Brooklyn, NY – Some Brooklyn homeowners in Sunset Park are demanding that a neighboring Yeshiva take action against a group of rowdy students.
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Living next to a school is rarely a quiet affair, especially when class is in session.
But Jorge Toro says there’s no excuse for this kind of behavior. He says students are scaling the fence to get into his back yard.
We spoke with a Rabbi Simon who did not deny his students have been causing trouble.
He chalks up the excessive noise from the school yard and the rock throwing as “boys being boys.”
But he says the school isn’t ignoring the problem and has installed security cameras to try to catch the troublemakers.
Rabbi Simon says the students responsible for the vandalism could face expulsion.
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I personally thing that at least part of the stories are made up. Because if it would me true he would call the cops not cbstv.
this is a big lie from that stupid neighbor that is walking up and down the street all day long and searching for problems.
there is no rock throwing every day just a part of a wall collapsed so 1 out of 200 students threw a rock on a metal fence.
the noise is only from 9am to 9:30 breakfast 1:45-2:40 lunch 6:15-6:30 all day long is as quiet as a cemetery !
his window was broken 4 times in the last 10 years, after he is refusing to let the yeshiva pay and put up a window bar ! the window is street level in middle of the school yard !
Throwing rocks, scaling neighbers fences, rowdy behavior and the best the Rabbi has to say is,”boys being boys”? How about a class in Derech Eretz.
Here is a novel idea ….. instead of growing a population of rowdy boys due to lack of supervision and lessons in behavior only to expel them from school after school, why don’t we actually teach them manners and proper behavior and to treat neighbors and property with respect.
Was the rabbi interview during shacharis mynian, or does he wear tefilin all day?
I lived behind a very reputable yeshiva and during recess it was horrible. What do you expect? Boys cooped up all morning and all afternoon will do that. But I had a newborn and needed my sleep, and was not sympathetic at all. Depends on your stage of life and how close the noise is.
Whats the name of the yeshiva?
If “boys are boys” why can’t there just be an adult to supervise those boys and making sure they stay out of trouble.
This is a yeshiva that goes out of their way to make sure they have a good name. But I guess if it’s not amongst yidden they couldn’t care less.
These boys have to learn to respect other peoples property whether they are Jewish or not. I do not think they have learned they have been taught that there is another world beyond the yeshiva. It is about time somebody woke them up!!
I don’t know what’s so major with this news. Because a retired man who sits home all day decided to call a news reporter because they make noise its more than normal it should be noise during the day by a school, you cannot tell for boys to sit 12 hours locked in a building, its more than normal they should air out a little bit, its not like the public school that they go home 2 o’clock. I happen to know this school very well and its one of the top chasidic school in brooklyn because one boy threw a stone?
My son claims that the neighbor a retired sanitaion cop, sits home all day on a full pension and looks for things to complain about.
The school has done everything in their power to decelerate the tension, including offering to pay for any damages and inconveniences. They attempt to keep a friendly dialogue open and are rebuffed.
There has been at least one occasion where the neighbor has displayed his weapon during a heated exchange with the kids and THAT should have been the object of the story;
“Retired NYC policeman displays his gun in a threatening manner during an arguement with some teenagers who retrieved a ball from his property.”
Maybe they throw rocks because the yeshiva doesn’t allow them to throw balls. The problem may not be that they are restless from class but they are restless at recess because the yeshiva doesn’t give them anything to do at recess. They should be having ball games, rollerblading or doing other exercises.
Today everything is reported even if someone sneezes with out a tissue, the clip is there…
I am not sure but think the guy was upset that the yeshive put a fence, because he was using their yard
you can say” Im sorry”….two words…and peace offering like a hand shake to the neighbors. my son used to play catch with out italian neighbors and we had a good relationship with them. its called manners and mentchlichkiet. start saying good morning, have a good day, good nite…etc…really not so difficult… try to make the neighbor change his attitude about the yeshiva boys. PLEASE
by the way this yeshiva lets the kids play ball !!
rock throwing at someone isn’t “boys being boys”.
It’s assault with a deadly weapon, and is a felony.