Secret tunnel discovery at Chabad HQ leads to large fight, 12 arrests

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Tuesday January 9, 2024 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Discovery of secret tunnel beneath Chabad HQ in Crown Heights leads to brawl, 12 arrests]( [The exterior of a large Brooklyn home.]( [The tunnel went to a mikvah where a prominent rabbi within Chabad-Lubavitch used to perform a purification ritual, one worshiper said.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [People walk along the street following a rain and a snow mix in Midtown Manhattan on January 7, 2024 in New York City.]( [Is it flooding in NYC? Our maps show rainfall and flooding data across the region.]( [A storm coming to the NYC metro area and New Jersey is forecast to bring heavy rainfall and flooding on Tuesday and into Wednesday morning. Our maps track the data in real time.]( [The Assembly chambers in the state Capitol building in Albany.]( [Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2024 State of the State agenda, explained]( [Hochul’s agenda includes a crackdown on shoplifting and a scaled-back housing plan. But it's light on plans to address the migrant crisis.]( [Recently arrived migrants walk from their temporary tent shelters at Floyd Bennett Field, a former airfield in Brooklyn, on Jan. 4, 2024.]( [NYC evacuating up to 500 migrant families from Floyd Bennett Field shelter as storm intensifies]( [The migrants will be moved to a school in Brooklyn, city officials said.]( [A building in the Bronx that serves as the city's only intake center for homeless families.]( [NYC juked homeless stats and masked illegal overnight stays at intake office, report finds]( [The city Department of Investigation found the former social services commissioner misled the mayor's office and public as an influx of migrants began seeking shelter in NYC in summer 2022.]( [ormer NRA Leader Wayne LaPierre (L) leaves New York State Supreme Court after the first day of his civil trial on January 08, 2024 in New York City.]( [NRA denies it misspent funds in Manhattan civil corruption trial]( [Lawyers for the National Rifle Association vehemently denied that executives at the gun group wrongfully spent donated funds on private jet rides, fancy meals and expensive hotels.]( [Hands holding a basketball]( [Teen booted from basketball game over her hairstyle despite NJ anti-racism law, school says]( [The CROWN Act bans discrimination based on physical characteristics historically associated with race, like hair texture and type.]( [Comptroller Brad Lander surrounded by elected officials and demonstrators at a rally against the 60-day shelter limits for migrant families.]( [Mayor Adams' migrant family eviction process faces new scrutiny over costs]( [The city comptroller says he’s launching an inquiry into the 60-day shelter limits for families with children.]( [3-D printers and firearm's seized at Thompson's apartment.]( [East Village man sentenced to 5 years in prison for building ghost guns in apartment]( [Prosecutors say the man's home was filled with 3D printers and other gun-making tools.]( [A migrant tent shelter on Randall's Island on Oct. 19, 2022]( [Police arrest 2 additional men in migrant killing at Randall’s Island shelter]( [Ferneys Horta, 33, and Anthony Navas, 27, were charged with murder and gang assault, respectively.]( [Mayor Eric Adams, behind a podium, stands next to Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.]( [NYC Council speaker and Legal Aid Society threaten to sue Mayor Adams to expand housing aid]( [Speaker Adrienne Adams and the Legal Aid Society announced separate plans to sue the mayor and social services agency if they block housing aid to more low-income New Yorkers.]( [tourists in DUMBO]( [Extra Extra: Evicted Brooklyn Bridge vendors have found a new home...next to the bridge]( [Because there are tourists on the sidewalks, too, here are your afternoon links: H Mart food court, a NYCHA redesign, Alison Roman's lil' country store and more.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]() [WNYC Studios]() [NJPR]( [WQXR]() [New Sounds]() Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.