The Clash Over a Secret Tunnel Under a Synagogue on Eastern Parkway

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 STREET FIGHTS [The Clash Over a Secret Tunnel Under a Synagogue on Eastern Parkway]( It’s causing a huge fight in the Chabad-Lubavitch movement — and maybe endangering the building itself. Photo: @nojumper/X There is apparently a secret tunnel beneath 770 Eastern Parkway, the Crown Heights headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. The news of a secret tunnel is kind of stunning on its own, but things took a chaotic turn on Monday when a cement truck called in by Chabad leadership arrived to fill it and the tunnel’s architects, a small group of young Lubavitchers, attempted to stop them by [breaking through]( a wall of the synagogue. The standoff ended when police hauled the men out — nine arrests were made, according to the New York Times. After the fracas, the synagogue [was shut down]( pending a structural safety review. Now, there is a huge fight happening between the people who dug the secret tunnel and the people who are upset that there is a secret tunnel, which is basically everyone else. [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now]( to save over 60% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [How Do You Rebuild a Nazi’s House? For The Zone of Interest, a crew meticulously studied Rudolf Höss’s actual house, then created a replica down the street.]( By Adriane Quinlan [Our Radical, Practical NYCHA Makeover For Curbed, Peterson Rich’s architects propose balconies, energy efficiency, and adding mixed-income low-rises.]( By Justin Davidson [You Should Know About Textile Designer Marguerita Mergentime From Radio City music hall to Keds sneakers.]( By Wendy Goodman [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( [Sign up to get The Listings Edit](, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved