parents or school buses, but the proposed yeshiva would take high school-aged statements, who would walk or take trains.
Rabbi Meir Gutferund wants to build a 250-seat yeshiva high school less than a block down Elmwood Avenue from the Cheder School, a yeshiva that opened in 2002.
'The traffic is terrible during the day and there's no peace at night," said the president of the Kensington-Flatbush Association. "it's terrible."
But Gutfreund's lawyer said that the Cheder School draws traffic because it houses pre-K through ninth-grade students, who typically get rides from parents or school buses, but the proposed yeshiva would take high school-aged statements, who would walk or take trains.
posted by VOS IZ NEIAS @ 6/20/2006 10:17:00 AM
10 Comments:
At 10:49 AM,
Anonymous said…
Lets assume the neighbor is not a soyna yisruel, she is right about the traffic there. between the school and the Chinka hall its enough to make someone crazy.
on a side note, i wonder if they remember that block before the school moved in. I remember not wanting to walk down the block.. ever!
At 11:35 AM,
Anonymous said…
is there going to be a hall there to?
At 3:15 PM,
Anonymous said…
come tonight to the board meeting to find out - 7pm at 5901 13th avenue
At 5:10 PM,
Anonymous said…
meeting cancelled
At 5:13 PM,
Anonymous said…
apparently wolf sender of C.B. convinced Hikind and Felder to oppose the yeshiva
At 5:16 PM,
Anonymous said…
no hall there just dorm and Beis Medrash
At 6:36 PM,
Anonymous said…
SUPPOSED TO BE A HALL ALSO
At 7:41 PM,
Anonymous said…
the meeting isnt canceled
At 7:48 PM,
Anonymous said…
Yeshiva Plan Draws Fierce Opposition
Jotham Sederstrom
Daily News
Midwood, Brooklyn, NY - Residents are furious over a yeshiva's plan to build a second school on a street they charge has already been overrun by yeshiva-related traffic.
Rabbi Meir Gutferund wants to build a 250-seat yeshiva high school less than a block down Elmwood Avenue from the Cheder School, a yeshiva that opened in 2002 that has been praised by academics but bashed by neighbors.
'The traffic is terrible during the day and there's no peace at
night," said Morton Pupko, president of the Kensington-Flatbush Preservation Association. "It's terrible."
Opponents insist that it isn't the yeshiva they're against, but the 17
proposed variances that woul allow the school to rise three stories
and to run right up to the sidewalk.
Gutfreund's plans for the new school building also require an
exemption from providing new parking spaces, according to an
application filed with the Board of Standard and Appeaks.
Gutfreund's lawyer Eric Palatnik said the Cheder School draws traffic because it houses pre-K through ninth-grade students, who typically get rides from parents or school buses. The proposed yeshiva would take high school-aged students who would walk or take trains, said
Palatnik.
"They've established a successful school in this community and there
needs to be a secondary school and the most logical place for it is
down the street," Palatnik said.
The issue has become so contentious that some opponents have accused supporters of the yeshiva of falsely claiming that a community board meeting was canceled to deter foes from showing up.
At 12:14 PM,
Anonymous said…
As someone who has lived in the area for the last 34 years, and has seen how much the neighberhood has improved with the building of The Cheder I do not understand the opposition to this. Should Yeshivas have to build buildings in areas where parents are afraid to let their children walk? Why is a Yeshiva causing some of the people on Elmwood such angst? I would love if a Yeshiva would build next to my house, even with all the issues that come with it. It is overall a big benefit for the area.
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